Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Piping Stress for the Piping Designer

Section IV - Piping Stress for the Piping Designer
A. Stress Problems and Designer Stress Training - By: James O. Pennock
This discussion is an introduction to the problems found in piping caused by thermal expansion and dead weight, their relationship to the overall piping arrangement and the type of stress related training required for the piping designer.
B: The Problem with Piping "Lift-off" - By CAEPIPE
Contemporary commercial piping analysis programs deal differently with the problem of apparent lift-off of an operating pipe at a rod hanger or a one-way vertical support, such as a pipe on a support rack

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