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Modeling an API 661 Air Cooler #69632 - 07/28/17 06:14 AM 0 registered (), 63
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I've been running a pipe stress analysis on a system
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having any luck. I think what it comes down to is that I
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someone that might be able to describe it to me in more 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
detail. I've tried a number of things from calculating the 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
stiffness of the nozzles as if they were cantilevered beams
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simulate the cooler itself. Any thoughts would be 29 30
appreciated. Thank you.
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Re: Modeling an API 661 Air Cooler [Re: #69633 - 07/28/17 07:13 AM 15973 Topics
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1. Model flange and nozzle neck as piping elements Max Online: 126 @
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Member for each nozzle. Why: Nozzle flexibility.
2. Model a weightless rigid from the nozzle neck(s)
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Posts: 748 to CL of the headerbox.
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box. Michael_Fletcher 25
3. Model rigid elements that span from edge of Borzki 17
headerbox to edge of headerbox connecting the Richard Ay 17
multiple nozzle necks, whose combined weight Vanman 13
equals that of half the air cooler, and maintains a anubis512 11
consistent mass per unit length.
Why: So that friction effects are accounted for
accurately.
4. Note vendor drawings and determine how the
header box is and is not permitted to slide and how
far. In a floating box design, it is generally
permitted to slide in the horizontal plane with a gap
of some amount in a border surrounding the
header.
Why: Not all air coolers are 100% the same. Note
that the drawings may not have a smoking gun to
tell you this information.
5. Apply supports onto the header box to match
vendor drawings as indicated in step 4.
Why: It's not going to support itself.
6. Add a weightless rigid from the center of header
box at CL to the center of the air cooler. This
represents the tube bundle. If a floating box
design, you may consider the center of the tube
bundle to be an anchor point whence everything

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else slides.
Why: Applying weight on the tube bundle might
cause the headerbox to rotate in a manner that is
inconsistent with reality. You can alternatively
apply weight to the tube bundle, but apply
rotational stops on the headerbox.
7. If it still fails, model the headerbox nozzle
connections in FE software to obtain nozzle
flexibilities and apply these flexibilities at the nozzle
neck base and rerun.
8. If it still fails, consider springs or additional
flexibility of the piping.
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Re: Modeling an API 661 Air Cooler [Re: #69634 - 07/28/17 07:33 AM
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The_Worst
Wow! That has got to be the most comprehensive answer
Member I've seen from anybody. Thank you!
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Re: Modeling an API 661 Air Cooler [Re: #69697 - 08/07/17 12:10 PM
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Member And most important is about the temperatures you assign
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