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    Modeling of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger in Caesar II For Stress Analysis

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    This document provides guidance on modeling shell and tube heat exchangers in Caesar II software for stress analysis. It outlines the modeling steps and considerations for two types of heat exchangers - those with and without an expansion bellow in the shell. Key inputs like equipment drawings and design temperatures are also described. The modeling procedure involves dividing the heat exchanger into regions and assigning properties like dimensions, materials and temperatures to each region as rigid or pipe elements. Nozzle connections are similarly modeled.

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    This document provides guidance on modeling shell and tube heat exchangers in Caesar II software for stress analysis. It outlines the modeling steps and considerations for two types of heat exchangers - those with and without an expansion bellow in the shell. Key inputs like equipment drawings and design temperatures are also described. The modeling procedure involves dividing the heat exchanger into regions and assigning properties like dimensions, materials and temperatures to each region as rigid or pipe elements. Nozzle connections are similarly modeled.

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    This document provides guidance on modeling shell and tube heat exchangers in Caesar II software for stress analysis. It outlines the modeling steps and considerations for two types of heat exchangers - those with and without an expansion bellow in the shell. Key inputs like equipment drawings and design temperatures are also described. The modeling procedure involves dividing the heat exchanger into regions and assigning properties like dimensions, materials and temperatures to each region as rigid or pipe elements. Nozzle connections are similarly modeled.

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    Modeling of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger in Caesar II For Stress Analysis

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    This document provides guidance on modeling shell and tube heat exchangers in Caesar II software for stress analysis. It outlines the modeling steps and considerations for two types of heat exchangers - those with and without an expansion bellow in the shell. Key inputs like equipment drawings and design temperatures are also described. The modeling procedure involves dividing the heat exchanger into regions and assigning properties like dimensions, materials and temperatures to each region as rigid or pipe elements. Nozzle connections are similarly modeled.

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    Modeling of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger in Caesar II for

    Stress Analysis
    whatispiping.com/shell-and-tube-heat-exchanger-in-caesar-ii

    Anup Kumar Dey

    Shell and Tube heat exchangers are frequently used in Oil & Gas, Power plant,
    Refinery, Chemical and Petrochemical industries. As piping systems connected to
    such equipment are considered Critical, piping stress engineers need to model it
    quite frequently. But sometimes, specifically for new stress engineers, the modeling steps seem
    to be very difficult. In this article, I will try to illustrate the modeling considerations in caesar II.

    Two types of shell and tube heat exchangers are used in industrial applications.

    1. Heat exchanger without expansion bellow and


    2. Heat exchanger with an expansion bellow in the shell.

    The thermal profiling considerations i.e, the temperature distribution during Caesar II modeling
    is different in both cases.

    Inputs required for Modeling


    Before modeling the equipment the following details need to be collected.

    Equipment GA drawing with all dimensions.


    Fixed and Sliding saddles.
    Sheel side inlet and outlet design temperature.
    Channel or tube side inlet and outlet design parameters.

    Modeling of the Heat exchanger without expansion bellow


    Caesar II modeling of heat exchangers that does not have an expansion bellow is quite easy. Better
    engineering practice is to model the equipment as a rigid body. Refer Fig. 1 and the Table below
    that simultaneously for modeling the elements as shown.

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    Fig. 1: Schematic of Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger without bellow

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    Region Node OD & Process Temperature Material Length Remark
    No Thickness Parameters

    Fixed 10000 Shell Shell ( Tis + Tos ) Shell Shell Fixed


    Saddle (A) to /2 OD/2 i.e Anchor
    10020 Length A at node
    10000

    Part of 10020 Shell Shell ( Tis + Tos ) Shell Length B


    Shell in to /2 from
    between 10070 equipment
    Fixed and GA
    Sliding
    saddle (B)

    Sliding 10070 Shell Shell ( Tis + Tos ) Shell Shell Hold


    saddle (C) to /2 OD/2 i.e Down +
    10090 Length C Guide
    at node
    10090

    Shell part 10070- Shell Shell ( Tis + Tos ) Shell Length D


    after 10110 /2 from
    sliding Equipment
    Saddle (D) GA

    Channel 10110- Channel Tube ( Tit + Tot ) Channel Length E


    Length (E) 10120 /2

    Remaining 10020- Shell Shell ( Tis + Tos ) Shell Length F


    Shell after 10200 /2 from GA
    Fixed
    Saddle (F)

    Channel 10200- Channel Tube ( Tit + Tot ) Channel Length G


    Length (G) 10210 /2

    Here

    Tis = shell inlet temperature


    Tos = shell outlet temperature
    Tit = tube inlet temperature
    Tot = tube outlet temperature

    Modeling the Equipment Nozzle Connection


    Modeling steps are shown for Nozzle N1

    At first, model a rigid element from the node 10210 to 10219, other parameters will same as
    the region (i.e, channel region G in this case). Then put the anchor at node 10220 and
    connecting node 10219.
    Then model from 10220 to 10230 as the pipe element with all mechanical and physical
    properties of the nozzle (refer mechanical datasheet)
    Then model the element 10230 to 10240 as a flange element with all mechanical and
    physical properties of the flange (refer mechanical datasheet).

    All other nozzle modeling procedure will be similar to nozzle N1 modeling.

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    From node 10240 onwards connected piping can be modeled.

    Modeling of the Heat exchanger with an expansion bellow in the shell


    Refer Fig. 2 and Table below that simultaneously to model the elements as shown.

    Fig. 2: Shell and Tube Heat exchanger with an expansion bellow in the shell

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    Region Node OD & Process Temperature Material Length Remark
    No Thickness Parameters

    Fixed 10000 Shell Shell ( Tis + Tos ) Shell Shell Fixed


    Saddle to /2 OD/2 i.e Anchor
    (A) 10020 Length A at node
    10000

    Part of 10020 Shell Shell ( Tis + Tos ) Shell Length B


    Shell in to /2 from
    between 10200 equipment
    Fixed GA
    Saddle
    and
    Channel
    (B)

    Complete 10200 Shell Tube ( Tit + Tot ) Tube Length C


    Shell to /2 from GA
    Length 10110
    (C)

    Shell 10110- Shell Shell ( Tis + Tos ) Shell Length D


    Part in 10100 /2 from
    between Equipment
    Nozzle GA
    N4 and
    channel
    (D)

    Shell 10100- Shell Shell ( Tis + Tos ) Shell Length E


    Part in 10070 /2 from GA
    between
    Nozzle
    N4 and
    sliding
    saddle
    (E)

    Sliding 10070- Shell Shell ( Tis + Tos ) Shell Shell Hold


    Saddle 10090 /2 OD/2 Down
    and
    Guide
    at node
    10090

    Channel 10110- Channel Tube ( Tit + Tot ) Channel Length F


    part (F) 10120 /2 from GA

    Channel 10200- Channel Tube ( Tit + Tot ) Channel Length G


    part (G) 10210 /2 from GA

    Nozzle to be modeled in the same way as shown for the above Heat exchanger.

    Few companies model the Saddle/Skirt part from the bottom of the shell. In that case rigid
    element to be modeled from node 10000 and 10090 with saddle length as per GA. (Different
    saddle temperature to be considered for these elements, However shell material, OD and
    thickness can be considered for modeling this part.). In such a situation, the fixed anchor and
    hold down+guide supports need to be considered at the bottom of the saddle.

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    A sample model is shown in Fig. 3 below.

    Fig. 3: Sample Shell and tube heat exchanger model in Caesar II

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