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Floating Suction Calculation Sample
Floating Suction Calculation Sample
D 40 ft 0 in Length of pipe
ChainWgt 25 ft 0.7lb ft 1 1lb Weight of 1/4" steel chain hold down and lug
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Floating Suction Calculations ExxonMobil, Albany, NY 2341-2173
F1 FltOD 3.1416 FltTk FltLgt Steel Floats 1 and 2 rolled plate F1 103.427 lb
2 3.1416
F2 FltOD FltTk 2 Area of each float end plate
4
F2 F2 FltEndTk Steel 2 Weight of 2 float end plates F2 26.232 lb
FltLoc2 if FltLgt2 0 FltWgt2 0 lb Zero floats 3 and 4 if needed FltLoc2 0 lb
π
FltDisp2 FltOD 2 FltLgt2 FltEndTk Floats 3 or 4 volume FltDisp2 48 in 3
4
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Floating Suction Calculations ExxonMobil, Albany, NY 2341-2173
J 0 12
0
0 4.14
T 14499.362 ftlb
1 15
Net torque for swingline
2 4.14
(up is negative)
3 7668.54
T
4 355.79
TJ 5 0
ft lb
6 0
NetUp Net force up for swingline
7 12650.24 RolLoc
8 0 NetUp 359.2 lb
9 -35762.14
10 564.93 A positive force means that the
11 0 swingline does not float at all!
12 0
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Floating Suction Calculations ExxonMobil, Albany, NY 2341-2173
****************************** Summarize Torques and Net Upward Force for HydroTest ***********
0
0 0
1 0
2 0 T 0 lb 2 Net torque for swingline
3 0 (up is negative)
4 0
TJ 5
6
0
0
lb 2 T
7 0 NetUp Net force up for swingline
RolLoc
8 0
NetUp 0 ft 1 lb 2
9 0
10 0
A positive force means that the
11 0
swingline does not float at all!
12 0
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Floating Suction Calculations ExxonMobil, Albany, NY 2341-2173
ChainWgt 1lb
ChainLgt 1.75 in 2 ChainLgt 25.292 ft
0.70 lb ft 1
ChainLgt Elev
LugLoc1 Lug location on Pipe LugLoc1 28.052 ft
sin MaxDeg
LugLoc2 LugLoc1 cos MaxDeg Lug location on tank bottom LugLoc2 16.09 ft
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