Maricopa Community Colleges  IMC147   19994-99999 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  02/23/99  
IMC147      19994-99999 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Advanced Pipe Fabrication
Advanced techniques employed in the fabrication of piping systems. Calculations for three-line 45 degree equal and unequal distances and for tank heating coils. Prerequisites: None.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
IMC147   19994-99999 Advanced Pipe Fabrication
1. Calculate simple piping offsets using specific mathematical functions. (I)
2. Calculate equal and unequal three-line 45 degree offsets. (II)
3. Fabricate tank heating coils. (III)
4. Fabricate miter turns on pipe. (IV)
5. Fabricate concentric and encentric dummy legs and trunions. (V)
6. Layout of laterals and supports. (VI)
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IMC147   19994-99999 Advanced Pipe Fabrication
    I. Piping Offsets
        A. Pythagorean theorem
        B. Trigonometric functions
      II. Three-line 45 Degree Offset
          A. Three-line equal spread
          B. Three-line unequal spread
        III. Tank Heating Coils
            A. Length of pipe
            B. Determine diameter
            C. Determine the radius of coil
          IV. Meter Turns
              A. Determine ordinate lines per size of pipe
              B. Lay out cutback lines
              C. Lay out mitered turns
              D. Find center to center length
            V. Dummy Legs and Trunions
                A. Types
                  1. concentric
                  2. encentric
                B. Outside radius of elbow
                C. Inside radius of elbow
              VI. Laterals and Supports
                  A. Determine center line of branch and header
                  B. Determine radius line
                  C. Equal division of one quadrant
                  D. Transfer points from branch to header
                  E. Claw 45 degree projection of branch
                  F. Transfer projection to header
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