scholarly journals Analysis on the Leakage of the Flange Connection of the Water-Containing Hydrofluoric Acid Pipeline

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1986
Author(s):  
Kun Lu ◽  
Junhua Dong ◽  
Aoqing Zhang ◽  
Bingjun Gao
Keyword(s):  
Hydrofluoric Acid ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Internal Force ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Bending Moments ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Severe Injuries ◽  
Flange Connection ◽  
Gravity Load ◽  
Design Pressure

Leakages of bolted pipe flange connections of water-containing hydrofluoric acid pipelines were frequently reported by the extraction section in the fluorine chemical industry. Water-containing hydrofluoric acid can cause severe injuries to human beings due to its strong causticity. The water-containing hydrofluoric acid pipe was a short lined pipe, so a lot of flange connections and supports were adopted in the pipeline. In this paper, the finite element models of the pipeline were established to analyze the internal force of the pipeline under conditions including internal pressure, temperature, self-weight, and so on. Based on this, the equivalent design pressure of the flange connections was determined. The results of the stress analyses of the pipeline showed that leakages were mainly caused by a large bending moment, due to the unreasonable layout of the piping supports under self-weight. When the pipeline was supported on the beam of the pipe gallery, which is not necessarily beneficial to reduce the bending moment of the pipeline, and the flange connection was close to the supporting beam at the same time, leakages frequently occurred in this flange connection. To support the pipeline reasonably, the flange connection should be placed at zero bending moment positions. Therefore, the positions with zero bending moments of the pipeline with equal and unequal spacing supports were obtained under gravity load, to provide a basis for the rational support of lining piping.

Leakage Analysis of a High Pressure Flange Connection Under Bending Moments: An Analytic Procedure

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Bortz ◽  
Rolf Wink
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Contact Pressure ◽  
Fluid Pressure ◽  
Safety Margin ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Bending Moments ◽  
Spherical Lens ◽  
Flange Connection ◽  
Bolt Stress

High pressure flange connections for LDPE plants are designed using lens ring gaskets and bolted flange connections. The sealing principle is to achieve a high contact pressure between the spherical lens shape and the conical tube end. This contact pressure must exceed the fluid pressure by a safety margin under all operating conditions. Bending moments acting on the flange connection will create an uneven distribution of contact pressure over the lens ring surface. In this paper a procedure is shown to analyse the influence of the bending moment under consideration of internal pressure on a flange connection using 3-dimensional finite element models. The variations in bolt stress and distribution of contact pressures due to the bending moment are of specific interest. A first approach will be provided to derive some simplified design rules regarding leakage assessment of such flange connections.

Evaluation of Sealing Performance of Pipe Flange Connection Subjected to External Bending Moments

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshio Takagi ◽  
Hiroyasu Torii ◽  
Toshiyuki Sawa ◽  
Kensuke Funada
Keyword(s):  
Bending Moment ◽  
Bending Moments ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Flange Connection ◽  
Strain Behavior ◽  
Leakage Test ◽  
Bolt Preload ◽  
Sealing Performance ◽  
Non Linear

The sealing performance of pipe flange connection subjected to an external bending moment was evaluated with the FEM and the experiments. The experimental leakage test using water revealed that the bending moment had an important effect on the sealing performance. The FE analyses suggested that the contact gasket stress, which was a function of the bolt preload, determines the leakage. The changes in contact gasket stress at tension side and compression side when the external bending moment applied were not symmetrical. The reduction in the contact gasket stress of tension side was larger than that of compression side due to the non-linear stress-strain behavior of the gasket. In addition, the hub stress of the flange when external bending moment applied, was evaluated from FE result and the discussion for optimizing the flange design subjected to external bending moment was done in this paper.

Finite Element Analysis on Bolted Flange Connection Subjected to Bending Moment and Thermal Loads

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Nagata ◽  
Toshiyuki Sawa
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Thermal Load ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Load Factor ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Bending Moments ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Flange Connection ◽  
Factor Method ◽  
Bolted Flange

Gasketed flange connections should be designed taking into consideration the actual behavior of the connections under their operating conditions. However, such actual behaviors as the bolt load change, the gasket load change and the flange rotation are not considered in the current design calculation method due to the difficulty to solve a statically indeterminate problem among three bodies, flanges, bolts and gasket. In this paper, the authors perform finite element analyses on a 4 inch bolted flange connection with a spiral wound gasket inserted subjected to the bending moment or the thermal load in addition to the internal pressure. It is taken into consideration the nonlinearity shown in the loading-unloading curve of the gasket. For the bending moments, the gasket contact stress distribution due to the bending moment after pressurizing is evaluated by using a 3-dimensional FE model. The calculated gasket contact stress is compared with the one obtained from the extended load factor method to calculate the behavior of the flange connection subjected to bending moments. The authors propose the extension of the load factor method incorporating with the concept of the conventional equivalent pressure representing the bending moment. For the thermal load, an axisymmetric FE model is utilized to evaluate the changes in the flexibility and the thermal expansions of the flange connection at the elevated temperature. The authors also extend the load factor method to incorporate with the change of the flexibility of the flange connection and the thermal expansion depending on the change of temperature. The results obtained from the extended load factor method are cross-checked with those from the finite element analysis.

