Analysis of piping layout under static load in petrochemical industries

The piping layout used in petrochemical industries taken for the stress analysis. After studying the critical lines in the layout, the line which is connecting the main distillation unit and air fin cooler is taken for the analysis. Design of piping layout is interrelated with piping layout and pipe support design and normally associated with analysis of stresses in a piping system. The functional failure of pipe may cause accidents, shutdowns and lot of damage to refineries and human beings due to leakage of fluids. Even under critical conditions like earthquake, heavy fluctuations in wind force the pipe should not fail and the stresses developed should be within allowable limit. Hence there is a need to carryout stress analysis of the pipe. In this work using FEA approach hydro, sustain, expansion, occasional load such as wind load analyses were carried out. These analyses shall be in accordance with the ASME B 31.3. In this analysis pipe under load is analyzed independently in x, y and z directions and corresponding displacements, stresses and moments are calculated. The safety of the pipe is verified with respect to ASME B 31.3. Based on the results obtained in the analyses suitable supporting system is designed. The results were evaluated using strength of materials theory.