Caeser-II modelling of pump reducer & trunnion.

Dear members ,
I have one query about Caesar modelling technique for reducer & trunnion. For trunnion at the pump end suction nozzle or side suction pump: It is normally observed that high forces & moments are imposed on the nozzle due to the thermal expansion of the reducer offset,especially in case of eccentric reducer (FSU ).Similarly large variation in results are seen if the trunnion connect point on the elbow is changed(say 45-41 deg. or 30deg.).It is also noted that many of the results are not realistic.What should be the best possible method of modelling for this purpose.

Regards,
Rajesh V Balapure

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Received on Sat Sep 03 07:08:00 2005