scholarly journals Optimization of the parameters of truss beams with two posts

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-132
Author(s):  
A. K. Yusupov ◽  
H. M. Musеlеmov, ◽  
T. O. Ustarhanov
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Optimal Parameter ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Internal Force ◽  
Numerical Calculations ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Bending Moments ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Theoretical Results

Based on the theoretical results obtained in the article [17], here the analysis of the influence of various design parameters on the own weight and cost of metal of truss beams with two posts is carried out. An optimal parameter has been obtained that makes it possible to reduce the calculated bending moment in the cross section of a truss beam with two struts.Method. By equalizing the bending moments in various design sections of the truss beam, the internal force factors are reduced. The corresponding equation for optimizing the parameters of the beam has been drawn up and a formula has been obtained to determine the optimal parameter of the structure as a whole.Result. Using the example of numerical calculations, a decrease in the calculated bending moment by 14% compared to truss beams without optimization is shown.Conclusion. The proposed method and algorithm testify to the efficiency and rationality of the obtained optimal parameter of the structure as a whole.

scholarly journals Internal Force on and Deformation of Steel Assembled Supporting Structure of Foundation Pit under Thermal Stress

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2225
Author(s):  
Fu Wang ◽  
Guijun Shi ◽  
Wenbo Zhai ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Chao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Internal Force ◽  
Foundation Pit ◽  
Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Influence Of Temperature On ◽  
Scale Experiment ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element

The steel assembled support structure of a foundation pit can be assembled easily with high strength and recycling value. Steel’s performance is significantly affected by the surrounding temperature due to its temperature sensitivity. Here, a full-scale experiment was conducted to study the influence of temperature on the internal force and deformation of supporting structures, and a three-dimensional finite element model was established for comparative analysis. The test results showed that under the temperature effect, the deformation of the central retaining pile was composed of rigid rotation and flexural deformation, while the adjacent pile of central retaining pile only experienced flexural deformation. The stress on the retaining pile crown changed little, while more stress accumulated at the bottom. Compared with the crown beam and waist beam 2, the stress on waist beam 1 was significantly affected by the temperature and increased by about 0.70 MPa/°C. Meanwhile, the stress of the rigid panel was greatly affected by the temperature, increasing 78% and 82% when the temperature increased by 15 °C on rigid panel 1 and rigid panel 2, respectively. The comparative simulation results indicated that the bending moment and shear strength of pile 1 were markedly affected by the temperature, but pile 2 and pile 3 were basically stable. Lastly, as the temperature varied, waist beam 2 had the largest change in the deflection, followed by waist beam 1; the crown beam experienced the smallest change in the deflection.

Effect of Torsion on Collapse Bending Moment for 24-Inch Diameter Schedule 80 Pipes With Wall Thinning

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunio Hasegawa ◽  
Yinsheng Li ◽  
Bostjan Bezensek ◽  
Phuong Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Combined Loading ◽  
Bending Moments ◽  
Compressive Stresses ◽  
Wall Thinning ◽  
Nominal Thickness ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Loading Modes ◽  
Local Wall Thinning

Piping items in power plants may experience combined bending and torsion moments during operation. Currently, there is a lack of guidance in the ASME B&PV Code Section XI for combined loading modes including pressure, torsion and bending. Finite element analyses were conducted for 24-inch diameter Schedule 80 pipes with local wall thinning subjected to tensile and compressive stresses. Plastic collapse bending moments were calculated under constant torsion moments. From the calculation results, it can be seen that collapse bending moment for pipes with local thinning subjected to tensile stress is smaller than that subjected to compressive stress. In addition, equivalent moment is defined as the root the sum of the squares of the torsion and bending moments. It is found that the equivalent moments can be approximated with the pure bending moments, when the wall thinning length is equal or less than 7.73R·t for the wall thinning depth of 75% of the nominal thickness, where R is the mean radius and t is the wall thickness of the pipe.

