Research Article
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 |
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