CSG Facility Pipe Support Options: Piping Stress Analysis Approach

AGIT Gas Speak Colloquium 2012

Clinton Glanville Mechanical Engineer Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR)

Agenda
Why do we need pipe supports? Pipe Support Options CSG Pipeline Facilities Piping Stress Analysis

Pipe Supports
6 Degrees of Freedom
Vertical

Axial
Lateral

Piping Systems
Coal Seam Gas Pipeline Facilities
Pig Launchers & Receivers Filters Metering Vent Systems Tie-ins to other facilities

Large Bore Piping (600mm+ Pipe Diameters) Equipment Load Limits Corrosion Isolation from Cathodic Protection (CP)

Pipe Supports: Rests

Saddle

Welded Shoe

Clamped Shoe

Pipe Supports: Anchors

Clamped Anchor

Pipe Supports: Struts, Stops, Guides

Guide with wear pad

Pipe Supports: Hangers

Rigid Hanger

Constant-Effort Hanger

Spring Hanger

Piping Stress Analysis: An Introduction

Safe piping designs Stresses Loadings Displacements Dynamic loadings Optimisation

Piping Stress Analysis: Software

Piping Stress Analysis: CAESAR II

Modelled Piping & Supports

Spring Hanger: +Y

Double-acting Vertical: Y

Guide: Z

Anchors: X, Y, Z, RX, RY, RZ

Piping Stress Analysis: CAESAR II

Operating: Weight, Pressure, Temperature

Piping Stress Analysis: CAESAR II

Sustained: Weight, Pressure

Piping Stress Analysis: Pipe Supports

Refining the Model: Gaps Friction Support Stiffness

Piping Stress Analysis: Results

Load Cases
Operating Sustained
Loads Displacements

Reports
Loads Displacements

Stress Isometrics
Support Types Locations

Piping Stress Analysis: Stress Isometric

Examples: Dummy Leg

Examples: U-Bolts & Teflon Pads

Examples: Not recommended

Examples: When it goes wrong

Examples: Piping disengagement

Summary
Pipe supports have a major effect on piping system safety and integrity Optimal pipe support and piping system design can decrease project costs and prevent failure

Disclaimer
These materials contain information of a general nature and are provided for discussion purposes only. They do not in any way represent engineering advice and KBR does not warrant the accuracy, completeness or currency of the information in these materials. Any person who uses or relies on these materials does so entirely at their own risk. Thank you!
Clinton Glanville Mechanical Engineer