Industrial – Piping Systems
Pipe Vibration Assessment
Project Description
- The client retained Earth Fire Energy to complete a pipe stress and vibration assessment
- The pipe vibration was causing nozzle cracking on a reactor discharge pipe
Responsibilities:
- Site visit to observe vibration and confirm existing piping system, including dimensions and pipe support configuration
- Reviewed historical operating conditions as provided by the client
- Prepared a model using Caesar II Software to analyze pipe stress and estimate the modal natural frequencies for the existing pipe routing
- Provided client with a final report including our observations, analysis, and recommendations to ensure peak stresses were within allowable code stresses (ASME B31.3)