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Correction of Gasket Seating Width Calculation in Flange Check (ASME VIII)

Currently, AutoPIPE calculates the gasket seating width (N) using the gasket outside diameter (OD) and inside diameter (ID), N=(Gasket OD-Gasket ID)/2. As per ASME Section VIII (Sketch 1a), the gasket seating width should be calculated based on th...
about 2 months ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis Needs review

Add Snow and Ice load to structural and pipe members

Snow loads should be considered in the GR load case during analysis and design for static seismic loads, to account for the contribution of snow mass to horizontal seismic inertia forces.
10 months ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis Needs review

TTA - add feature to analyze a Steam filled pipeline

AutoPIPE's TTA module does not consider steam as a content for evaluation. Add feature to conder Steam filed piping.
about 2 months ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis Needs review

Include ASME B16.5 dimensions in EN1591 Flange Analysis

Currently, the EN1591 flange analysis only includes PN flange dimensions. Theoretically, you could manually input all the dimensions for an ASME flange but that would be extremely tedious to do every time. There is some ambiguity/"looseness" with ...
9 months ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis Reviewed

Add the capability to analyse multiple piping codes in a single model (Mixed Class)

Whilst using AutoPIPE Nuclear to assess pipework to ASME III, the models included different regions of pipework that were required to be assessed to ASME III Class 1 and Class 2 respectively. As it is not possible to assess to two different piping...
almost 2 years ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis Future consideration

Add manufacturer library for SIF's to populate to meet B31.J as per B31.3 2020

Add manufacturer library to select for SIF's to populate to meet B31.J as per B31.3 2020
almost 3 years ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis Needs review

Add features to include Type A/B fitting pressure factor for En13480 piping code

Add options into application that accommodates En13480 table A.2 specification for all fittings per En10253 requirements to define pressure factors to be applied to fittings of Type A and wall thickness requirements of fittings of Type B. Add opti...
over 1 year ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis Needs review

Reference point - nonsymmetric allowable

Reference point is great tool to verify connector capacity. Currently only symmetric allowable values could be used. Many times connectors allowable loads are nonsymmetric ex. range of values -80 to 0kN or -150 to 350kNm. See attached image. It wo...
over 3 years ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress Future consideration

Add API 661 allowables to rotating equipment

Provide user ability to insert cooler nozzle allowables per API 661. This would help with cooler orientation and no longer require user to look up allowable values each time. Provide a multiplier allowable (i.e. 2x 3x API limits)
over 2 years ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis Future consideration

Add ability to group analysis sets which represent different analysis cases

Piping Stress, Pipe Support, and Foundation load generation require different analysis conditions using different seismic loads to meet differing code requirements. Currently, this is difficult to manage in the same autopipe file as users may have...
over 1 year ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis Needs review