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Sunday, September 22, 2019

A to Z Piping Industry Abbreviations



AAE   
Stands For - American Association of Engineers.
ACI     Stands For - American Concrete Institute

ACRI
    Stands For - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute

A-E
    Stands For - Architect-engineer

AEC
    Stands For - American Engineering Council

AESC
    Stands For - American Engineering Standards Committee

AFFFA
    Stands For - American Forged Fitting and Flange Association

AIDD
    Stands For - American Institute of Design and Drafting

AIME
    Stands For - American Institute of Mechanical Engineers

AISC
    Stands For - American Institute of Steel Construction

AISE
    Stands For - Association of Iron and Steel Engineers

AISI
    Stands For - American Iron and Steel Institute

AMAA
    Stands For - Adhesives Manufacturers Association of America

AMCA
    Stands For - Air Moving and Conditioning Association

AMFIE
    Stands For - Association of Mutual Fire Insurance Engineers

AMICE
    Stands For - Associate Member of Institute of Civil Engineers

ANS
    Stands For - American Nuclear Society

ANSI
    Stands For - American National Standards Institute

API
    Stands For - American Petroleum Institute

ARI
    Stands For - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute

ASBC
    Stands For - American Standard Building Code

ASCE
    Stands For - American Society of Civil Engineers

ASCEA
    Stands For - American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects

ASCHE
    Stands For - American Society of Chemical Engineers

ASE
    Stands For - Amalgamated Society of Engineers

ASEA
    Stands For - American Society of Engineers and Architects

ASEE
    Stands For - American Society of Engineering Education

ASHACE
    Stands For - American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

ASHRAE
    Stands For - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

ASME
    Stands For - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASNE
    Stands For - American Society of Naval Engineers

ASRE
    Stands For - American Society of Refrigeration Engineers

ASSE
    Stands For - American Society of Safety Engineers; American Society of Sanitary Engineers

ASTM
    Stands For - American Society for Testing and Materials

ASWG
    Stands For - American steel and wire gauge

AWG
    Stands For - American wire gauge

AWS
    Stands For - American Welding Society

AWWA
    Stands For - American Water Works Association

BHN
    Stands For - Brinell hardness number

CAD
    Stands For - Computer-aided design

CADD
    Stands For - Computer-aided design drafting

db 
    Stands For - Dry bulb

DCCP
    Stands For - Design change control program

DCEA
    Stands For - Directory of Civil Engineering Abbreviations

DCN
    Stands For - Design/drawing change notice

DIN
    Stands For - Deutsches Institu fu¨ r Normung; German Standards Institute

DIPRA
    Stands For - Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association

DIS
    Stands For - Ductile Iron Society

EJMA
    Stands For - Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association

FCI
    Stands For - Fluid Controls Institute

FMA
    Stands For - Forging Manufacturers Association

GPM
    Stands For - Gallons per minute

GPS
    Stands For - Gallons per second

HI
    Stands For - Hydraulic Institute

HVAC
    Stands For - Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning

IAEE
    Stands For - International Association of Earthquake Engineers

IFHTM
    Stands For - International Federation for the Heat Treatment of Materials

IFI
    Stands For - Industrial Fasteners Institute

IGSCC
    Stands For - Intergranular stress corrosion cracking

ISA
    Stands For - International Standards Association; Instrument Society of America

NACE
    Stands For - National Association of Corrosion Engineers

NAPE
    Stands For - National Association of Power Engineers

NASE
    Stands For - National Association of Stationary Engineers

NASPD
    Stands For - National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors

NCPI
    Stands For - National Clay Pipe Institute

NFPA
    Stands For - National Fire Protection Association

NIMA
    Stands For - National Insulation Manufacturers Association

NPT
    Stands For - National Pipe Taper

NSPE
    Stands For - National Society of Professional Engineers

NSSS
    Stands For - Nuclear steam system supplier

OBE
    Stands For - Operating-basis earthquake

OSHA
    Stands For - Occupational Safety and Health Act, or Administration

PACE
    Stands For - Professional Association of Consulting Engineers

PFI
    Stands For - Pipe Fabrication Institute

PJA
    Stands For - Pipe Jacking Association

PLCA
    Stands For - Pipe Line Contractors Association

PPB 
    Stands For - Parts per billion

PFMA
    Stands For - Pipe Fittings Manufacturers Association

PPI
    Stands For - Plastic Pipe Institute

PPM
    Stands For - Parts per million

PPMS
    Stands For - Plastic Pipe Manufacturers’ Society

PRI 
    Stands For - Plastics and Rubber Institute

RWMA
    Stands For - Resistance Welding Manufacturers’ Association

SAE
    Stands For - Society of Automotive Engineers

SCC
    Stands For - Stress corrosion cracking

SMA
    Stands For - Solder Markers’ Association; Steel Manufacturers’ Association

VMA
    Stands For - Valve Manufacturers’ Association

Another Set of Piping And Valve Industry Abbreviation :-
ACS
    Stands For - Attestation de Conformité Sanitaire

