Description: AutoPIPE Class 1 (NB) Sample

Product: AutoPIPE
Version number: V8i
Submitted by: MU

Define Model and Class 1

Components

Define Loadings:
Operating & Design Pressure &
Temperature
Static Seismic
Response, Time History etc

Run Thermal Transient Analysis

(TTA) -> Enter GRD and Delta Ts
back into the Model

Define and Run Static and Dynamic

Analyses

Review Load Combinations

Define Stress Summaries for

Different Service Levels

Review On Screen Stresses

Print Stress Reports

ASME Class 1 (NB-3630) Criteria

The flowchart below describes the ASME NB design and analysis process. For code years
after 1995 the rules for dealing with the ratchet stress check changed and it became
necessary for all load set pairs to be considered not just failed ones. The difference is
indicated by different colored routes blue for Pre 1995 and green for Post 1995. Only Level
A service limits are shown.
Model geometry, confirm all
piping components and pipe
conform to permissible ASME NB
standards.
Determine material properties
and allowable stresses

Generate thermal gradient

and discontinuity data
Thermal Transient Analysis

Satisfy the basic pressure

requirements of NB-3640

Produce load cases and

combinations

Fail

NB-3652 Satisfy the Primary

Stress Intensity Equation 9 <
1.5Sm using design conditions
OK
NB-3653.1 Satisfy Primary +
Secondary Stress Intensity
Range for all service load set
pairs Equation 10 < 3Sm

Failed load
set Pairs

Passed load set pairs

Post 1995
Pre 1995

Usage < 1
Satisfactory system

Usage > 1

Fail

OK
NB-3653.7 Thermal
Stress Ratchet T1 Range
OK

NB-3653.2 Calculate Peak

Stress Intensity and determine
Alternating Stress Intensity
Equation 11 & 14

NB-3653.6 Evaluate the

Cumulative Usage factor
Fatigue

NB-3653.6 Satisfy Elastic

Plastic Discontinuity Analysis
Equation 12 and 13 < 3Sm

Modify design, reduce

pessimism in assumptions
or add failed components
to maintenance schedule

Fail

Sample Model : ADLTEST6_A.DAT

Define Class 1 Components

Define Valves with Actuators

Define Class 1 Reducers

Define Class 1 Tees & Branches

Insert / Modify Tee shows following dialog
Class

1 Tee Types
Welding
Fabricated-longl. as weld
Fabricated-longl. flush weld
Branch
Other [User Defined]

4 different Branch configuration types:

A) Uniform, < 45 deg

B) Uniform, = 90 deg
C) Sloped
D) Unreinforced

Tee Type

where :
A Uniformly thickened, straight transition (refer to Fig. NB3643.3(a)-1(a))
B Uniformly thickened, rounded transition (refer to Fig. NB3643.3(a)-1(b))
C Linearly varying reinforcement (refer to Fig. NC-3643.3(a)-1(c))
D No branch reinforcement (refer to Fig. NC-3643.3(a)-1(d))

Define Class 1 Joint Types

Insert > Xtra Data > Joint Type & User SIF
Only 1 joint type at each point
Joint Type
As-Welded Butt Weld
Flush Butt Weld
As-Welded Butt Weld NB-4250 Transition
Flush Butt Weld NB-4250 Transition
As-Welded Butt Weld 1:3 Transition
Flush Butt Weld 1:3 Transition
Socket/Fillet Weld
User-Defined

Plot Name
BW
FBW
BWT
FBWT
BWT1:3
FBWT1:3
SW
User

Show Joint Types on the Plot

Define Class 1 Pipe Ovality

The Out of Roundness is assigned to the selected pipework from the Insert->Xtra
Data->Out of Roundness menu and is required for ASME NB Class 1 code years 1980
and later. The (Dmax-Dmin)/t ratio is entered with the type of discontinuity.
Two methods:
No radial discontinuity, e.g. elliptical
Radial discontinuity, e.g. flat spot

Class 1 Ovality

Define Ovality at
any point except
Tee points

Define Design Pressure and Temperature

Run a Thermal Transient Analysis

Define Thermal
Transient Profile

View Delta T &

GRD Results

Define GRD
points & Data

Add as many TTA

analyses

Enter GRD back

into the model

Enter GRD back

into the model

Enter Delta Ts back into

Operating Temperature
& Pressure Dialog

Enter Delta Ts back into Operating

Temperature & Pressure Dialog

Define Thermal Gross Discontinuity Stress

Calculated from the Thermal Transient Analysis

Gross Discontinuity Stress and Delta T1, T2

values are seen in the Pre-Verification and
Fatigue stress reports

Perform a Static Analysis

Pressure
Stiffening

Thermal
loadcases

Hot Modulus for

each thermal case

Pressure
Extension

Optional
Linear or NonLinear e.g. Gaps
& Friction

Click for
Automatic
Loadcases

Static
Seismic
Loadcases

Optional
No Friction for
Seismic Cases
only

Setup Post Processing Combinations

Choose which
Combinations
to Print

Analyzed
loadcases

Click for
Automatic
Combinations

Convert automatic to a
User combination

Define 40 character
Description

Color coding
Results are outdated with the model revision and
the appropriate analysis needs to be re-run. (Load
Cases Grid only)
Code Combination is used in the Stress Summary
for ASME NB, NC or ND piping codes only
User combination is used in another User
combination and therefore cannot be deleted
Invalid code or non-code combinations since results
are missing for one or more components contained
in the combination

Define Class 1 Stress Summary Service Level Loadings

Define up to
999 Stress
Summaries

Select Service
Level A, B, C, D

Fatigue Cycles for

Thermal Transients
Select Code
Combinations from
Dropdown list

U p to 6 combinations per equation 10 & 50 equation 10s per summary

Automatic stress ranging e.g. T2 to T3, T2 to T4 etc
Level C or D can be Reversing Dynamic (1994 addenda or later)

View Class 1 Stress Results

Class 1 Pre-Verification Stresses

What are Pre-Verification Stresses?

To Evaluate Basic Operating Load stresses
without a full Class 1, 2 or 3 Code compliance
Solve Deadweight Supporting problems
Solve Thermal Flexibility problems
Evaluate Seismic Loadings

COLOR PLOT

RESULT GRID

Select Stress
Summary = None

Pre-Verfication Output
Stress Report

Full Class 1 Stresses

Stresses automatically sorted On-Screen

Sorted Results
Filter by Combination
Filter by Service Level
Find Max Stress Quickly

Color Plot

Result Grid

Stress Reports

Detailed Full Verification Stress Report

Easy to observed points of failure

Level C or D Reversing Dynamic for 1994

or later codes

Breakdown Summary Maximums across

all stress categories

Iterations

Load Set Pair Calculations

Final Fatigue Usage factor calculated

= actual / allowable Cycles

Detailed Fatigue Report