#44889 - 09/22/11 01:26 PM
Re: Valve Support Modelling
[Re: JHughes]
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They look more like Y supports rather than +Y. Or, you could add a moment restraint at one of those +Y's. For example, if you pipe is running in X, add an RZ.
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#44890 - 09/22/11 01:36 PM
Re: Valve Support Modelling
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The base plate on which the valve support brackets are attached is merely sitting on the slider bearing which allows the support to move in the X-Z plane and there is nothing in theory to stop the base plate from lifting away from the slider bearing in the +Y direction. Therefore i wasnt sure that it was accurate to apply a moment restraint.
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#44893 - 09/22/11 01:58 PM
Re: Valve Support Modelling
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Identify your limits... Read Piping Design by Kellogg.
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#44898 - 09/22/11 06:47 PM
Re: Valve Support Modelling
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Your model is ok. Is it important if one edge will lift-off? If you have PTFE on your base plate, maybe. If not, it is not so important as long as the contact is maintained on the support. In this case you can place a single restraint at the middle.
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#44916 - 09/23/11 04:44 PM
Re: Valve Support Modelling
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When using beam element programs such as Caesar II, close coupled supports as shown and MODELED AS SHOWN WILL ACT AS A COUPLE and one load will be UP the other DOWN in many situtaions. AS the distance betwwen the supports is small this effect is amplified and quite UNrealistic. Remember that CII is a MATHEMATICAL model of a piping system, not a physical model.
Use ONE support to get more practical results. It is your decision to try some what-if cases to see how sensitive your calc is to the support.
Practical rule of thumb is to combine supports at one point in CII when the supports are within Factor * Diameter. Factor by company, experience, or recommendation. From my Nuclear days, a factor was used and at least 1.0 but I cannot recall what was used/recommended.
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