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E ANALYSIS OF TRI-CLAMP
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY:
The Tri-Clamp will be used under ASME VIII-1 service. This product cannot be calculated to
code rules due to the complexity of its geometry. Instead the rules of ASME VIII-2 are used with
ASME VIII-1 allowable stresses to determine its acceptability. Pressure inside the shell is 1500
psi and the model is restrained by applying a fixed support at the clamp.
INTRODUCTION:
Clamp Fittings:
A connection is made up of a plain ferrule, a clamp, and a gasket. Tees, elbows and reducers are
available with Tri-Clamp connections. All three styles are in compliance with 3A standards for
C.I.P. (clean in place).
The three types of clamp fittings are designed for use in Food, Dairy, Pharmaceutical and
Chemical Industries.
Tri-Clamp connections are the industry standard, having nueter-style ferrules to simplify
design and installation.
H-Line and HDI-Line male/female ferrules self-align during tightening so joints are
quick and easy to assemble or take apart.
H-Line uses the same series of clamps as the Tri-Clamp
INPUT DATA:
Material strength properties used in this report are obtained from ASME IID, Table 1A, and are
suitable for VIII-1 components. The rules of ASME VIII-2 are used to set the stress limits.
METHODOLOGY:
Meshing
Applying boundary conditions
and pressure on the inner shell.
Solve.
Results
Aided
platform CAD/CAM/CAE
Three-dimensional
commercial software
Interactive
Application)
suite developed
by
is
the
multiFrench
company Systems. CATIA is the cornerstone of the Dassault Systems product lifecycle
management software suite.
The CAD model has been created in the workbench of the CATIA v5 software
according to the dimensions
MESHING:
ANSYS is a general purpose finite element modeling package for numerically solving a wide
variety of mechanical problems, used widely in industry to simulate the response of a physical
system to structural loading, and thermal and electromagnetic effects. ANSYS uses the finiteelement method to solve the underlying governing equations and the associated problemspecific boundary conditions.
The CAD model is export to ANSYS by saving the cad model as .STP format.
As per the problem statement the pressure force of 1500 psi is applied on the inner shell.
Fixed support is applied on the one end of shaft which is connected to the motor.
Solution:
After applying boundary conditions and rotational velocity, the system is tuned for solution
where the software solves using mathematical models and differential equations.
Total Deformation:
The maximum total deformation value of Tri-Clamp is 0.00043443 inch and minimum
is 0 inch.
Conclusions:
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