cooling water analysis

Posted by: nikhilsaiba

cooling water analysis - 04/20/08 11:03 PM

I am doing analysis for the cooling water line of 96". It is first for me doing the analysis for cooling water lines. The stress values are exceeding the allowables. Please anyone suggest me what type of supports needed for buried piping.
Posted by: corne

Re: cooling water analysis - 04/21/08 01:06 AM

There can be a lot of different reasons why the allowables are exceeded. Be careful when doing buried pipe modelling. Mostly there are local stresses that are higher than average pipe stresses. For example road crossings and the like.
Have you also considered the possibility of water hammer?
Posted by: nikhilsaiba

Re: cooling water analysis - 04/21/08 02:14 AM

Thanks for your answer, but the pipe is failing at the reinforced joints. Is there any special supports for this type of piping and the loads on piping are also high.
Posted by: Mr. Shrimp

Re: cooling water analysis - 04/21/08 04:51 PM


I have not even clear what your problem, can you comment more on the subject
Posted by: corne

Re: cooling water analysis - 04/22/08 01:41 AM

Can you give some more info on the system? What kind of pipe, what type of pipe connections, what have you modelled? etc.
There can be a lot of reasons why an underground pipe calculation fails.
Posted by: G P SenthilKumar

Re: cooling water analysis - 04/22/08 06:52 AM

nikhilsaiba ,

Your question is not clear. Anyway I give some ref documents.Give me ur e-mail id.

regards
senthil
Posted by: nikhilsaiba

Re: cooling water analysis - 04/22/08 08:37 PM

thank you sir
i have taken anchors when the pipe is coming to ground from buried i have not given any supports when it is buried, but the piping is over stressed when it is buried how can i reduce the stresses.

here i am giving my mail id
nikhilsaiba@gmail.com
Posted by: corne

Re: cooling water analysis - 04/23/08 01:16 AM

I think we still not have enough information about this pipeline.
What kind of material? is it 1 straight piece? temperature and pressure?
soil properties? These all influence the pipe stress.