In order to have an equipment check for turbines, CAESAR II requires us to enter DX, DY & DZ (distances between turbine nozzles and the resolution point). Regarding how we can find the location of the resolution point, NEMA SM23 doesn’t provide any helpful guideline. Finally, in a booklet, I...
Because of the snubbers malfunctions and time consuming and costly inspections required for them, the use of “seismic stops” has been taken into account to reduce the piping vibrations . These stops usually have 3-4 centimeter of gaps and are designed in a way to be as effective as snubbers in...
Hi everybody;
When a dummy leg is attached to an elbow in a piping system, C2 considers its length in flexibility calculations, so the proper length of dummy support matters. I want to share my understanding of this issue with you and know if you guys agree with me or not.
1- If the dummy...
Hello everyone;
In a CAESAR II model I decided to add a dummy leg in the model. In my first try everything was OK and there was no overload at the equipment nozzles. But when I changed the direction of dummy leg, did this out of curiosity, I understood the dummy is not sustaining any load and...
