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  1. MrMyers

    Another ABAQUS vs ANSYS topic

    In a couple of weeks I will be starting a new job with a company who primarily use ANSYS suite. My expertise has previously focused on Abaqus, in the areas of thermo-mechanical stress, contact, fractures etc. Apart from the usual familliarisation with the software, what, in your expert...
  2. MrMyers

    GT Internal Cooling

    Experts, Obviously answers to this question will be somewhat turbine specific, but I am after a ball park figure. What percentage of the total air mass flow rate through the compressor is extracted for use cooling the bucket internal passages? I have heard reference to 1-2% per stage, which...
  3. MrMyers

    Double Wall Tanks - Question 2

    Considering it is a logistical nightmare and almost a practical impossibility, are there other reasons why the exterior shell of a double-integrity API-620 tank is not hydrostatically tested? I am imagining that it could one day be the only thing holding say 50,000 tonnes of liquid NH3, should...
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    Maximum model size in CAE

    Hi All, Has anyone found a limit to CAE in terms of the size/complexity of models/database size in Mb? Is there a point where CAE refuses to continue and decides the best option is to crash/quit? Ta
  5. MrMyers

    Ring Joint Flanges (High Temp Service)

    Hi All, In your infinite collective experience, have any of you observed ring joint gaskets 'bottoming out' in their machined groove. Was the root cause of this (or possible gasket leaks) ever identified? Lets assume high temperature, high pressure service, a 316SS oval gasket in a 321SS...

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