Re: Digest Number 650

From: <Sajit>
Date: Sat Sep 21 2002 - 12:00:00 EDT

Dear Group,

Is there not a better way of receiving these digest mails. It is a jumble of questions repeated upteen number of times with everybody's answers. Can somebody devise a report format that will condense it into neat text excluding all those unwanted email trails.

Sajit Viswan

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There are 13 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

  1. RE: Recommended maximum flow velocity From: "James, Barbara" <bjames@mitsuibabcock.com>
  2. RE: Recommended maximum flow velocity From: "Bruce Bullough" <bbullough@sebesta.com>
  3. RE: Recommended maximum flow velocity From: Samuel Liu <samuel.liu@amec.com>
  4. RE: Recommended maximum flow velocity From: "James, Barbara" <bjames@mitsuibabcock.com>
  5. RE: Recommended maximum flow velocity From: "James, Barbara" <bjames@mitsuibabcock.com>
  6. RE: EXPANSION STRESS RANGE From: Sachin_Bapat@ril.com
  7. RE: CREEP ANALYSIS From: Sachin_Bapat@ril.com
  8. RE: EXPANSION STRESS RANGE From: Conor Walshe <conor.walshe@alceng.com>
  9. RE: EXPANSION STRESS RANGE From: Geoff Stone DD&D Australia <blenrayaust@yahoo.co.uk>
  10. RE: EXPANSION STRESS RANGE From: trajyagu@ltcis.ltindia.com
  11. Sea Water Suction Pipe From: Ahmed Vawda <avawda@aksugar.co.ae>
  12. RE: Sea Water Suction Pipe From: "Ed Engalan" <edengalan@hblpipe.com>
  13. Re: Sea Water Suction Pipe From: constant george <chris_geocon@yahoo.com>

Message: 1

    Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:10:25 +0100     From: "James, Barbara" <bjames@mitsuibabcock.com> Subject: RE: Recommended maximum flow velocity

Samuel

Thank you for your reply. The concern with the CO2 line is erosion rather than pressure losses.

I am somewhat confused by your formula, the units appear to be SQRT(m^3/kg) which I can't reconcile with a velocity (m/sec). Is there any more to this equation? If you have a reference for it, would you be kind enough to post details?

Thanks again for your help, and sorry to appear to be nit picking, but my client will want to see some sort of basis.

Regards

Barbara

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Samuel Liu [mailto:samuel.liu@amec.com]
> Sent: 16 September 2002 14:38
> To: 'PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] Recommended maximum flow velocity
>
>
>
> For general engineering process design, there is almost no
> fixed limitation
> on velocity value. That will vary from different system
> design, i.e., on the
> allowable delta P. For gas pipeline, the velocity should be
> always less than
> the erosional velocity which is 122/Sqrt(density) in SI unit system.
>
> Regards,
>
> Samuel Liu
>

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Message: 2

    Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 09:20:25 -0500     From: "Bruce Bullough" <bbullough@sebesta.com> Subject: RE: Recommended maximum flow velocity

If you get no other response, I suggest turning to Crane (Technical paper 410, Flow of Fluids). Pages 3-16 and 3-17 have a nomograph for velocities of compressible fluids in pipe.

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-----Original Message-----
From: James, Barbara [mailto:bjames@mitsuibabcock.com] Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 3:35 AM To: 'PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [PipingDesign] Recommended maximum flow velocity

Good morning all

Many thanks to those who gave me advice on finding the dimensions of reducers, I had to resort to measuring them in the end. The B and C indices in ASME NB are quite sensitive to the cone angle so it was a worthwhile exercise

Now, that I have finished the mechanical design, the client has decided to revisit the process design! There is some debate on what the maximum flow velocity should be, does anybody here know anywhere that I can find recommended maximum flow velocities? The fluid is CO2 at 250°C and 29barg.

