Aker Kvaerner (Solent office) Proj' No'

Calc' No' 142/

PROJECT Area No'
SUBJECT FLAT EXPANSION LOOP CALCULATION Item Tag
PR'P'D BY CH'K'D BY APP'D BY Ref' Drg' No'
DATE DATE DATE Sheet No' Of
Colour key :
Loop width
mandatory input

optional input

Guide sp. 2 Loop height Anchor or Line Stop intermediate result

final result

Guide sp. 1 error / warning

Guides
Anchor distance

Notes

Line No. 6"-1001 8"-2002 12"-3003

Location grid 1 & 11 grid 2 & 22 grid 3 & 33

Outside Dia' [mm] 168.3 219.1 304.8

Wall thk' [mm] 7.112 6.350 6.350
Bend Rad' [mm] 228.6 304.8 381.0
Ec (N/mm ) 2
2.034E+05 2.034E+05 2.034E+05
Anchor dist' [m] 100.000 100.000 100.000
Des' temp' (ref')[°C] 5 - 427 5 - 427 5 - 427
Material or PipeSpec'
[ref'] CS-1 CS-1 CS-1
Exp' Rate [mm/m] 5.761 5.761 5.761
Total Exp' [mm] 576.1 576.1 576.1
Loop height [mm] 5500 6000 6500
Loop width [mm] 5500 6000 6500
Guide sp' 1 [mm] 12000 12000 12000
Guide sp' 2 [mm] 18000 18000 18000
Exp' anchor load [N] 7969 10154 15732
Guide load [N] 1767 2538 4334
Exp' stress [N/mm2] 368.2 405.5 472.4 WARN Stress TOO HIGH !!
Suggested default
Allow' stress [N/mm ] 2
172.0 172.0 172.0 = 1.25 x Sc
Friction coeff' 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pipe weight [N/m] 0.0 0.0 0.0
Frict' anchor
load [N]
0 0 0
Total Anchor Suggested maximum
load [N]
7969 10154 15732 = 70kN per beam

NOTES :

Simple-loop.xls
 Pipe Dia, D = 168.3 [mm]

Wall thk. 7.112 [mm] Cold Modulus, Ec 203395

Loop height, H = 5500.0 [mm] Loop width, W = 5500.0

1st Guide spacing, G = 12000.0 [mm] 2nd Guide spacing = 18000.0

Pipe Inertia, I 1.172E+07 [mm4] Pipe Modulus, Z 1.393E+05

Elbow radius, R 228.6 [mm] Pipe mean radius, r2 80.6

Flex. characteristic, h 0.250 Flexibility factor, K 6.59

Bend SIF, b 2.27

Total exp., DS 576.1 [mm]

Length, L = G - 8R+2H+2pRK = 30639.62 [mm]

Dim., Y = (2W - G)(H/2)/L = -89.7531 [mm]

I CG =2(W-2R)(H/2)2+2pRK(H/2-0.363R)2+(((H-2R)3)/6)+(G-2W)*(H/2)2-(L*Y2)

I CG = 172309690432 [mm3] Fx = DS I E / ICG = 7969

Mp = Fx (H/2 + Y) = 21200437 [Nmm] Mc = Fx (H/2 - Y) = 22630984

M = greater of Mp & Mc = 22630984 [Nmm]

Stress = M*b*D/(2*I) = 368 [MPa]

Guide force, GF = Mp / G2 * 1.5 = 1767 [N]

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 Pipe Dia, D = 219.1 [mm]

Wall thk. 6.350 [mm] Cold Modulus, Ec 203400

Loop height, H = 6000.0 [mm] Loop width, W = 6000.0

1st Guide spacing, G = 12000.0 [mm] 2nd Guide spacing = 18000.0

Pipe Inertia, I 2.403E+07 [mm4] Pipe Modulus, Z 2.194E+05

Elbow radius, R 304.8 [mm] Pipe mean radius, r2 106.4

Flex. characteristic, h 0.171 Flexibility factor, K 9.65

Bend SIF, b 2.92

Total exp., DS 576.1 [mm]

Length, L = G - 8R+2H+2pRK = 40035.95 [mm]

Dim., Y = (2W - G)(H/2)/L = 0.0000 [mm]

I CG =2(W-2R)(H/2)2+2pRK(H/2-0.363R)2+(((H-2R)3)/6)+(G-2W)*(H/2)2-(L*Y2)

I CG = 277362533901 [mm3] Fx = DS I E / ICG = 10154

Mp = Fx (H/2 + Y) = 30461503 [Nmm] Mc = Fx (H/2 - Y) = 30461503

M = greater of Mp & Mc = 30461503 [Nmm]

Stress = M*b*D/(2*I) = 406 [MPa]

Guide force, GF = Mp / G2 * 1.5 = 2538 [N]

[MPa]

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[mm]

[mm3]

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[Nmm]
 Pipe Dia, D = 304.8 [mm]

Wall thk. 6.350 [mm] Cold Modulus, Ec 203400

Loop height, H = 6500.0 [mm] Loop width, W = 6500.0

1st Guide spacing, G = 12000.0 [mm] 2nd Guide spacing = 18000.0

Pipe Inertia, I 6.632E+07 [mm4] Pipe Modulus, Z 4.352E+05

Elbow radius, R 381.0 [mm] Pipe mean radius, r2 149.2

Flex. characteristic, h 0.109 Flexibility factor, K 15.19

Bend SIF, b 3.95

Total exp., DS 576.1 [mm]

Length, L = G - 8R+2H+2pRK = 58307.76 [mm]

Dim., Y = (2W - G)(H/2)/L = 55.7387 [mm]

I CG =2(W-2R)(H/2)2+2pRK(H/2-0.363R)2+(((H-2R)3)/6)+(G-2W)*(H/2)2-(L*Y2)

I CG = 493978960165 [mm3] Fx = DS I E / ICG = 15732

Mp = Fx (H/2 + Y) = 52006044 [Nmm] Mc = Fx (H/2 - Y) = 50252275

M = greater of Mp & Mc = 52006044 [Nmm]

Stress = M*b*D/(2*I) = 472 [MPa]

Guide force, GF = Mp / G2 * 1.5 = 4334 [N]

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History
1. Original loop formula developed by ????? (scan in sheet)
2. Results are found to be conservative compared to Caesar.
2. This spreadsheet modified from original uncertain origin by SEB July 03.
3.

QA.
Scan in QA from Caesar etc.