On the Suitability of Vibration Acceptance Criteria of Process Pipework

Table 4

Varied parameters and parameter ranges for FEA pipe models.

Variable	Variable options/ranges	Assumption
Translational support stiffness	Table 3	Reported in [11]
Rotational support stiffness	Table 3	Reported in [11]
Volumetric quality (or homogeneous void fraction),	25, 50, 75, and 95%	Based on the experimental work of [19]
Superficial velocity, V	5, 6, 7, …, 20 m/s	Typical values of velocity in pipework for hydrocarbons
Coefficients: , , , and	Table 2	Based on the experimental work of [19]
	0.1 Hz–100 Hz	Frequency range of flow-induced vibrations