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link to What if Piping Continuation is Unknown? Part 2. Underground Piping

What if Piping Continuation is Unknown? Part 2. Underground Piping

Continued from Part 1 What if Underground Piping Continuation is Unknown? It is necessary to specify the correct boundary conditions while modeling main pipeline stations: valve station, pig...

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link to Modeling Relief Valve (Pressure Safety Valve) Thrust force

Modeling Relief Valve (Pressure Safety Valve) Thrust force

Start-Prof can estimate the support loads and stresses caused by relief valve discharge by an equivalent static method. The relief valve discharge thrust load acts on elbow 28. In Start-Prof it...

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Modeling Connection to Fired Heater

Modeling Fired Heater Piping Connection is a bit tricky as the pipe is not welded to a fired heater shell similar to ordinary equipment. The heater has a hole, the pipe runs through that hole inside...

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How to Model Slug Flow Loads

Start-Prof can estimate the support loads and stresses caused by slug flow loads using the static method. Additional dynamic loads caused by the slugs hitting the bends and tees must be...

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link to Creating Pipe Model in PASS/START-PROF Software

Creating Pipe Model in PASS/START-PROF Software

In the context of pipe stress analysis in engineering, a "pipe model" refers to the representation of a piping system used for analysis purposes. Pipe stress analysis is crucial in designing and...

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