Thanks

Barbara

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Message: 3

    Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 07:19:40 -0700     From: Samuel Liu <samuel.liu@amec.com> Subject: RE: Recommended maximum flow velocity

Barbara:

I don't know which industrial field you are at now. For example, if you are in the field of offshore, please refer to API RP14E.

Regards,

Samuel

-----Original Message-----
From: James, Barbara [mailto:bjames@mitsuibabcock.com] Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 8:10 AM To: 'PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] Recommended maximum flow velocity

Samuel

Thank you for your reply. The concern with the CO2 line is erosion rather than pressure losses.

I am somewhat confused by your formula, the units appear to be SQRT(m^3/kg) which I can't reconcile with a velocity (m/sec). Is there any more to this equation? If you have a reference for it, would you be kind enough to post details?

Thanks again for your help, and sorry to appear to be nit picking, but my client will want to see some sort of basis.

Regards

Barbara

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Samuel Liu [mailto:samuel.liu@amec.com]
> Sent: 16 September 2002 14:38
> To: 'PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] Recommended maximum flow velocity
>
>
>
> For general engineering process design, there is almost no
> fixed limitation
> on velocity value. That will vary from different system
> design, i.e., on the
> allowable delta P. For gas pipeline, the velocity should be
> always less than
> the erosional velocity which is 122/Sqrt(density) in SI unit system.
>
> Regards,
>
> Samuel Liu
>

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Message: 4

    Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:36:34 +0100     From: "James, Barbara" <bjames@mitsuibabcock.com> Subject: RE: Recommended maximum flow velocity

Samuel

Thanks for the reference, the field I am working in is the nuclear industry. I can't find anything in ASME III NB regarding flow velocities. I'm not sure if it will be anywhere in ASME III and I don't recollect seeing it in B31.1 or B31.3, but I am ready to be corrected.

Regards

Barbara

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Samuel Liu [mailto:samuel.liu@amec.com]
> Sent: 16 September 2002 15:20
> To: 'PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] Recommended maximum flow velocity
>
>
>
> Barbara:
>
> I don't know which industrial field you are at now. For
> example, if you are
> in the field of offshore, please refer to API RP14E.
>
> Regards,
>
> Samuel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James, Barbara [mailto:bjames@mitsuibabcock.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 8:10 AM
> To: 'PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] Recommended maximum flow velocity
>
>
> Samuel
>
> Thank you for your reply. The concern with the CO2 line is erosion
> rather than pressure losses.
>
> I am somewhat confused by your formula, the units appear to be
> SQRT(m^3/kg) which I can't reconcile with a velocity (m/sec).
> Is there
> any more to this equation? If you have a reference for it,
> would you be
> kind enough to post details?
>
> Thanks again for your help, and sorry to appear to be nit picking, but
> my client will want to see some sort of basis.
>
> Regards
>
> Barbara
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Samuel Liu [mailto:samuel.liu@amec.com]
> > Sent: 16 September 2002 14:38
> > To: 'PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com'
> > Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] Recommended maximum flow velocity
> >
> >
> >
> > For general engineering process design, there is almost no
> > fixed limitation
> > on velocity value. That will vary from different system
> > design, i.e., on the
> > allowable delta P. For gas pipeline, the velocity should be
> > always less than
> > the erosional velocity which is 122/Sqrt(density) in SI unit system.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Samuel Liu
> >
>
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Message: 5

    Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:44:23 +0100     From: "James, Barbara" <bjames@mitsuibabcock.com> Subject: RE: Recommended maximum flow velocity

Bruce

Thanks for finding the pages in Crane, I have checked our calculated velocities against the table of reasonable velocities for flow of steam on page 3-16, under most operating conditions the velocities fall into the recommended range. I hope that will be sufficient to satisfy the client...

