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Re: how to do FEA on Piping with SW simulation
works well if you use shells. No pipe elements in SWX. I suppose you could use beams if you can ignore internal stresses. No code checking of any sort. piping supports need some extra work.
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Re: how to do FEA on Piping with SW simulation
Thanks, Bill,
I just have minor but important piping stresses jobs, hope I can deal with it with Solidworks Simulation only.
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Re: how to do FEA on Piping with SW simulation
I would use shell elements so just sweep out surfaces or offset from a solid model.......sometime they can be problematic on getting to stitch up but not often. I take it you are just doing single pipe runs? Hopefully not too long compared to the pipe diameter - less than a 100:1 would be good.
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Re: how to do FEA on Piping with SW simulation
thanks,
but how to other standard piping joints parts such as gasket, valves?
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Re: how to do FEA on Piping with SW simulation
Jin,
go with shell for pipes,
for gasket and valves go with solid elements and apply bonded contact
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Re: how to do FEA on Piping with SW simulation
how to set the pipe supports with (gap) on the pipe line if shell elements applied.
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