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Case Study
“This type of nonlinear analysis is very computationally intensive, so we leveraged our Ansys Cloud solving capabilities to give us a boost we needed in terms of extra cores.”
-Benjamin Turner, Senior Fixed Equipment Engineer/Hargrove Engineers + Constructors
Calculating the critical buckling pressure of a heat exchanger takes time. And when a heat exchanger is already deformed and corroded inside a chemical plant, every second counts. Hargrove constructs some of the most complex industrial plants, ensuring the safety of all involved. When time was of the essence, Hargrove was able to access more processing power, FAST with Ansys Cloud.
Hargrove Engineers + Constructors was tasked with performing a Fitness-for-Service (FFS) analysis on a client’s process condenser. The condenser, a heat exchanger comprising four different materials and thousands of tubes, experienced corrosion and/or erosion opposite its inlet nozzle. Field ultrasound inspections revealed a thickness below the API- 579/ASME Code minimum allowable thickness for external pressure.
FFS-1 general metal loss level 3 FFS analysis confirmed the existing thickness was inadequate and required corrective action. Elastic plastic materials and large deformation theory was used to assess the maximum external pressure before buckling occurs. Following the FFS analysis powered by Ansys Mechanical Enterprise, engineers at Hargrove recommended a novel addition of stiffener rings without cutting the main pressure membrane. As a result, the designed stiffener rings mitigated the buckling risk by elevating the Maximum Allowable External Pressure (MAEP) above Code minimums.
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