True, an open-ended pipe can't hold pressure -- however the axial forces can be absorbed by other equipment. The tubing connects a pressurized accumulator to a manifold with a downstream valve. The outward forces are placed on the accumulator and the valve/manifold assembly -- leaving the tubing...
Thanks for your input Mike.
In order to complete this thread and make it useful for others, I solved this using Von Mises Stress calculations and compared them to the yield strength of the material.
Von Mises combines all of the radial, hoop, and axial stresses as well as the torsion that is...
Hi everyone, this is my first post, so sorry if I'm not posting in the correct forum.
Situation: I have two pipes, similar material, rubbing on eachother. At this point, I am not trying to calculate the RATE of degradation of the piping, but rather just trying to find how much margin I have in...