AFS
    Stands For - American Foundrymen's Society

AGA
    Stands For - American Gas Association

AISI
    Stands For - American Iron and Steel Institut

ANSI
    Stands For - American National Standards Institute

API
    Stands For - American Petroleum Institute

ASA
    Stands For - American Standard Association

ASME
    Stands For - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASTM
    Stands For - American Society for Testing and Materials

AWWA
    Stands For - American Water Works Association

BB
    Stands For - Bolted Bonnet

BC
    Stands For - Bolted Cap

BCF
    Stands For - Bead and crevice free

BFV
    Stands For - Butterfly valve

BHN
    Stands For - Brinell Hardness Number

BS
    Stands For - British Standard

BSI
    Stands For - British Standards Institution

BSP
    Stands For - British Standard Pipe

BSPP
    Stands For - British Standard Pipe Parallel

BSPT
    Stands For - British Standard Taper Pipe Thread

BV
    Stands For - Ball Valve

BW
    Stands For - Butt Weld

BWE
  Stands For -Butt Weld End

CDA
  Stands For -Copper Development Association

CI
  Stands For -Cast Iron

CSA
  Stands For -Canadian Standards Association

CV
  Stands For -Check Valve

CW
  Stands For -Counter Weight

CWP
  Stands For -Cold Working Pressure

CxC
  Stands For -Cooper to Cooper

DAC
  Stands For -Double Acting Cilynders

DD
  Stands For -Double Disc

DEF
  Stands For -Double Emboitement Mâle

DG
  Stands For -Double Disc Gate

DI
  Stands For -Ductile Iron

DIN
  Stands For -Deutsches Institute fuer Normung

DMV
  Stands For -Distribution main valve

DN
  Stands For -Nominal Diameter

DWV
  Stands For -Drainage, Waste, Vent Fitting

ECV
  Stands For -Emergency Control Valve

ESD
  Stands For -Emergency Shut Down

FE
  Stands For -Flanged End

FF
  Stands For -Flat Face

FIV
  Stands For -Formation Isolation Valves

FLG
  Stands For -Flange

FM
  Stands For -Factory Mutual Laboratories

FOB
  Stands For -Free On Board

FTTG
  Stands For -Fitting

FW
  Stands For -Flexible Wedge

GLP
  Stands For -Liquid Gas of Petroleum

GOST
  Stands For -Gosstandart of Russia

GV
  Stands For -Gate Valve

HB
  Stands For -Brinell Hardness

HBC
  Stands For -Rockwell C Hardness

HF
  Stands For -Hard Faced

HW
  Stands For -Handwheel

IBBM
  Stands For -Iron Body Bronze Mounted

ID
  Stands For -Inside Diameter

IPS
  Stands For -Iron Pipe Size

ISA
  Stands For -Instrument Society of America

ISNRS
  Stands For -Inside Screw Non-Rising Stem

ISO
  Stands For -International Organization for Standardization

ISRS
  Stands For -Inside Screw Rising Stem

JIS
  Stands For -Japanese Industrial Standard

MIV
  Stands For -Main Inlet Valve

MJ
  Stands For -Mechanical Joint

MSS
  Stands For -Manufacturers Standardization Society

MTR
  Stands For -Material Test Report

NC
  Stands For -Normally closed

NEMA
  Stands For -National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NPS
  Stands For -Nominal Pipe Size

NPT
  Stands For -National Pipe Taper (Pipe Thread)

NRS
  Stands For -Non-Rising Stem

OD
  Stands For -Outside Diameter

OS&Y
  Stands For -Outside Screw and Yoke

OWG
  Stands For -Working Pressure: Oil, Water, Gas

QO
  Stands For -Quick opening

PIV
  Stands For -Post inidicator valve

PN
  Stands For -Nominal Pressure (metric)

P-T
  Stands For -Pressure - Temperature

PRV
  Stands For -Pressure Reducing Valve

PVF
  Stands For -Pipes, Valves and Fittings

Rc
  Stands For -Rockwell "C"

RF
  Stands For -Raised Face

RJ
  Stands For -Ring Type Joint

RS
  Stands For -Rising Stem

RWD
  Stands For -Resilient Wedge Disc

SAC
  Stands For -Simple Acting Cilynder

SB
  Stands For -Screw-In-Bonnet

SB
  Stands For -Silver Brazed

SE
  Stands For -Screwed Ends

SE
  Stands For -Solder End

SG
  Stands For -Solid Gate

SIV
  Stands For -Service isolation valve

SJ
  Stands For -Solder Joint

SOV
  Stands For -Shut Off Valve

SPW
  Stands For -Spiral Wound gasket

SS
  Stands For -Stainless Steel

STD
  Stands For -Standard

SW
  Stands For -Solid Wedge Disc

SWE
  Stands For -Socket Weld End

SWP
  Stands For -Steam Working Pressure

TB
  Stands For -Threaded Bonnet

TE
  Stands For -Threaded End

TC
  Stands For -Threaded Cap

TOR
  Stands For -Tout Ou Rien

UB
  Stands For -Union Bonnet

UC
  Stands For -Union Cap

UL
  Stands For -Underwriter's Laboratories

WV
  Stands For -Water valve

WOG
  Stands For -Working Pressure: Water, Oil, Gas

WSP
  Stands For -Steam Working Pressure

WWP
  Stands For -Water Working Pressure

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