Hi,
I got forces and moments on the thrust blocks from restraints report generated by CAESAR II. My understanding is that all the forces and moments are induced by pipe and fluid weight,internal pressure,thermal expansion and other components.
I have a a question about it, does CAESAR II consider the force and moment induced by flow direction change? I have a thrust block at a 90 degree elbow. The flow direction change will generate force and moment and finally acting on the thrust block. it seems CAESAR doesn't consider it because CAESAR II doesn't need to input the pipe flow rate. but the flow rate is crucial to calculate the force and moment due to flow direction change.
Any advices will be appreciated greatly.