I am working on a project that involves a short section of piping that is at 1,800°F and 5 psig design conditions. I have been requested to provide the stress analysis. They want the design to B31.3, even though it is not considered pressure pipe. The conundrum is what allowable stresses to use...
Does anyone know if there is some type of rough calculations that we can use to verify whether a larger pipe (D/t>100) will buckle if we have a compressive load, bending and external pressure?
Or do we need to carryout FEA on this?
Thanks
FDS2008
I have a physics question that I can't seem to answer using textbooks.
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Is there such a thing as too much slope on a steam line? I am working on a few lines, one which is superheated (540°F @ 185 pisg) and another that is 185 psig saturated.I realize the norm is approx. 1:100, but what about 1:200.
This suits our pipe elevation...
My fellow knowledgeable ones!
Is there such a thing as too much slope on a steam line? I am working on a few lines, one which is superheated (540°F @ 185 pisg) and another that is 185 psig saturated.
I realize the norm is approx. 1:100, but what about 1:200. This suits our pipe elevation...
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