Gator - We are using Inventor for all of our structure and piping modeling, and AutoCAD for laying out the ISO's. The piping is usually built off a line skeleton that could be exported, but our consultant has always re-created the geometry in AutoPipe from the ISO's. Causes a lot of back and...
I do know that Nylon products are reported to absorb water and can swell, and this is why there is some resistance to using them in water service. I've not had any experience of issues with this, but it is stated in test materials that they will adsorb water... For a large valve in high...
Trying to select the best, most applicable stress analysis software for subsea piping (manifolds and tie in structures), but having a hard time coming to grips with what is actually out there.
Various other offices within my company use either CAESAR II or AutoPIPE with great success, but these...
