In the support of your schedule this has been done many times before, per pennipiper's link, in addition to guide and line-stop member member details. I do recommend though that the stress engineer selects the support based off the load. Depending on the experience of the piping designer or...
metengr is correct. Depending on how the elbow/180 degree bend is formed, there are thinning calculations to determined the final wall thickness of the bend. However, the wall thickness's of available pipe are standard so you usually have some fat in the selection (be is schedule 10, 40, 80 and...
This is very open without knowing what the rest of the system it like. Can you start with describing how the piping layout is on the suction and discharge of the pump?
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There could be several issues here so I'll hit on a few and you can look further into it.
A. Pressure Trust - When a bellow is put under pressure it produces a pressure thrust (P x Ae), where P is the Pressure and Ae is the Effective Area of the bellows. If the connecting ends are not property...
If you are operating at ambient temperatures a stress engineer won't blink at it unless you have other design criteria that will raise concern (seismic or offshore in your case). If the new connections are adding flexibility into the system then you'll need to review the support system. Too much...
ASME B16.36 will be your guiding reference. Note that 150# Oriface flanges do not exist as the flange thickness is considered too thin for the hole.
Conor
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Note that 45 degree reinforcing pads is tricky to make and hard to install. Make sure that bevel and weld details are correct for the profiles you'll need.
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MichMC hit the nail on the head. The standards he referenced - B16.5 covers flanges up for connecting to pipes up to 24 inch and B16.47 above 24" pipe up to 60". The details and dimensions are the ASME standard and suppliers in the US adhere to these.
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The loop is there for a reason and if you are to modify the piping, you will need to have a pipe stress engineer look this over. It looks like the loop is absorbing thermal expansion of the piping from the piping outwards and from the riser above. When modifying lines like this we sometimes...
Ronald,
Have you resolved your issues with the modelling of the below?
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This is commonly done were you have a spec break. The gasket ensures the two flanges are not in contact with each other so the only galvanic corrosion issue would arrise at the bolt/washer to flange interface when/if the metals are dissimilar. Note reiterated above on the pressure rating...
Pipenewbie,
In addition to the comments above, and apart from the math, a major reason is real estate and practicality. You're original sketch takes up a larger corridor. The loop from BigInch takes up only local real estate. Do you have access to an experienced piping desinger or engineer? A...
IBechir,
If you are still there, the effect that is been covered here is called "Pressure Thrust" will is equal to the effective area of the expansion joint (Which is usually bigger that the OD of the pipe) X the pressure in the pipe.
Expansion joints are designed to allow movement in...
Edward hit on a lot of good points and I'd like to add to them.
First of all, you need to be aware that a tank has some different characteristics then we normally see in a vessel. The nozzle at the bottom of tank will rotate downwards. This is due the shell deflecting out when the tank is...
