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Author
O'Connor, J. T. | Liao, S. J.
Title
Enhancement of the Piping and Instrumentation Diagram Development Process.
Coporate
University of Texas, Austin
Report
Research Report 47-12
August 1996
146 p.
Keywords
construction
Identifiers
Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs); background of piping and instrumentation diagrams; problems of piping and instrumentation diagrams - first phase research findings; sequencing and prioritization in the P&ID development process; inefficient procedures for P&ID development and reviews; inefficient communication of P&ID uncertainty; failure to incorporate lessons learned; validation of P&ID solution tools
Abstract
The development process of piping and instrumentaion diagrams (P&IDs) is inefficient and problematic. The symptoms of this inefficiency have been recognized by the industry leaders as artifically frozen P&IDs and later P&ID changes. The researchers conducted two phases of personal interviews with industry experts to identify problems and their sources, and to collect best practices. In the first phase of interviews, influential factors, P&ID development, and four key drives of the symptoms were identified. The second phase of interviews resulted in best practices and many useful soltuion tools.