Example of stress evaluation for a pipe subjected to impeded thermal expansion according to ASME code

Abstract

This material summarizes the results regarding the analysis of the mechanical stress states for a piping system subjected to impeded thermal expansion. It were considered different load cases corresponding to the primary loads (own weight + internal pressure) and the secondary loads (induced by thermal expansion, including the thermal displacements of the equipment connection points). The stresses values determined for each load cases were compared with the allowable limits evaluated according to ASME B31.3 code, resulting that the analyzed piping system is safe.

Keywords

• piping system
• asme code
• stress
• finite element analysis
• load cases.