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New standards and solutions

for piping in vibratory service

Webinar – integrity series

Wednesday, 18 November 2020
 Comparison of industry guidance sources
Industry Flow-
induced Acoustic- Transients Vibration
Discusses Machinery Pressure Multiphase Dead-leg Flashing/
guidance vibration? excitation pulsations
turbulence
(FIT, FIV,
induced
(AIV)
(surge, water
hammer)
flow pulsation cavitation
Measuremen
t
VIV)

No. of Ø’s from

N/A         
rotating machinery
API 617, 618, 619, 674,
etc.          
ASME B31 family          
DNVGL-RD-D101          
API 579 – Part 15          
Energy Institute
AVIFF          
Veridian software          

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Vibration screening tool Veridian™

Free, web-based application

that applies the EI standard to
identify piping vibration
integrity threats

woodplc.com/veridian
Classification flow chart
Categorization
process start

No Support stiffness > Yes

1. dynamically fixed
minimum in all 3
directions? Watch the recording for more details

Yes No
One or more
2. direction allows
sliding (bi-linear)?

No Breakaway friction Yes

3. force > minimum

for all slide
directions?

Flexible Dual-purpose Rigid

support support support

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Defining vibratory service in a piping system

Vibratory service is when the piping is exposed to dynamic force

mechanisms of a significant enough magnitude to drive excessive vibration

Dynamic force mechanisms that should be considered are:

• Machinery excitation • Acoustic-induced (AIV)
• Pressure pulsations • Dead-leg pulsation
• Flow-induced turbulence (FIT, FIV) • Two-phase flow
• Flashing/cavitation • Slugging
• Transients (water hammer)

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How to declare vibratory service in your system
Energy Institute AVIFF provides a comprehensive
approach to identifying vibration risk in a pipe system
Veridian – Easy and free software available to make
determination
Vibratory service recommended specification:
• Piping with an LOF ≥ 0.5 should be declared as
vibratory service and pipe supports should be
capable for that

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Pipe supports suitable for vibratory service
• Many common pipe supports are not suitable for piping in
vibratory service, as they are considered flexible supports

• Wood has offered a methodology to evaluate a pipe

support’s effectiveness in vibratory service
 see Shake, rattle, and grow – part III webinar

• Wood offers a line of pipe supports engineered to

withstand the rigors of vibration service as well as
accommodate for thermal growth
– DamperX
– ThermaGlide

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Learn more or get support

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visit our vibration, dynamics and noise website: woodplc.com/vdn.