Regards

Barbara

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Bullough [mailto:bbullough@sebesta.com]
> Sent: 16 September 2002 15:20
> To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] Recommended maximum flow velocity
>
>
> If you get no other response, I suggest turning to Crane
> (Technical paper 410, Flow of Fluids). Pages 3-16 and 3-17
> have a nomograph for velocities of compressible fluids in pipe.
>
> ... Bruce D. Bullough ...
> Sebesta Blomberg & Associates
> 2381 Rosegate
> Roseville, MN 55113
> 651-634-7344 (office)
> 651-634-7400 (FAX)
> www.sebesta.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James, Barbara [mailto:bjames@mitsuibabcock.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 3:35 AM
> To: 'PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: [PipingDesign] Recommended maximum flow velocity
>
>
> Good morning all
>
> Many thanks to those who gave me advice on finding the dimensions of
> reducers, I had to resort to measuring them in the end. The B and C
> indices in ASME NB are quite sensitive to the cone angle so it was a
> worthwhile exercise
>
> Now, that I have finished the mechanical design, the client
> has decided
> to revisit the process design! There is some debate on what
> the maximum
> flow velocity should be, does anybody here know anywhere that
> I can find
> recommended maximum flow velocities? The fluid is CO2 at 250°C and
> 29barg.
>
> Thanks
>
> Barbara
>
>
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Message: 6

    Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:26:28 +0530     From: Sachin_Bapat@ril.com
Subject: RE: EXPANSION STRESS RANGE

Piping code B31.3 gives value of expansion stress range as follows

                       Sa=f((1.25(Sc +Sh) - Sl)
where Sc ,Sh, Sl,f have their usal meaning as defined in code.   My query is
How the code has decided upon this value of 1.25 ? What is the physical significance of this value?
Views are invited from team members on the subject matter. Regards
Sachin Bapat

Message: 7

    Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:28:00 +0530     From: Sachin_Bapat@ril.com
Subject: RE: CREEP ANALYSIS

Can anybody suggest some of softwares which deals with creep analysis. Regards
Sachin Bapat



Message: 8

    Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:20:15 +1000     From: Conor Walshe <conor.walshe@alceng.com> Subject: RE: EXPANSION STRESS RANGE

If I can remember or interpret correctly... here you go

for expansion

Sa = f(1.25Sc + 0.25 Sh)......................1

which is the original of Sa=f((1.25(Sc +Sh) - Sl) ................2

i.e. add Sh - Sl to 0.25 Sh

So here it is:

The higest value for Sa is when Sh is it's greatest allowable, i.e. = Sc

Therefore

Sa = f(1.25Sc + 0.25 Sc) = f(1.5Sc)

max f = 1.0

Max Sa = 1.5Sc whcih is equal to the Specified minimum Yield strength

i.e. Sc is taken as 2/3 of Specified minimum Yield strength or a fraction of the Specified minimum Tensile strength

So basically the formula is designed to never produce a figure above the Specified minimum Yield strength of the material and takes into consideration the effects on the allowables due to temperature.

Now, this is just my interpretation

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From: Sachin_Bapat@ril.com [mailto:Sachin_Bapat@ril.com] Sent: Tuesday, 17 September 2002 12:56
To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] EXPANSION STRESS RANGE Importance: High

Piping code B31.3 gives value of expansion stress range as follows

                       Sa=f((1.25(Sc +Sh) - Sl)
where Sc ,Sh, Sl,f have their usal meaning as defined in code.   My query is
How the code has decided upon this value of 1.25 ? What is the physical significance of this value?
Views are invited from team members on the subject matter. Regards
Sachin Bapat

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Message: 9

    Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 20:27:22 -0700 (PDT)     From: Geoff Stone DD&D Australia <blenrayaust@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: RE: EXPANSION STRESS RANGE

The figure of 1.25 was decided upon in a hot and steamy meeting in NEw York when the committee were preparing ANSI B31.1/31.3. If I recall the likes of Spiel Vogel and other eminent engineers of their time were present.

Like all standards committees there are personal views and compromises.

