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155 Figure 3: Schematic diagram of simple pipe model

156 Table 1: Pipeline material parameters and structural parameters

Items Parameters Straight pipeline Elbow

Outside diameter D 33.5 mm 33.5 mm
Pipeline thickness ξ 2.5 mm 2.5 mm
Structural Curved radius of elbow R / 120 mm
parameters Straight pipe length at both ends of the
/ 340 mm
elbow l
Straight pipe length L 4000 mm /
Pipeline material Q235 galvanized pipe
Minimum yield strength 235 MPa
Material
Modulus of elasticity E 206 GPa
parameters
Density ρ 7860 kg/m3
Poisson ratio ε 0.3
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161 Figure 4: Pipeline foundation model and constraint model of the simple pipe established by CAESAR
162 II software

163 The imbalanced excited force of the elbow is calculated as follows:

164 (1) Calculation of pressure pulsation
165 The pump revolution speed is 170 r/min, it belongs to single cylinder single-action equipment,
166 and then the excited frequency is:
167 f = nNP / 60 = 170 ÷ 60 = 2.83Hz
168 Circular frequency is: ω =2π f = 2 × 3.14 × 2.83 = 17.77rad / s

Ewater 2.1×109
169 Sound velocity is: c= = ≈ 1449.14m / s
ρ 1000
170 The distance from the starting point to the elbow is 4.4 m, and the total length of the pipe is 5 m.
171 The pressure pulsation at different times of the elbow can be calculated based on Eq. (3):
172 Make x=4.4 m, t ∈[ 0, 200] , n=1, then Eq. (3) can be written as:
 −2 × 0.9 ×106 −2 × 0.56  4.4π
pΔ ( 4.4, t ) =  ( cos 5π l − 1) cos5.66π t + 2 (
cos 5π − 1) sin 5.66π t  sin
 π 7245.7π  5
173
174 The calculated pressure pulsation of the first 200 seconds can be seen in Fig. 5, it can be obtained
175 that the maximum value of the pressure pulsation is 1031.00 Pa, and the minimum value of the
176 pressure pulsation is -1030.71 Pa.
177 Then ΔP is:
ΔP = 0.5( Pmax − Pmin ) = 0.5 × (1031.00 + 1031.71) = 1031.36Pa
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179
180 Figure 5: Pressure pulsation at the first 200 seconds of the elbow

181 According to Eq. (4), imbalanced excited forces of 45 degree elbow, 60 degree elbow and 90
182 degree elbow are calculated:
183 45 degree elbow:
2
 45  3.14 × 0.0285
F = 2 × ΔP × S × sin   =2 ×1031.95 × × 0.3827 ≈ 0.50N
184  2  4
185 60 degree elbow:
2
 60  3.14 × 0.0285
F = 2 × ΔP × S × sin   =2 ×1031.95 × × 0.5 ≈ 0.66N
186  2  4