What is the best way to model an in line pump which is "floating" on steel? I am having trouble getting this to work and be able to use CAESAR II's nozzle limit check.
The pump is vertically supported by sitting on steel. The piping gives it restraint in the other 5 DOF. There is no anchor or fully defined displacement here.
Modeling the pump as a rigid with +Y restraints on either side results in all the nozzle loads going to one side and the other side has zero load, as if the piping is disconnected.
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Steve Perry
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