ABBREVIATIONS (Part 4)

BE: Bevelled End

BW: Butt Welding
ERW: Electric Resistance Welding
HAZ: Heat Affected Zone
LR Elbow: Long Radius Elbow
SR Elbow: Short Radius Elbow
MAWP: Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
MPI: Magnetic Particle Inspection
NDE: Non Destructive Examination
NDT: Non Destructive Testing
NPT: National Pipe Thread
PBE: Plain Both Ends
PED: Pressure Equipment Directive
PFD: Process Flow Diagram
P&ID: Process and Instrumentation Diagram
RFC: Released For Construction
Smls: Seamless
SW: Socket Welding
TBE: Threaded Both Ends
TIG Welding: Tungsten Inert Gas Welding
WPS: Welding Procedure Specification
PQR: Procedure Qualification Record
ASNT: American Society for Non destructive Testing
ASTM: American Society for Testing of Materials
SWUT: Shear Wave Ultrasonic Testing
Ecc Reducer: Eccentric Reducer
Conc. Reducer: Concentric Reducer
CV: Control Valve
CPLG: Coupling
RTJ: Ring Type Joint
Spec: Specification
STD: Standard
GI: Galvanized Iron
AARH: Arithmetic Average Roughness Height