Crusader911
Mechanical
I'm working on a line that's coming out of the radiant section of a furnace. Since the nozzle is not restrained, I have to model some of the coils in order to have a decent anchor point. The piping is bent in a helical coil with about 12 rings. the coil is supported by u-bolts, 4 per ring. My questions are:
1. How do I model the bent piping? I recall doing this once before for a line that made a long curve around a storage tank. I put in many small-angle elbows and did a polygon approximation. Is there no better way?
2. How many rings do I need to include to get an accurate boundary condition?
1. How do I model the bent piping? I recall doing this once before for a line that made a long curve around a storage tank. I put in many small-angle elbows and did a polygon approximation. Is there no better way?
2. How many rings do I need to include to get an accurate boundary condition?
