Tapav I wouldn't say it was trial and error as such. This is the fun and enjoyment of engineering (I think anyway). It sounds as though you have a good understanding of what you are doing so you will succeed. As one of the other post said these things will get quicker over time. You will also...
Hi tapav, when I look at support placement I usually consider deflection and stresses in the pipe, as I am sure you have. Currently we are designing a pipe route of 500nb steel pipe and the acceptable deflection gives a maximum distance between supports of about 8m. For gas pipes I have used the...
hokie66 I don't think that is correct. As the deflection resulting from one load will influence the deflection produced by the other. So at the inner load the beam at that point will already have started to deflect from the outer load (if that make sense). So I don't think it is a matter of...
I am aware of the guide lines for this site. No this is not for home work it has just been a while since uni. One of the engineers has analysed a pipe support and the deflection does not seem intuitive to me.
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I am trying to calculate the deflection of a horizontal cantilevered beam of a length l that has two loads on it at unequal distances. The loads are the same so P1 = P2. The distances a and b are from x = 0. I cannot find an equation to suit and when I try to derive it using Castiglianos...
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Thanks for your responses. I think I can determine the flow in the pipe using the energy eqn. The fluid is a hydrate so I am going to assume water. Thanks again.
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I have a rather simple problem but am just not sure if I am correct. Basically I need to determine flow rate in a pipe that is gravity fed. I have a tank which is fed by two pipes and this tank drains into a larger tank via a large pipe. The drain is a gravity feed and the drain pipe has a...
