Piping Systems

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This course is a comprehensive study of the UPC, water supply, water treatment, and distribution, to include waste water disposal and sanitation standards. Emphasis will be placed upon mechanical piping design, nomenclature, the physics of metal pipe, tubing, fittings, valves, joining methods, pumps, pump sizing, water flow principles, pressure loss, sizing and terminal units. Boilers, furnaces, chillers and refrigeration systems will be discussed in detail.