Pipe or Tubing Support Span Calculations

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Design Temperature:

Factor of Safety:

FS =

Pipe or Tubing Material:

ASTM A 53-B Type S Carbon Steel Pipe
Hot modulus of elasticity

2.93E+07

Hot allowable stress

20,000

Design stress, Sh / FS

5,000

Material density

Pden =

Relative weight factor (vs. carbon steel)

Mat =

Insulation:

Semi-rigid Fiberglass
Density, Ins =

Thk, Ti =

Comments:

x
x
Minimum pipe thickness, t = Tnom - (Tnom * Mill % / 100 ) - c - h
Outside radius of pipe,

R = Do / 2

Pipe moment of inertia (based on t ),

I = / 64 [ Do

Pipe inside diameter,

d = Do - 2 Tnom

Pipe section modulus,

Z = / 32 (Do

Metal area of pipe cross-section, Am = ( Do

-d

Conversion factor, water density,

dw

Conversion factor:

n=

1 ft / 12 in

Pipe weight per unit length,

Wp = Pden * Am / n

Pipe or liner or refractory inside diameter,

dL = d - 2 Tr

Liner area cross-section,

Ar = ( d

Liner weight per unit length,

Wr = Lden * Ar / n
2

Flow area,

Af

=d*L

*/4
2

Fluid weight per unit length,

Wf = SG * Af * n

Insulation outside diameter,

Dio = Do + 2 Ti

Insulation area cross-section,

Ai = ( Dio

Insulation weight per unit length (w/ factor 1.12 for lagging),
2

Ice area cross-section,

Aice = [ (Dio + ( 2 * Tice ))

Ice weight (external w/ S.G. = 0.9) per unit length,

Wice =

Total weight per unit length,

W = Wp + Wr + Wf + Wi + Wice

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SG =

1 Measurement Units:

100 Deg. F
4

Imperial
Corrosion, erosion, mech. allow:

Ice Thickness (external):

C=

0 inch

Tice =

0 inch

Pipe or Tube Dimensions:

Nom. Size:

NPS 8

(DN 200)

psi

E=

2.934E+07

psi

Nom. Thk.:

psi

Sh =

20,000

psi

Actual OD:

8.625 inch

psi

Sa =

5,000

psi

Nominal thick

0.322 inch

Thickness tolerance:

Mill =

12.5%

Liner on ID:

none

4.051E-03

lb/in^3

2.833E-01 lb/in^3

Sch 40 per ASME B36.10M

and, h =

Do = 8.625
Tnom 0.322
0 inch

1
lb/ft^3

Iden =

inch

Thickness:

Density:

0 lb/in^3 Lden0.000E

0 inch

Tr =

0 lbs

Wc =

0 inch

Weight of concentrated load assumed at center of

span (valves + flanges + animal, etc.):
0 lbs

t=

0.3216 inch

R=

4.313 inch

I=

7.241E+in^4

d=

7.981 inch

Z=

1.681E+in^3

- (Do - 2 t ) ]

7.241E+01

in^4

-d

) / Do

1.681E+01

in^3

)*/4
=

62.4 lb / cu ft

Am =

8.4 in^2

dw =

62.4 lb/ft^3

n=

8.3333Eft / in

Wp =

28.55 lb / ft

dL =

7.981 inch

Ar =

0 in^2

Wr =

0 lb / ft

- dL

)*/4

Af =
* dw

5.003E+in^2

Wf =

21.68 lb / ft

Dio =

12.63 inch

- Do

)*/4

=
66.76 in^2

= 1.12 * A* Ins

W
i

=
3.63 lb / ft

- Dio

]*/4

Aice =

0 in^2

0.9 * Aice * * dw
(excluding Wc)

Wice =
53.87 lb / ft

W=

0 lb / ft
53.87 lb / ft

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Method ( A ) --

Reference book Design Of Piping Systems, pp. 239 - 240 & 356 - 358, by M. W. Kellogg, Second Edition, 1

Type of support span

Length of support span
Factor for modifying stress value obtained by the basic formula for
Maximum calculated bending stress due to loads,
Factor for modifying deflection value obtained by the basic formula for
4

Deflection,

y = fy (17.1 ( W L

Natural frequency estimate,

fn = 3.13 / y

Slope of pipe between supports for drainage,

Method ( B ) -- Reference Book:

Length of support span (Single Span w/ Free Ends)

Maximum bending stress,

Sw1 = ( 0.75 W * (L1)

Deflection,

y1 = (22.5 W * (L1)

The calculated bending stress is within limits.

Natural frequency estimate,

Slope between supports for drainage,

Length of support span (Continuous Straight Run)

Maximum bending stress,

Sw2 = ( 0.5 W * L2

Deflection,

y2 = ( 4.5 W * (L2)

The calculated bending stress is within limits.

Natural frequency estimate,

Slope between supports for drainage,

Pipe or Tubing Support Span Calculations

by M. W. Kellogg, Second Edition, 1956

Single span, free ends

S
2

S = fs ( 1.2 W L / Z ) ( 2 Wc / W
y
/E*I))
0.5

OK. Natural frequency above 4 Hz is recommended for most spans. Consider 8 Hz or more for pulsating line.
2

h = (12 * L)

* y / ( 0.25 (12

Piping Handbook, pg 22-47, by Crocker and King, Fifth Edition, 1967, McGraw-Hill
Wc
L1
2

+ 1.5 Wc * L1 ) * Do / I
3

+ 36 Wc * (L1)

)/(E

*I)

0.5

fn1 = 3.13 / ( y1)

OK. Natural frequency above 4 Hz is recommended for most spans. Consider 8 Hz or more for pulsating line.
2

h1 = (12 * L1 )

* y1 / ( 0.25 (1
Wc
L2
2

+ 0.75 Wc * L2) * Do / I
3

+ 9 Wc * (L2)

)/(E*I)
0.5

fn2 = 3.13 / (y2)

OK. Natural frequency above 4 Hz is recommended for most spans. Consider 8 Hz or more for pulsating line.
2

h2 = (12 * L2 )

* y2 / ( 0.25 (1

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32 feet

L=

32 feet

fs = 1.25
4922.3 psi

S = ### psi

The calculated bending stress is within limits.

fy = 1.32
0.598 inch

-y

y=

0.6 inch

fn

4 Hz

32 feet

2 inch h

L1

Sw1 =
0.6 inch

2 inch

32 feet
### psi

y1

0.6 inch

Deflection is within recommended limits.

fn1

4 Hz

- (y1)

39 feet
Sw2 =
0.26 inch

2 inch h1 2 inch

L2

39 feet
### psi

y2 0.26 inch

Deflection is within recommended limits.

fn2 6.09 Hz
2

- (y2)

1 inch h2 1 inch