On the presence of bending stresses in inflated thin-walled structures

1997 ◽  
Vol 211 (5) ◽  
pp. 341-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
G G Chew ◽  
I C Howard ◽  
E A Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Thin Sheet ◽  
Large Change ◽  
Radius Of Curvature ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Bending Moments ◽  
Membrane Structures ◽  
Thin Walled Structures ◽  
Sheet Structure ◽  
Bending Stresses ◽  
Single Radius

It is proposed that, in appropriate circumstances, membrane structures can experience bending moments. On uniformly inflating a thin sheet structure, which has a shape consisting of multiple curvatures, the structure will deform in such a way that the final shape will have a single radius of curvature, assuming that failure does not occur. It is the large change of shape from a multicurvature surface to a single curvature surface that causes bending moments to exist within a membrane. The validity of the hypothesis has been demonstrated using four finite element models, including an elliptical cylinder, an ellipsoid, a ‘double’ cone and a trileaflet heart valve.

Investigation of Smooth Pipe Bends Under the Effect of In-Plane Bending

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Abdulhameed ◽  
Michael Martens ◽  
J. J. Roger Cheng ◽  
Samer Adeeb
Keyword(s):  
High Stress ◽  
Circular Cross Section ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Bend Angle ◽  
Bending Moments ◽  
Bend Radius ◽  
Pipe Bend ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Smooth Pipe ◽  
Plane Bending

Pipe bends are frequently used to change the direction in pipeline systems and they are considered one of the critical components as well. Bending moments acting on the pipe bends result from the surrounding environment, such as thermal expansions, soil deformations, and external loads. As a result of these bending moments, the initially circular cross-section of the pipe bend deforms into an oval shape. This consequently changes the pipe bend’s flexibility leading to higher stresses compared to straight pipes. Past studies considered the case of a closing in-plane bending moment on 90-degree pipe bends and proposed factors that account for the increased flexibility and high-stress levels. These factors are currently presented in the design codes and known as the flexibility and stress intensification factors (SIF). This paper covers the behaviour of an initially circular cross-sectional smooth pipe bend of uniform thickness subjected to in-plane opening/closing bending moment. ABAQUS FEA software is used in this study to model pipe bends with different nominal pipe sizes, bend angles, and various bend radius to cross-sectional pipe radius ratios. A comparison between the CSA-Z662 code and the FEA results is conducted to investigate the applicability of the currently used SIF factor presented in the design code for different loading cases. The study showed that the in-plane bending moment direction acting on the pipe has a significant effect on the stress distribution and the flexibility of the pipe bend. The variation of bend angle and bend radius showed that it affects the maximum stress drastically and should be considered as a parameter in the flexibility and SIF factors. Moreover, the CSA results are found to be un-conservative in some cases depending on the bend angle and direction of the applied bending moment.

scholarly journals Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Response and Evaluation of Flexural Damage of RC Columns under Horizontal Impact Load

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 11223
Author(s):  
Bin Hu ◽  
Jian Cai ◽  
Jiabin Ye
Keyword(s):  
Static Load ◽  
Impact Load ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Internal Force ◽  
Displacement Curve ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Damage State ◽  
Rc Columns ◽  
Equivalent Static Load ◽  
The Impact

By using the ABAQUS finite element (FE) model, which has been verified by experiments, the deformation and internal force changes of RC columns during the impact process are investigated, and a parametric analysis is conducted under different impact kinetic energies Ek. According to the development path of the bottom bending moment-column top displacement curve under impact, the member is in a slight damage state when the curve rebounds before reaching the peak and in a moderate or severe damage state when the curve exceeds the peak, in which case the specific damage state of the member needs to be determined by examining whether there is a secondary descending stage in the curve. Accordingly, a qualitative method for evaluating the bending failure of RC column members under impact is obtained. In addition, the damage state of RC columns under impact can also be quantitatively evaluated by the ratio of the equivalent static load Feq and the ultimate static load-bearing capacity Fsu.

Finite Element Analysis on Incremental Launching Construction for Steel Box Girder

2013 ◽  
Vol 671-674 ◽  
pp. 974-979
Author(s):  
Jie Dai ◽  
Jin Di ◽  
Feng Jiang Qin ◽  
Min Zhao ◽  
Wen Ru Lu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Internal Force ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Box Girder ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Steel Box Girder ◽  
Maximum Value ◽  
Negative Bending

For steel box girder of cable-stayed bridge, which using incremental launching method, during the launching process, structural system and boundary conditions were changing, structure mechanical behaviors were complex. It was necessary to conduct a comprehensive analysis on internal force and deformation of the whole structure during the launching process. Took a cable-stayed bridge with single tower, double cable planes and steel box girder in China as an example; finite element software MIDAS Civil 2010 was used to establish a model for steel box girder, simulation analysis of the entire incremental launching process was carried out. Variation rules and envelopes of the internal force, stress, deformation and support reaction were obtained. The result showed that: the maximum value of positive bending moment after launching complete was 60% of the maximum value of positive bending moment during the launching process. The maximum value of negative bending moment after launching complete was 78% of the maximum value of negative bending moment during the launching process.

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