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Piping stress logs identify systems requiring stress analysis. Slug flow occurs when gas pushes liquid into a slug that can damage elbows. Piping with temperatures over 200°F or changing directions are vulnerable. Loops absorb expansion to prevent overstressing straight pipes that expand over 12 inches.

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Slug

Piping stress logs identify systems requiring stress analysis. Slug flow occurs when gas pushes liquid into a slug that can damage elbows. Piping with temperatures over 200°F or changing directions are vulnerable. Loops absorb expansion to prevent overstressing straight pipes that expand over 12 inches.

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What is a Stress Log or a Flex Log?

Piping Stress Log or Flexibility Log is the list of Piping systems that is created by
the Piping stress Engineer to identify piping systems that would require stress
analysis. (. It helps the designer to identify the systems requiring stress analysis. It
also indicates the status of the system. Pick-ups.
Pick-ups can be considered if
pipe span are not met but the
What is a “Slug flow”? designer should be aware of
Slug flow is a condition created by a sudden the conditions of both the line
flow of high velocity gas over the surface of a to be picked–up and the line
picking up because it may act
slowly moving liquid in the pipe. This as restraint on either of the
produces a liquid wave which can become a lines. The designer should
slug if it crests at the top of the pipe. The also consider if its thermal
impact of this liquid slug, moving at the expansion would be in the
velocity of a blowdown gas, generates same or opposite direction. It
tremendous force when exerted on an elbow. should be noted that piping
Process and Control systems Engineers are the ones who determine slug flow. systems with temperatures
For piping systems with slug flow, all changes of pipe run direction shall require more than 200F are not
restraints. Standard guides and anchor are normally inadequate for restraining slug recommended for pick ups.
Loads caused by the “picked-
flow. Special design is required. Structural “T” supports are usually tall and tend to
up” lines on stress required
offer little resistance to horizontal loads. systems should also be
Formulas for the calculation of “slug” force that would be acting on every bend can included on pipe stress
be found at sketches. Any extra loads
When do piping systems require loops? should be covered in the
stress analysis.
Piping systems with high temperature expands. The objective in piping design is
not to restrain this expansion but to redirect, absorb and control its direction
without overstressing the system. Loop absorbs piping expansion. state that
straight pipes producing expansion growth of more than 12 inches require stress
loops
…that for uniform load in a
anchor simply supported span, the
formula for load calculation is
W = wl
W

1 2
If 1+2 > 12”, then a loop is required. W W
See figure below. 2 2
Where:
W= Total weight between
supports (lbs)
W= weight per foot of pipe
(include water for test loads
and include commodity and
insulation for operating
loads).
l= Distance between supports
(in feet)

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