10/11/2014 ASME 2015 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference

ASME 2015 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference: Paper Details

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PVP2015-45578 (Status: Abstract submitted ) Technical Publication

On the Application of ASME VIII div. 2 Design by Analysis Framework for Finite Element
Analysis of Process Piping

Authors
Name Company Author Order Role Copyright Received
Mr. Carlos Eduardo Alvares de Castro e SousaRMC 1 Contact
Consultoria e Presentation
Planejamento and Lead
Ltda Author
Track: Design & Analysis
Name Company Phone & Fax Role
Mingxin Zhao Enterprise P:7133814066Track Organizer
Products
Topic/Symposium: DA-2 Design and Analysis of Piping and Components
Name Company Phone & Fax Role
Chakrapani Basavaraju NRC P:3014151221Topic Organizer

Abstract
The sound framework for process piping stress analysis is the result of experimental research performed over
60 years ago in the 1940s and 1950s. This framework is so robust and well presented that, apart for minor
changes and amendments, it has been successfully employed by process piping engineers since its first
inclusion on the B31 code in 1955. As computational power increases and finite element analysis becomes
accessible for piping engineers, it has become clear that the current framework is not well suited for complex
finite element evaluation of piping. The ASME B&PVC, Section VIII, division 2, was completely rewritten in
2007 and provides rules for the evaluation of pressure vessels by finite element analysis. This paper presents
a comparison of some historical test data that served as basis for the original B31 code framework, against
modern finite element evaluation according to the Design by Analysis rules presented in part 5 of the ASME
B&PVC, Section VIII, division 2.

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Abstract submitted 10 Nov 2014

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