Effects of attached straight pipes on finite element limit analysis for pipe bends

  • Yun Jae Kim*
  • , Chang Sik Oh
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    The effect of the length of an attached straight pipe on the plastic limit load of a 90° pipe bend under combined pressure and bending is quantified, based on finite element (FE) limit analyses using elastic-perfectly plastic materials with the small geometry change option. Systematic FE limit analyses of pipe bends with various lengths of the attached pipe are performed. It is shown that the effect of the length of the attached straight pipe on plastic limit loads can be significant, and the limit loads tend to decrease with decrease of the length of the attached straight pipe. In the limiting case of no attachment, the limit loads are found to be close to existing analytical solutions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)177-184
    Number of pages8
    JournalInternational Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping
    Volume84
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007 Mar

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This research was performed under the program of Basic Atomic Energy Research Institute (BAERI) that is a part of the Nuclear R&D Programs funded by the Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST) of Korea.

    Keywords

    • Finite element
    • Limit load
    • Pipe bend

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science
    • Mechanics of Materials
    • Mechanical Engineering

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