Here I would like to discuss about the essential properties automatically propagating over to subsequent elements in Caesar II.
What happens when you define properties like pipe diameter, schedule/Wall Thk, temperature, pressure etc. to an element? Did you notice that you
Experienced stress engineers know that there are also errors and limitations in our existing piping codes that engineers sometimes need to address. Stress intensification factors given by the code are limited and sometimes wrong. This is not
CAESAR II 2013 R1 (6.10) delivers a number of significant new and extended capabilities to increase productivity, supply the latest piping codes, and improve user experience.
Technical Updates
Updated piping code information for ASME B31.1, B31.3, B31.8, B31.9, and Z662 codes. The
CAESAR II can save output data to ODBC compliant data bases. On the Windows platform, this typically means Microsoft Access.
The intent of the ODBC output feature is to allow users access to the data to:
The LIST Facility is a very powerful editing feature built into the piping input module. This List Facility allows for the global manipulation of a group of elements. This group can be as small as two elements, or as large as the entire model.
One of the most important task of the stress analyst is to properly define the load cases necessary for a proper system evaluation. CAESAR II not only makes load case definition easy, but it also provides a comprehensive set of options for combining
In many instances it is desirable to print the piping model input in columnar style to aid in model verification. This can be easily accomplished using the CAESAR II LIST Processor. The initial windows displayed in this LIST processor is shown in the figure below.
To prepare for
CAESAR II users can specify a value for the system hydrotest pressure. The entry for this pressure can be found at the bottom of the piping input spreadsheet, just below P1 and P2. Additionally, an entry field for this pressure also exists on the extended operating conditions dialog.
There are instances where a single CAESARII input file contains several, separate pipe models (runs). Possibly, these runs are from different lines, or possibly they are part of the same line and need to be connected. This article discusses the
