Design Guide for The Drafting of Flow Diagrams

Table of Contents

  1. General
  2. Form, Title Block and Numbering System
  3. Layout and Graphic Format Requirements
  4. Marking Colors
  5. Flow Diagram Descriptions
  6. General Symbols
  7. Pipelines and Components
  8. Valves and Components
  9. Instrument Symbols and Identification
  10. Towers, Vessels and Tanks
  11. Heat Exchangers
  12. Furnaces
  13. Pumps
  14. Conveyors, Sliding Shutes and Dosing Equipment
  15. Filters and Centrifuges
  16. Dryers
  17. Agitators and Mixers
  18. Breakers
  19. Drivers
  20. Special Symbols
  21. Abbreviations
  22. References
  23. Attachments

1. General

This document provides instructions and guides to standardize the drafting of Flow Diagrams, which include:

  • Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) (see 5.2)
  • Utility Flow Diagrams (UFD) (see 5.3)
  • Process Engineering Flow Diagrams (PEFD) (see 5.4)
  • Utility Engineering Flow Diagrams (UEFD) (see 5.5)
  • Utility Distribution Diagrams (UDD) (see 5.6)

Information is provided in the following major categories:

  • Layout and graphic format
  • Standard symbols and abbreviations
  • Attachments representing typical examples of various Flow Diagrams.

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