Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE, Version(s): 2004, XM, & V8i Environment: N/A Area: analysis Subarea: Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Problem: How do I perform an ANSI Check Flange Analysis in AutoPIPE? Answer: AutoPIPE Standard does not have the ability to perform a Flange Analysis to ASME Section VIII Div. 1 / 2 or Appendix XI, see the following AutoPIPE help section: Help Contents Contents Tab Getting Started AutoPIPE V8i Standard vs Advanced vs Nuclear, for document about version and features. However AutoPIPE Standard can perform an ANSI Check flange analysis using the following procedure: Open existing AutoPIPE model WALKTHRU.DAT from one of the following locations: A. C:\Bentley\AutoPIPE V8i SELECTseries\ B. C:\Bentley\AutoPIPE V8i SELECTseries\Examples\ Analyze the model. Analyze Analyze ALL. Select Tools Flange Analysis. Change Analysis Method from " ASME Section VIII, Division 1 " to " ANSI Flange Check " and press the TAB button Select the ANSI CHECK tab from the grid. Select Flange material = A105 from the drop down listing and press the TAB key Change Gasket Type = " Spiral-Wound " and press the TAB key. Re-select the Analysis Tab from the grid. Place a check mark in the column for " Analyze " Press the " Analyze " button in the top right corner to analyze the flange. The following should be displayed if everything was correctly configured: Press the " Show Results " button in the top right corner to automatically display the output report for the flange analysis only. Note: when adding User Pressure Temp. Data, the data is to be entered by first selecting " Use Pmax " button in the lower right corner of the dialog screen, shown bellow: After the data has been entered, press OK button to create Flange_User_Data.mdb in the same folder as the model. To associate the newly entered data with a flange, select the flange row, in the corresponding " User Pmax " column, press the " Select " button, this action will open a dialog where the user can select a Table Name from the drop down listing of existing tables with the correct flange rating created by the previous step. This dialog will not allow the user to modify the table data. Complete the process by pressing the Select button to close the dialog and now place a check in the column labeled " User Press Temp. Data " for the selected flange. Finish by analyzing the flange using the steps mentioned above. See Also Bentley AutoPIPE External Links Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase Bentley LEARN Server Comments or Corrections? Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please submit any comments you have on this Wiki article to the "Comments" area below. THANK YOU!
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