“PipePak is an invaluable tool for per-

forming structural analysis of piping sys-

tems. It can solve complex pipe rout-
ings, create useful reports of the model
and results and help ensure compliance
with piping codes for allowable stress
under various loadings.”

Piping Design and Analysis 1

Don Morran
Rentech Boiler Systems, Inc.

ALGOR PipePak provides piping system designers and engineers with a tool
for defining complete piping systems and performing structural analysis in
compliance with industry-standard piping codes. PipePak’s capabilities for 2
design, analysis, validation and reporting help engineers create better, more
reliable piping systems faster.

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

PipePak’s Windows-native graphical user interface provides: 3
• right-click functionality, multiple views and docking toolbars
• a tree view that provides easy navigation and review of all piping system
data
• a data entry dialog view that facilitates easy data entry, review and modifi-
cation
• the capability to cut, copy and paste data from individual and multiple PipePak includes multiple design options includ-
ing a 1) built-in spreadsheet for defining the pip-
spreadsheet cells and rows ing layout. 2) The built-in graphics environment
• an integrated report view that displays input and output reports provides 3-D, full-color results visualization and
more. 3) Formatted, customized reports can be
generated using the Report Wizard.
MODELING “Using ALGOR PipePak to simulate the pip-
ing section allowed us to verify compliance
PipePak offers engineers several ways to model the piping system: with the ASME B31.3 process piping code
and helped avoid a potential design failure
• define piping layout directly in the built-in, Windows-native spreadsheet that would have been very costly.”
• draw the piping system in the Superdraw modeling tool Ken Gaver
The Mosaic Company
• open a CAD universal file in Superdraw and then modify the geometry
• open files from other piping software packages

ANALYSIS
Piping systems can be analyzed to determine static and dynamic stresses
and to ensure compliance with piping code allowable stress values under
applicable pressure, temperature and site loadings.

RESULTS EVALUATION AND PRESENTATION

A built-in graphics environment provides extensive results evaluation and
presentation capabilities including: The Mosaic Company upgraded its sulfuric acid
• displays deflected shapes, forces and moments, mode shapes, support plant with new stainless steel piping. PipePak
reactions and stress contours including code stress, principal stress, lon- analysis results confirmed that the piping section
would withstand the operational loads.
gitudinal stress and hoop stress
• displays deflection and modal analysis result animations ALGOR CUSTOMERS SAY
• built-in checking of all results for ASME and ANSI code compliance
“The interface featured in PipePak increases produc-
• the ability to output result contours and images of piping networks as BMP, tivity because it provides the familiar look and feel and
JPG, TIF, PNG, PCX and TGA formats data input options of other Windows applications.”
Frank Porbeck
Porbeck Engineering Corporation

REPORTING “PipePak's Windows-native interface and spreadsheet

make it easy to define piping systems and then view or
Formatted, customized reports can be generated using the Report Wizard, modify piping sections and the associated data. These
capabilities enable me to work more efficiently.”
which summarizes input, equipment data and analysis results, including
Edward Tomassian
code stress allowables and stress ratios. County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

