ABSTRACT

STRESS ANALYSIS OF STEAM PIPING

The design of the steam plant piping will be in accordance with the ASME B31.1.
Pipe stress analysis is a term applied to calculations which address the static &
Dynamic loading resulting from effects of gravity, temperature changes, internal &
external pressures, change in fluid flow rate, seismic activity, fire & other environmental
condition. Codes and standards establish the minimum scope of stress analysis. Stress
analysis can be done through CAEPIPE.
Caepipe is a versatile program for solving a variety of piping design/analysis
problems. You can perform static and dynamic analysis(impose loads, calculate support
loads, stresses, displacements, mode shapes etc.) of piping systems. The piping systems
can be subjected to loads of different types like Primary Loads & Expansion loads and
checked for code compliance (ASME, Norwegian, Swedish etc.)
Primary loads can be divided into two categories based on the duration of
Loading. The first category is Sustained Loads. These loads are expected to be present
through out normal plant operations. Typical Sustained loads are Pressure and weight
loads during normal plant operating conditions. The second category is Occasional
Loads. These loads are present at infrequent intervals during plant operation. Examples
of Occasional loads are Earth quake, Wind and fluid transients such as Water hammers
and relief valve discharge.
The Expansion Loads are those due to displacements of piping. Examples of
expansion loads are thermal expansion, seismic anchor movements, thermal anchor
movements and building settlements.

Features available in CAEPIPE:

·Interactive input with very easy user interface
·Economical disk usage, low memory requirement
·Batch input and output
·Ability to invoke CAEPIPE from any model directory
·Easy model generation and powerful editing features
·Built-in databases
Built in Pipe sizes (ANSI and DIN), and insulation material
databases
Over 30 spring hanger catalogues
Flange library
Valve library
Material libraries (user definable too)
·Nozzle flexibility according to API 650
·Various support types
Rigid and Flexible restraint
Ability to release anchors during hanger design
Skewed restraint
Guide
Hanger may be designed by CAEPIPE or user defined
Limit stop and one way restraint
Snubber
·Loads
Sustained (Dead weight, forces and moments, Pressure)
Expansion (temperature, Specified displacements, Bourdon effect)
Occasional (Seismic acceleration, wind, response spectrum)
·Friction in Ball, Slip and Hinge joints, Limit stops, Guides
·Concentrated masses
·Flanges and flange report (equivalent flange pressure calculation)
·Output
Displacement and Deflected shape
Support loads
Element forces and moments (local and global), and stresses
Code compliance, Sorted stresses, Plotted stresses and stress ratios
Hanger Report
Rotating Equipment Reports.
Frequencies, mode shapes, mode animation
Response spectrum analysis results