PIPING LAYOUT,SUPPORT,AND FLEXIBILITY

Description 

Previous modules discussed the design and selection of piping system components. This module discusses the next steps in putting together a piping system: designing a suitable layout, selecting supports and restraints, and the considerations that are used in the thermal flexibility design and weight support .

Knowledge of the pipe material, wall thickness, applicable ASME/ANSI B31 Code, connected equipment, and design conditions are necessary to establish the basic system layout, select supports and restraints, determine whether a thermal flexibility and weight analysis is necessary, and carry it out if it is. It is important to understand the way different stresses develop when a piping system is subjected to a number of load conditions, especially when selecting supports and restraints and determining the necessity of a thermal flexibility and weight analysis. Allowable stresses were
discussed in MEX 101.01 and MEX 101.03.

Table of Content :-

• INTRODUCTION
• IDENTIFYING OPERATIONAL, MAINTENANCE, AND SAFETY FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE PIPE LAYOUT
• THE FUNCTION OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUPPORTS AND RESTRAINTS USED IN PLANT AND TRANSPORTATION PIPING
• DETERMINING THE MAXIMUM SUPPORT SPACING BASED ON WEIGHT AND DEFLECTION CRITERIA AND DESIGN LOADS
• DETERMINING THE NEED FOR A PIPING THERMAL FLEXIBILITY/WEIGHT ANALYSIS
• DETERMINING THE REQUIRED DESIGN CONDITIONS FOR A THERMAL FLEXIBILITY/WEIGHT ANALYSIS
• USE OF ANCHORS FOR BURIED PIPING SYSTEMS AND DESIGN TOOLS
• SUMMARY
• WORK AID 1: CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING
• MAXIMUM SUPPORT SPACING
• GLOSSARY

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