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CAESAR II
Hanger Sizing Algorithm in
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Variable Supports
Why are they required?
A spring support can carry deadweight load
through some vertical travel.
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Selection Procedure
1: Collect Data
Selection Procedure
1: How the Data is Collected
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Selection Procedure
2: Find the Right Hanger
What hanger can
carry 600 lbf after
traveling up 1/3
inch?
Locate operating
load
Find relative spring
position
Move back to
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Selection Procedure
3: Check Load Variation
Load Variation is defined as the change in load
as a percentage of the operating load.
Oftentimes limited to 25%
Here:
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Selection Procedure
4: Identify the Hanger
Post Selection
5: Include Selection in the Model
The program may select a rigid restraint, a
spring support or a constant effort support.
Selected supports are added to the model
for all piping system analyses
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Sets general control and initial setting values for the current
job
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Data Folder
Configuration Settings (1/3)
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Data Folder
Configuration Settings (2/3)
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Data Folder
Configuration Settings (3/3)
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Data Folder
Configuration Settings (3/3)
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Data Folder
Configuration Settings (3/3)
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Sets general control and initial setting values for the current
job
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For example:
Operating Case 1 (LC1)
Design
for LC1
Design
for LC2
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Hanger Table
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Piping Input
Hanger Data
Locating a hanger
Selecting a hanger
Specifying a hanger
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Piping Input
Node Data (1/3)
Node / CNode
Node: You define where the support should be
located.
CNode: Think of the CNode as the other end of the
hanger (which may have vertical growth to be
included in the selection).
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Piping Input
Design Data (2/3)
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Piping Input
Design Data (2/3)
Hanger Table
CAESAR II provides 33 hanger manufacturer catalogues
All have 3 spring sizes (e.g. short, mid & long range)
Some have a fourth (extra long) size
Bergen
Power
Power Piping
NPS Industries
Lisega
Fronek
Piping
Technology
Capitol
Piping Services
Basic Engineers
Inoflex
E. Myatt
SINOPEC
BHEL
Flexider
Carpenter &
Paterson
Witzenmann
Sarathi
Myricks
China Power
Quality Pipe
Supports
PiHASA
PSSI GmbH
Seonghwa
Mitsubishi
Binder
Gradior
NHK
Yamashita
Sanwa Tekki
Techno
Industrie
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Piping Input
Design Data (2/3)
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Piping Input
Design Data (2/3)
Available Space
Specifies the amount of room above or below the pipe where
you can install the hanger or can. If the value is negative,
then CAESAR II assumes that a can is to be installed.
CAESAR II will select the spring only if its basic hanger/can
length is below the entered value.
No space provided for hardware.
CAESAR II
CAESAR II
value for
cans
CAESAR II
value for
hangers
true
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Design Data (2/3)
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Piping Input
Design Data (2/3)
Piping Input
Design Data (2/3)
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Piping Input
Design Data (2/3)
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Piping Input
Predefined Hanger Data (3/3)
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Piping Input
Predefined Hanger Data (3/3)
Hanger Display
Whether entered explicitly or specified for
design, CAESAR II shows these hangers in the
plot.
If Available Space is negative, a different
symbol will be displayed.
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Required Analyses
for Hanger Sizing
Sets general control and initial setting values for the current
job
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Note
StressType
Output Status
General results for Load Cases with Stress Type of
HGR are suppressed
As these results do not include the selected hangers,
it is unwise to activate their display (i.e. Keep)
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Hanger Table:
Hanger Table
with Text:
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Output (1/3)
1. Calculated in initial
weight analysis
5. A single Anvil
Figure 82 (short)
size 7 spring
selected at node 68.
2. Calculated in initial
operating analysis
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Output (1/3)
8. Check horizontal
displacement for rod
swing
6. Load
Variation shows the
change in load as a
percentage of the
design load
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Output (3/3)
9. Spring size
11. Clearance
required for
hanger/can body
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Hanger Report:
Displacement Report:
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No, a bigger spring would pull more load off the pump!
Spring:
Anvil Fig. 82
Size 6
Hot Load=390
k=168
Hanger
load
Pump load
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Much better!
Spring:
Anvil Fig. 82
Size 7
Hot Load=558
k=224
Hanger
load
Pump load
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-82 (hot)
New hot spring
load = 558+42
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Specified
HGR Load
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Zero Load
Review hanger
locations when
CAESAR II notes
that hangers are
not carrying
weight.
During Solution
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Zero Load
Review hanger
locations when
CAESAR II notes
that hangers are
not carrying
weight.
In the Solver
In the Hanger
Table
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Zero Load
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Hot Load
within 10%
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548
653
574
10%
653
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Two springs
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Default
selection
Include spring
stiffness in
initial
operating
analysis
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Include Stiffness
Same (Total) Loads
Different Springs!
Different Travels
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Questions? Comments?
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