Pipe Stress Analysis
Services
Asset Integrity provides pipe stress analysis for your new, existing, or expanding facility. The analysis we perform can take into account the common loading conditions applied to piping (e.g. thermal, deadload, wind, seismic etc), or more complicated loading conditions which require in-depth analysis (e.g. high frequency, harmonic loads caused by machinery, etc). We offer a range of engineering services for the design or investigation of piping, pipe supports, equipment packages, pressure vessels and structures, and can provide practical solutions to mitigate the risk of failure and prevent loss of containment.
Asset Integrity uses software capable of piping design in compliance with industry recognised standards (e.g. ASME B31.3), and complicated pipe stress analysis. Complimenting services Asset Integrity can provide include finite element analysis (FEA), structural analysis, pulsation analysis, and on-site measurements and troubleshooting.
About Pipe Stress Analysis
Stresses induced throughout piping systems due to thermal growth must be considered during the design stage. Pipe stress analysis allows us to design and position suitable supports for piping systems to reduce the risk of catastrophic failures and comply with design codes (e.g. B31.1)
REQUEST QUOTE
“Stresses induced throughout piping systems due to thermal growth must be considered during the design stage.”
| Typical Problem | Analysis Type | Asset |
|---|---|---|
| Piping design to ASME B31.3 (code compliance) | - Pipe Stress Analysis | - Pipe |
| Excessive vibration of compressor piping leading to requirements for pipe, support, and instrumentation re-design | - Pipe Stress Analysis - FEA | - Pipe - Pipe Support - Equipment Package - Instrumentation |
| Revised pressure vessel design requiring piping reroute | - Pipe Stress Analysis | - Pipe - Pressure vessel |
| Revised operating conditions for piping | - Pipe Stress Analysis | - Pipe - Equipment Package |
| Piping design using industry recognised software (e.g. CAESAR II, AutoPIPE) | - Pipe Stress Analysis | - Pipe |
| Damaged pipe/supports/structure due to pressure surge | - Pipe Stress Analysis - FEA - Water hammer Analysis - Field Measurements | - Pipe - Pipe Support - Structure |
| Develop design philosophy documents for piping, fitting and instrumentation design (with particular consideration for dynamic forces) | - Design Philosophy | - Pipe / Valve / Fitting - Instrumentation |
| Determine life extension possibilities for existing assets | - Pipe Stress Analysis - FEA - Field Measurements | - Pipe / Valve / Fitting - Pipe Support - Structure - Equipment Package |
| Concern for fatigue failure due to nearby mechanical vibration source | - Pipe Stress Analysis - FEA - Field Measurements | - Pipe / Valve / Fitting - Instrumentation - Structure |