Process Piping - Stress Analysis

In Process Piping - Stress Analysis, you'll learn ...

• The various types of pipe failures and common causes of failures
• Methods of increasing flexibility in design by use of expansion loops, expansion joints, anchors & guides and directional changes
• Acceptability conditions for allowable stress as prescribed by ASME B31.1 and B31.3 codes
• How to determine allowable pipe support spans

Overview

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Credit: 6 PDH

Length: 97 pages

Engineers call a process pipeline a thin-walled, pressure vessel. They know how much pressure it would take to fail the pipeline and what is an ‘upper-limit pressure’ or ‘allowable pressure’ that the pipeline can sustain with no problem. Of course, this requires an understanding of the material properties, design conditions, construction methods, failure modes, thermal expansion, supports, and other stress factors.

Stress analysis is a critical component of piping design through which important parameters such as piping safety, safety of related components and connected equipment and piping deflection can be addressed. The objective of pipe stress analysis is to prevent premature failure of piping and piping components and ensuring that piping stresses are kept within allowable limits.

The objective of this 6-hr course is to introduce you to the fundamental principles and concepts used in pipe stress analysis.

This course is Part 8 of a 9-part series that covers the entire gamut of piping engineering in an easy-to-learn format. Each course in the series is stand-alone. Feel free to jump back and forth through the courses depending on your own knowledge and experience and your current needs. However, it is suggested that you complete the series in sequential order if you have limited knowledge of piping systems.

This course is intended for mechanical engineers, chemical engineers, piping engineers, control systems engineers, as well as civil, structural and electrical engineers who have a need or a desire to know more about piping components and systems. No prerequisite knowledge of the subject is required.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify basic piping failure modes, including yielding, fracture, and fatigue.
• Explain the need for and purpose of piping stress analysis.
• Describe the loading and operating parameters against which a piping system must be designed.
• Explain pipe-material characteristics, including strength, ductility, toughness, and corrosion resistance.
• Describe the use of anchors and guides to increase the flexibility of a piping loop.
• Explain the use of expansion loops and joints to accommodate thermal expansion and contraction.
• Classify the various types of piping stresses and loads.
• Explain the relationships among hoop, longitudinal, and radial stresses in pressure piping.
• Describe the methodologies and equations used in ASME B31.1 and B31.3 for power and process piping.
• Explain the principles and checkpoints used to analyze equipment nozzle loads.
• Identify the prerequisites, tools, and checklists used for piping stress analysis.

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 30 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.