Typical Content of A Process Flow Diagram
Typically, process flow diagrams of a single unit process will include the following:
- Process piping
- Major equipment items
- Control valves and other major valves
- Connections with other systems
- Major bypass and recirculation streams
- Operational data (temperature, pressure, mass flow rate, density, etc.), often by stream references to a mass balance.
- Process stream names
Process flow diagrams generally do not include:
- Pipe classes or piping line numbers
- Process control instrumentation (sensors and final elements)
- Minor bypass lines
- Isolation and shutoff valves
- Maintenance vents and drains
- Relief and safety valves
- Flanges
Process flow diagrams of multiple process units within a large industrial plant will usually contain less detail and may be called block flow diagrams or schematic flow diagrams.
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