Mechanical Layout

Ok....I will give this one a shot...

Like most questions in this poor excuse for a forum, this question is too vague.

Mechanical layout can mean many things. The skills needed for a proper mechanical layout of a complex machine are different than that used for the mechanical layout of a petrochemical plant.

Generally speaking, mechanical layout is concerned with proper positioning of componets when maintenance and access is considered. This is to be accomplished at mininmum cost.

Because there are often subtleties involved, and because experience is very valuable in mechanical layouts, greybeards are often selected for this task.

Its important to note that several different mechanical layouts may all be acceptable to the customer and that a poor layout can be very expensive to correct in the field.

Hein.....what type of layout, specifically, are you concerned with ?

"Like most questions in this poor excuse for a forum, this question is too vague." Please tell us, AP#1, just how vague a question is not vague enough?

You have offered an answer based on your perception of 'Mechanical Layout'. I submit for your consideration that the phrase 'Mechanical Layout' applies to many things. A keyboard comes to mind, and I would find your explanation to be complete nonsense if that were the true realm of this question.

I will reserve further comment until our OP tells us more. I suspect that in addition to your observations, machine volume capabilities, linear material flow, frequency of machine operation, and machinery footprint are a few more considerations that might affect the Mechanical Layout you envision.

[edit] That's pretty funny! I said "I will reserve further comment until our OP tells us more.", and then I kept on yappin!

My question is too general, I know. But actually in the design requirement, there is nothing more than "Mechanical layout/electrical layout/lighting layout...) shall be submitted prior to installation.

I know what electrical layout means to me. But mechanical layout means that the layout of the mechanical equipments to be shown on the layout drawing?

In this case, Mechanical layout most likely refers to a mechanical room layout for HVAC equipment (boilers, chillers, pumps, etc.) and/or ductwork and diffusers/grilles above the ceiling.

If so, HVAC should be more accurate. One never uses HVAC interchangeably with mechanical drawing.

In the U.S., HVAC work is typically performed under a Mechanical building permit so it is common for an HVAC layout to be called a Mechanical layout, especially by building/planning agencies.

In the U.S., CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) (http://www.csinet.org/) has a standard format for project specifications, divided into sections such as structural, concrete work, furnishings, landscaping, etc. Section 15 is Mechanical, which includes HVAC. (One consultancy I worked for augmented this with a Section 17 for industrial refrigeration, which is somewhat different from HVAC.)

Mechanical lay out means the planning of placement of equipments, their control stations, piping routs, service points, suitable space for maintenance of equipments in future, operator's movement for inspection and observation, suitability of safe shifting of equipments in case of replacement etc. Considering all these points in mechanical lay out will add value to ergonomics of the operations.

pues el siseño tiene un proceso para que lleve acabo. y la adjetivo k lo acompaña es a lo k se atiene el diseño, en el caso de ingenieria mecanica, respecta a las arias k influyen como por ejemplo: mecanica de fluidos, fisica, dinamica, termodinamica, etc. por mencionar algunas. por objetivo, pues es obvio k va a satisfacer una necesidad. a resolver.