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 PIPING DESIGN AND ANALYSIS FEATURES
Analysis Capabilities Material Models • Built-in checking of all results for ASME and
• Linear static stress analysis • Isotropic ANSI code compliance
• Natural frequency (modal) • Orthotropic • Automatic highlighting of output rows in an
• Response spectrum (single and multiple) • Fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) HTML report where the calculated stresses
• Frequency response Loading and Constraints are above the allowable stresses
• Time history • Forces • Rotating equipment reports including:
• Supports industry-standard piping codes • Moments - API610 pumps (8th Edition)
including revisions through: • Prescribed displacements - NEMA SM23 turbines
- ASME B31.1-2001 Power Piping • Temperatures • Built-in options to quickly change load cases
- ASME B31.3b-2002 Process Piping • Pressures to verify model and extract numerical data
- ASME B31.4a-2002 Pipeline • Occasional loads from any analysis visualization
Transportation Systems for Liquid - Wind • Inquire on analysis results by clicking on any
Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids - Earthquake component in the piping network
- ASME B31.8a-2000 Gas Transmission - Pitch and roll for shipboard piping Results Presentation
and Distribution Piping Systems • Simultaneous, multiple pressure, thermal, • Output result contours and images of piping
- ASME Section III Division 1 - Subsection displacement and occasional loads networks as BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG, PCX and
NC Class 2 Components (2002) • Includes common piping constraints and TGA formats
- ASME Section III Division 1 - Subsection supports • Built-in animation creation and display tools
ND Class 3 Components (2002) - Anchors • Report Wizard for automatic generation of
- British Standard BS 806 (1993) - Rigid supports HTML or text-based reports that summarize
- European Standard EN 13480-3:2002 - Spring supports input, equipment data and analysis results,
• "In-line" analysis of flanges, reducers and - Constant force hangers including code stress allowables and stress
rotating equipment - Undesigned hangers ratios
• Built-in nozzle flexibility calculations - Snubber supports User Interface
Modeling - Guide supports • Windows-native interface with right-click
• Includes easy-to-use options for defining a - Linestop supports functionality, multiple views and docking
complete piping system (pipe runs and com- - Rotational supports toolbars
ponents) using: - Inclined supports • Tree view that provides easy navigation and
- A spreadsheet to enter coordinates - One-way restraint supports review of all piping system data
- A graphical drawing package - Limitstop supports • Data entry dialog view that facilitates easy
- Various geometric import operations - Support displacement data entry, review and modification
(CADPIPE, CAESAR II, Intergraph PDS, • Includes effects of friction between pipe and • Capability to cut, copy and paste data from
AutoCAD or IGES) supports individual and multiple spreadsheet cells and
- Any combination of graphical drawing, Solver Options rows
spreadsheet data entry or importing of • Built-in, fast bandwidth minimization algo- • Capability to directly move to the spread-
geometry rithm and sequential equation solver sheet rows that define the component(s)
• Includes industry-standard piping compo- selected in the visualization view
nents including: Results Evaluation
• Viewing by diameter, schedule, wall thick- • 3-D dynamic viewing options, including pan,
- ANSI pipe size specifications rotate and zoom options
- ANSI B16.5 (Gasket Diameter) flanges ness, corrosion allowance, insulation, con-
tent, material, pressure and temperature • Built-in library manager for adding, modifying
• Hanger design and selection including: and removing data for pipe size, material
- Basic Engineers • Display of piping networks in either wire-
frame or shaded view properties, allowable stress, valves, flanges,
- Bergen Paterson wind loads, seismic, pump allowables,
- Flexider • Control over model display options including
the display of dimension lines, point names, hangers, plastic pipe properties and code
- Grinell allowables
- Power Piping labels and symbols
• Dynamic clipping planes for interactively • Built-in data checking for reasonable input
• Expansion joint design and selection • Limit checking for allowable temperature
• Includes common piping data slicing and hiding areas of a complex piping
network ranges
- Stress intensification factors • Support for standard and custom unit sys-
- Concentrated forces • Interactive selection of components of the
piping network through either the tree view tems
- Concentrated weights • Easy application of stress intensification fac-
- Concentrated masses or OpenGL graphics window
• Displays deflected shapes, forces and tors for piping components, such as lap joint
- Cut short/long flanges, valves and elbows, which have a
• Support for underground piping systems moments, mode shapes, support reactions
and stress contours including code stress, varying thickness and other physical proper-
• Support for jacketed pipe ties
• Export model to CAESAR II (.cii) file principal stress, longitudinal stress and hoop
stress
Element Library • Displays deflection and modal analysis result Note: For complete details on our piping design
• Pipes animations and analysis features, see the “Products” section
• Bends • Annotations that highlight the location of the of www.ALGOR.com. ALGOR's web site contains
• Valves minimum and maximum result values additional information about our wide range of
• Reducers • Text listing (time-varying where applicable) simulation capabilities including static stress and
• Bellows of: Mechanical Event Simulation (MES) with linear
• Flanges - Displacements and nonlinear material models, linear dynamics,
• Tees - Forces fatigue, steady-state and transient heat transfer,
- Moments steady and unsteady fluid flow, electrostatics, full
- Support reactions multiphysics and piping.
- Stresses
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