Pig launcher / receiver

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Pig trap for launching or receiving pigs: oversized major barrel, reducer (eccentric flat-bottom on launchers, concentric on receivers), minor barrel with pig signaller and a full-bore trap valve, clamp-ring quick-opening closure with pressure-warning screw and key interlock, kicker (launcher) or bypass (receiver) nozzle with valve, vent, drain, thermal-relief PSV and a balance line with valve to pressurise both sides of the pig, adjustable saddle supports. The barrel is one to two sizes over the line; closureOpen swings the door on its hinge. The service prop picks launcher or receiver (named so to avoid the reserved type).

API 6DASME VIII-1ASME B31.4 / B31.8ASME B16.5API 526

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Parameters

Service

Pipeline size

Class

Major barrel length– m

Axis height– m

Kicker / bypass

Closure open

Tag

Installation

$npx -y https://decktwin.com/cli/deck-twin-0.2.2.tgz add pig-launcher

Copies wellhead/pig-launcher.tsx and the shared lib/ into src/components/deck-twin/. Needs three, @react-three/fiber and @react-three/drei. See installation for the manual route.

Usage

import { Canvas } from '@react-three/fiber'
import { OrbitControls } from '@react-three/drei'
import { Stage } from './components/deck-twin/lib/stage'
import { PigLauncher } from './components/deck-twin/wellhead/pig-launcher'

export default function Scene() {
  return (
    <Canvas shadows camera={{ position: [8, 5, 9], fov: 35 }}>
      <Stage>
        <PigLauncher />
      </Stage>
      <OrbitControls makeDefault />
    </Canvas>
  )
}

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Range
`service`	"launcher" \| "receiver"	null
`nps`	number (NPS, in)	null
`rating`	150 \| 300 \| 600 \| 900 \| 1500 \| 2500	null
`length`	number (m)	null	1.2 – 8
`elevation`	number (m)	null	0.7 – 2
`kickerNps`	number (NPS, in)	null
`closureOpen`	boolean	null
`tag`	string	null
`...group`	position, rotation, scale…

P&ID

An oversized barrel with a quick-opening closure (thick bar) at one end, a reducer to the pipeline size, the trap (isolation) valve on the pipeline, and a kicker (or bypass) line from the barrel round the trap valve; a pig signaller (XI / ZS) on the line. Receivers are drawn the same way, mirrored.

tag Ltag PLtag SCRISA XIISA ZSISA PIISO 10628-2 / PIP PIC001 / API 6D pig trap convention

The closure plus reducer plus kicker line is unmistakable. A plain horizontal capsule is a vessel. Launcher or receiver is decided by flow direction.

Pig trap datasheet (ASME VIII-1 / ASME B31.4 / B31.8) fields and the props they set

Serviceservice

Pipeline sizenps

Flange ratingrating

Barrel lengthlength

Centreline elevationelevation

Kicker sizekickerNps

Tag numbertag

Typical suppliers

GD Engineering (Celeros FT) · T.D. Williamson · EMT · Sweco Fab. The geometry is generic and sized from public standards. It is not vendor CAD.

For agents

Machine-readable entry with props, ranges, defaults and ports:

$npx -y https://decktwin.com/cli/deck-twin-0.2.2.tgz info pig-launcher

Or fetch /r/pig-launcher.json, or copy a ready-made instruction:

Add the Deck Twin "Pig launcher / receiver" component to this project. Run `npx -y https://decktwin.com/cli/deck-twin-0.2.2.tgz add pig-launcher` (it copies the file and the shared lib into src/components/deck-twin/), then `npx -y https://decktwin.com/cli/deck-twin-0.2.2.tgz info pig-launcher` for its props, ranges and ports. Render <PigLauncher /> inside a React Three Fiber <Canvas shadows>, wrapped in <Stage> from src/components/deck-twin/lib/stage. Set props from my data (metres, NPS in inches, ASME class) and leave the rest at defaults. Install three, @react-three/fiber, @react-three/drei and @types/three if they're missing. Full guide: https://decktwin.com/skill/SKILL.md