Arizona Piping Systems Part 1

After completing this course, the licensee should be able to:

• Describe what typical piping systems consist of and explain their importance to plant operations.
• Identify common valves and fittings, pipe hangers and supports
• Describe the effects of temperature on piping system components and explain the need for insulation.
• List routine maintenance considerations for piping systems.
• Explain how metal pipes are sized and designated according to standard codes and schedules.
• Identify the characteristics of metals that make them suitable for a variety of piping applications.
• Discuss the major considerations involved in the maintenance of metal piping.
• Describe the different methods of connecting sections of metal pipe, including bell-and-spigot joints, welded, soldered, or brazed joints, screwed or threaded joints, and flanged joints.
• Name the basic nonmetallic piping materials and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.
• Identify the different forms of concrete pipe.
• Discuss the limitations of plastic pipe.
• Explain the difference between thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic pipe.
• Describe how to join sections of nonmetallic pipe, and how to maintain them.
• Compare piping and tubing and list the major advantages of tubing.
• Describe the methods of cutting, bending, and joining sections of tubing.
• List the main types of metal tubing and describe the kinds of industrial applications in which they are used.
• List the main types of plastic tubing and describe the kinds of industrial applications in which they are used.
• Explain how hoses are sized, classified, and con‐ structed.
• Define basic hose terminology.
• Discuss the respective advantages of metallic hose, nonmetallic hose, and reinforced nonmetallic hose.
• Describe the common types of hose couplings used in industrial service.
• List the primary maintenance requirements of hoses.

Approved By: Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) - Water Quality Division