There is a paper describing the goings on at the meeting but it is many years
since I have read the same.

The upshot is that it was selected based upon the experience of the engineers
who gave their time voluntarily for the good of all. --- Sachin_Bapat@ril.com wrote:

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Message: 10

    Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:50:00 +0530     From: trajyagu@ltcis.ltindia.com
Subject: RE: EXPANSION STRESS RANGE

Cold Allowable Stress (Sc) = 2 / 3 x Sy(cold), Hence, Syield(cold) = 3 / 2 x Sc
Similarly, Syield(Hot) = 3 / 2 x Sh

Allowable stress = Syield(cold) + Syield(Hot) = 1.5 ( Sc + Sh ) Code seems to have divided above value with Factor of safety to arrive at 1.25 value instead of 1.5 in above equation.

Tushar.

Sachin_Bapat@ril.com on 09/17/2002 09:26:28 AM

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cc: (bcc: TUSHAR K RAJYAGURU/L&T-CHIYODA) Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] EXPANSION STRESS RANGE

Piping code B31.3 gives value of expansion stress range as follows

                       Sa=f((1.25(Sc +Sh) - Sl)
where Sc ,Sh, Sl,f have their usal meaning as defined in code.   My query is
How the code has decided upon this value of 1.25 ? What is the physical significance of this value?
Views are invited from team members on the subject matter. Regards
Sachin Bapat

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Message: 11

    Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 16:07:10 +0400     From: Ahmed Vawda <avawda@aksugar.co.ae> Subject: Sea Water Suction Pipe

Dear Forum Members

My sea water pumps are cavitating!
Flow rate 2750 m3/hr each.
Delivery pressure 1.8 barg
Suction pipe 500 mm.
Pump inlet nozzle 400 mm.

There is a lot of turbulence in the suction pit of each pump. The 500 mm suction consists of a long radius bend.
Is there some thing I can modify in the suction to reduce the turbulence?

Ahmed Vawda
Process Engineer
Al Khaleej Sugar - Dubai

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Message: 12

    Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:37:12 -0400     From: "Ed Engalan" <edengalan@hblpipe.com> Subject: RE: Sea Water Suction Pipe

A few items comes to mind (Pardon my weakness for the metric system):

1.) Recommended pump suction is 2.5 to 5.0 ft/sec.

2.) Pump suction reducer connection to suction piping shall be eccentric with flat side on top.

3.) Calculate your System Net Positive Suction Head (NPSHa) i.e. length of suction piping,
vapor pressure of fluid at pumping temperature, suction lift, etc. and compare it to your Pump Net Positive Suction Head Required (NPSHr) : NPSHa > NPSHr.

4.) Visually check your suction line, in the USA we have known problems from Zebra Mussels.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ahmed Vawda [mailto:avawda@aksugar.co.ae] Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 8:07 AM To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PipingDesign] Sea Water Suction Pipe

Dear Forum Members

My sea water pumps are cavitating!
Flow rate 2750 m3/hr each.
Delivery pressure 1.8 barg
Suction pipe 500 mm.
Pump inlet nozzle 400 mm.

There is a lot of turbulence in the suction pit of each pump. The 500 mm suction consists of a long radius bend.
Is there some thing I can modify in the suction to reduce the turbulence?

Ahmed Vawda
Process Engineer
Al Khaleej Sugar - Dubai

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    Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 06:09:24 -0700 (PDT)     From: constant george <chris_geocon@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Sea Water Suction Pipe

What gives you the turbulence in the pit? Since when do you have that turbulence? What is the depth of the suction pipe inside the pit? Did you have the cavitation phenomena from the very beginninig? There are some questions that you have to check in the first instance. After that you can go to
www.cheresources.com and there you will find some articles marked as "Understanding cavitation". If you don't, let me know. Of course, you should try to contact the pumps manufacturer, who supposedly can help you out more effective than anybody else. Regards,

George


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