PIPE STRESS ANALYSIS
SAIKRISHNA.N
PE-141
TEAM-01
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WHAT IS STRESSANALYSIS?
A PIPING SYSTEM EXPERINCES LOADS, FORCES AND STRESS DUE TO
VARIOUS FACTORS LIKE:
• TEMPERATURE
• PRESSURE
• WIND
• VIBRATIONS ETC..,
THE STUDY OF PIPING SYSTEM UNDER THESE CRITICAL CONDITIONS
IS PIPE STRESS ANALYSIS.
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WHAT IS STRESS?
The Resistance developed in the material per unit
area against the applied force is known as STRESS.
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CAUSES OF STRESS?
• Weight
• Pressure
• Temperature
• Occasional Factors(wind, earthquake)
• Dynamic factor (slug flow, PSV force)
• Differential expansion etc..,
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WHY DO WE PERFORMSTRESSANALYSIS?
• In order to keep stresses in the pipe within the code allowable.
• In order to keep nozzle loading within code allowable.
• To calculate loads on supports & structures.
• To Determine the pipe displacement.
• To optimize the line routing.
• To solve dynamic problems vibrations, water hammering etc..,
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WHAT HAPPENIF WE IGNORE STRESS
ANALYSIS?
• Snaking of Lines.
• Failure of Bellow.
• Huge Pipe Displacements.
• Breaking of Supports.
• Flange Leakage.
• Excessive loads on Equipment.
• Serious Fire Hazards.
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PROPERTIESRELATEDTO STRESS ANALYSIS
1. Strength
2. Stiffness
3. Elasticity
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INTRODUCTION TO CAESAR II
CAESAR is Computer Aided Engineering Stress
Analysis Report is software which is used for
performing pipe stress analysis.
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CAESARII SOFTWARE
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REVIEWCURRENTUNITS PALLET
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CAESARII INTERFACE
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CLASSICPIPING INPUT PALLET
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AUXILARY SCREEN
ELEMENT
LENGTHS
SPECIAL ELEMENT
INFORMATION
BOUNDARY
CONDITIONS
LOADING CONDITIONS
OPERATING CONDITIONS
OPERATINGCONDITION’SPALLET
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PROVIDING BENDS
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PROVIDINGRESTRIANTS
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Support SpanSheet
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FLANGE AND VALVE MODELLING
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PROVIDING FORCES
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ERRORCHECKING
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LOAD CASES
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PROVIDING WIND LOAD
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STATIC OUTPUT PROCESSOR
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Point’s to Check in the Report
• Sustain and Hydro stresses % must be less than 70%.
• Sustain and Hydro displacement should not exceed 10mm.
• In operating condition Displacement’s in X&Z direction
should not exceed 100mm and In Y-direction should not
exceed 25mm.
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THANK YOU
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Introduction to Pipe stress analysis