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Pipeline Attributes

The following attributes of pipelines may be used in the nozzle placement and vicinity routing languages. They may be referred to within a language expression by adding the prefix line. to the attribute name.
  • fluid_phase_class is one of :vapor or :liquid
  • suction_p indicates if this line has suction or gravity flow (true or false)
  • to_pipeway_p indicates if this line goes to the pipeway (true or false)
  • max_nominal_diameter is the user’s input diameter (in main units)
  • max_outer_diameter is the outer diameter based on nominal diameter
  • insulation_code is the insulation code entered by the user
  • insulation_thickness is the insulation thickness computed by the system or entered by the user
  • insulation_thickness is the insulation thickness computed by the system or entered by the user
  • commodity_code is the commodity code entered by the user
  • temperature_class is one of :hot or :cold based on the commodity code and the table data for commodities
  • class is the line class entered by the user. To specify electrical cables, the line class is "electrical_cable"
  • material is the material corresponding to the line class