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Jun 3, 20201 min read

2.3.4 Use of Expansion Loops in Piping Design & Stress Analysis

In the event that model refinement is not sufficient to solve the problem (i.e., there is a real problem, and not just one on paper),...

Jun 3, 20202 min read

2.3.3 Refining the Model Through the Use of Restraint Stiffnesses

What if the calculated expansion stress range is too high? How can we reduce it? Consider the initial example, with the pipe fully...

Jun 2, 20202 min read

2.3.2 Guided Cantilever Method

One proposed means of allowing nearly all of the pipe's free movement (while still holding the system together) is to provide adjacent,...

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Jun 1, 20202 min read

2.3.1 Magnitude of Thermal Load Due to pipe Expansion

A piping system, when heating up, normally tries to expand against its restraints, resulting in internal forces, moments and stresses:...

Jun 1, 20203 min read

2.2.3 Consideration of Nozzle Loads

The previous discussion has primarily concerned the effect of supports on system stresses. The engineer is also interested in determining...

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