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Asme Code Qualification of Pipe Bends With Localized Wall Thinning PDF
Asme Code Qualification of Pipe Bends With Localized Wall Thinning PDF
PVP2010
July 18-22, 2010, Bellevue, Washington, USA
PVP2010-25178
6 6.0
5 5.0
Wall Thickness (mm)
Wall Thickness (mm)
4 4.0
Idealized Profile tmin tmin
3 3.0
Idealized Profile
2 2.0
14-probe Extrados 14-probe Intrados
E,1 E,2 E,3 E,4 E,5 E,6
1 14-probe Left Cheek 14-probe Right Cheek 1.0
I,1 I,2 I,3 I,4 I,5 I,6
6-Probe Extrados 6-Probe Intrados
0 0.0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360
Axial Distance Along Bend Centerline (mm) Circumferencial Angle (Deg)
7 7
6 6
tp (mm)
tp (mm)
5 5
4 4
tmin tmin
3 3
Idealized Thickness
2 2
Idealized Thickness
1 1 RC Intrados LC
0 0
0 15 30 45 60 75 0 90 180 270 360
Axial Distance (Deg.) Circumferential Distance (Deg.)
Figure 2: FEA Original & Idealized Thickness Distributions (tloc,min =2.55 mm = 0.810 tmin)
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0.3 0.3
0.25 0.25
Thinning Rate, t R (mm/EFPY)
0.15 0.15
0.1 0.1
0.05 0.05
RC Intrados LC
0 0
0 15 30 45 60 75 0 90 180 270 360
Figure 3: FEA Model Thinning Rate Distributions (tloc,min = 2.55 mm = 0.810 tmin)
8.0 8.0
7.0 7.0
tnom tnom
6.0 L m(a) 6.0 Lm(t)
Thickness (mm)
Thickness (mm)
5.0 5.0
3.0 3.0
tmin tmin
2.0 tloc,m in=2.55 mm 2.0 tloc,min=2.55 mm
tloc,m in=1.99 mm 1.0 tloc,min=1.99 mm
1.0
tloc,m in=1.53 mm tloc,min=1.53 mm
0.0 0.0
-15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 50.0 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240
Axial Distance (mm) Circumferential Distance (mm)
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30 30
1.5 Sm 1.5 Sm
25 25
20 1.1 Sm 20 1.1 Sm
Pm (Ksi)
Pm (Ksi)
Sm Sm
15 15
10 10
5 5
RC Intrados LC
0 0
0 15 30 45 60 75 0 90 180 270 360
Axial Distance (Deg.) Circumferential Distance (Deg.)
1.5 Sm RC Intrados LC
1.5 Sm 18 18
25 25
16 16
14 14
20 1.1 Sm 20 1.1 Sm
Thickness (mm)
Thickness (mm)
12 12
Pm (Ksi)
Pm (Ksi)
Sm Sm
15 10 15 10
8 8
10 10
6 6
4 4
5 5
tmin tmin Thickness 2
Thickness 2
0 0 0 0
0 15 30 45 60 75 0 90 180 270 360
1.5 Sm RC Intrados LC
1.5 Sm 18 18
25 25
16 16
14 14
20 1.1 Sm 20 1.1 Sm
Thickness (mm)
Thickness (mm)
12 12
Pm (Ksi)
Pm (Ksi)
Sm Sm
15 10 15 10
8 8
10 10
6 6
4 4
5 5
tmin tmin Thickness 2
Thickness 2
0 0 0 0
0 15 30 45 60 75 0 90 180 270 360
30 20 30 20
RC Intrados LC
1.5 Sm 18 1.5 Sm 18
25 25
16 16
14 14
20 1.1 Sm 20 1.1 Sm
Thickness (mm)
Thickness (mm)
12 12
Pm (Ksi)
Pm (Ksi)
Sm Sm
15 10 15 10
8 8
10 10
6 6
4 4
5 5
tmin tmin Thickness 2
Thickness 2
0 0 0 0
0 15 30 45 60 75 0 90 180 270 360
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2.5 2.5
1.5 1.5
Pall /PD
Pall/PD
1.0 1.0
0.5 0.5
Not Acceptable Acceptable
Not Acceptable Acceptable
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
tuniform / tmin tloc,min / tmin
Figure 10: Liner Elastic Allowable Pressure for Uniform & Local Thickness
7.0 1.5
6.0
Lm(a)2 Lm(a)1 Lm(a)2
1.3
5.0
Thickness (mm)
4.0
taloc
Pall/PD
1.0
3.0
tmin
2.0
0.8
1.0
Lm(a)1
0.0 0.5
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
Axial Distance (mm) Lm (a)/(rt)
Figure 11: LTA Axial Extent & Allowable Pressure (tloc,min = 1.99 mm = 0.631 tmin)
Figure 12: Limit Pressure & Von Mises Stresses (tloc,min = 1.53 mm = 0.486 tmin)
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