FEA Check List for Expansion Bellow INPUT

Parameters
Design Parameter Design Temp. Design Pressure Youngs Modulus Inside Dia of Shell MOC Thickness Considered No. of Convolutions Corrosion Allowance Dimensions in Sketch for Uncorroded Condition Dimensions in Sketch for Corroded Condition Minimum Li (Straight length at end of FSE) Structured Mesh Mesh Details No. of Layers across the Thk (min 3 layers) Element Length (< 0.25*t) Aspect Ratio (< 2) No. of SCL Considered (min 17, See attached drawing) Loads & BC Axial Restraint at small end diameter No. of nodes in the cap Width of the end cap Load & Displacement at the end of the cap Allowables Von Mises for Corroded condition Von Mises for UnCorroded condition Primary Stress as per Hooper Diagram Secondary Stress as per Hooper Diagram

Ok / Not Ok

Remarks

Finite Element Model

Dimensions

Geometry Details (Corroded & UnCorroded)

OUTPUT
Parameters
Intermediate Calculations (Corroded & UnCorroded) SS (From PV Elite) AXIAL (From Ansys) AS FAXIAL KAS KFSE Applied

Ok / Not Ok

Remarks

Tables For Stress Check

Von Mises for required Load Cases (Corroded & UnCorroded) Primary Stress for required Conditions (Corroded & UnCorroded) Secondary Stress for required Conditions (Corroded & UnCorroded)

Graph

Von Mises for required Load Cases (Corroded & UnCorroded) Primary Stress for required Conditions (Corroded & UnCorroded) Secondary Stress for required Conditions (Corroded & UnCorroded)

SPRING RATE & DISPLACEMENT LOAD CALCULATION FOR STRESS ANALYSIS PARAMETERS UNITS LC01 LC02
INPUT
G (ID) of Shell Ts (thickness) of Shell SS (From PV Elite) No. of Convolutions AXIAL (From Ansys) mm mm Mpa No. mm 1006.4 10.8 9.03 2 1.85 1006.4 10.8 -5.4 2 1.85 1006.4 10.8 0.69 2 1.85 1006.4 10.8 -6.38 2 1.85 1006.4 10.8 3.83 2 1.85 1006.4 10.8 11.18 2 1.85 1006.4 10.8 4.12 2 1.85

LC03

LC04

LC05

LC06

LC07

OUTPUT
AS FAXIAL KAS KFSE Equivalent Spring Rate Applied mm2 N N/mm N/mm N/mm mm mm 34512.78 548466 296468 148234 74117 2.11 0.528 34512.78 548466 296468 148234 74117 -1.26 -0.315 34512.78 548466 296468 148234 74117 0.17 0.043 34512.78 548466 296468 148234 74117 -1.49 -0.373 34512.78 548466 296468 148234 74117 0.9 0.225 34512.78 548466 296468 148234 74117 2.61 0.653 34512.78 548466 296468 148234 74117 0.96 0.24