Pipe Stress Analysis Workshop

Timeline: 00:00 Intro 14:13 How to model the vessel nozzle 16:00 How to model the nozzle flexibility using WRC 297 21:02 What is the local and global flexibility 23:00 How to reduce the loads on equipment 35:17 How to model the nozzle flexibility using FEA 38:47 How to check the nozzle stress using WRC 531/297, FEA 37:00 How to model the pump, compressor, turbine 45:55 How to check the loads on the pump, compressor, turbine 46:37 How to consider the more accurate SIF and k-factors according to ASME B31J 51:16 Smart tee model according to ASME B31J 53:01 How to model the tank nozzle: settlement, bulging effect, thermal expansion, flexibility 58:58 How to check the loads on the tank nozzle using API 650, STO and FEA 01:03:10 How to show working only one pump in the same time, different P, T, etc. 01:10:18 Why pipe never returns to installation state and friction forces are not zero 01:13:15 Why stress range should be calculated from hot to cold state instead of installation state 01:16:00 How to avoid zero intermediate anchor loads 01:20:50 How to model the buried piping 01:36:30 How to analyze piping for the water hammer loads 01:42:38 How to add the seismic loads