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Bentley AutoPIPE AutoPIPE สำหรับวิเคราะห์ค่าความแข้งแรง, ค่าความเค้นของท่อตาม Piping code ทั้งที่เป็นแบบ Loads และ Deflections ในรูปแบบที่เป็น Static และ Dynamic loading conditions (Stress Analysis)
Modeling Features - Single line, double line or solid model view with interactive zoom, pan, or rotate model capability - Graphical point and click capability for inserting, modifying or deleting piping components and loading parameters - Graphic selection of sections of model to cut, copy or paste - Automatic renumbering of point names - User specified vertical axis (Y, Z, or X) - English, Metric, SI, and user-defined units with automatic unit conversions - Undo/Redo up to 99 operations - Color-coded model view based on pipe identifiers, temperatures or pressures - Library of temperature-dependent code material properties and allowable stresses - ANSI/ASME, DIN, JIS and GRP standard piping component libraries - FRP pipe and plastic pipe vendor libraries - Customizable libraries for pipe components and materials - Structural steel modeling using AISC standard structural steel library with nonlinear pipe/structure interaction - Expansion joint modeling with tie rod assemblies - Import model from AutoPLANT, PlantSpace, Intergraph PDS and PlantFLOW?, Bentley’s analysis application used to calculate steady state single-phase pressures, flow velocities, temperatures, and fluid properties in gas or liquid piping networks - Export model geometry data as PXF files into AutoPLANT - Export model geometry data as DXF files into AutoCAD?	Brochure Bentley AutoPIPE
and MicroStation? Dynamic Analysis Features - Time history dynamic analysis with waterhammer, relief valve, steamhammer fluid transient synthesizers - Mode shapes and natural frequencies - Harmonic load analysis - Response spectrum and shock spectra - NRC spectra and code case N411 - NUREG.CR-1677 benchmark Piping Codes - ASME B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8 - ASME Sec. 3, Class II & III - European Standard Metallic Industrial Piping EN13480 - Canadian CAN/CSA–Z662 - British Standard BS 806, BS 7159 (GRP piping code) - Swedish Piping Code (SPC) Method 2 - Norwegian Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and TBK 5-6 - Dutch Stoomwezen D1101 - Japanese KHK, MITI class 3 and General Fire Protection code - French RCC-M and SNCT AutoPIPE Quality Assurance Program - Passed numerous independent on-site audits to 10CFR50 App. B, ASME NQA-1 and ANSI N45.2 - Formally approved test plans for verification of every new feature to AutoPIPE - Integration testing for features implemented in previous versions with records of validation spanning more than ten years - AutoPIPE QA & Reporting Services for nuclear plant engineering users to help meet safety related QA requirements	Analysis Features - Calculation of the effects of multiple wind, earthquake, thermal and dynamic loads - Automatic generation of wind profiles per ASCE and UBC guidelines - Wave loading and buoyancy for offshore applications - Hydrotest analysis automatically converts spring hangers to rigid restraints and provides insulation on/off option - Fluid transient synthesizer for water hammer and steam relief valve loads - Automatic spring hanger sizing based on hanger data from 17 manufacturers - Accurate nonlinear support gap and friction solutions - Nonlinear pipe/soil interaction for buried pipeline analysis - Jacketed piping analysis - Integrated flange loading per ANSI B16.5 - Nozzle flexibility analysis per API 650 App. P, ASME class 1, WRC 297 and Biljaard methods Result Features - Graphical point and click to view stresses, deflections, or loads, at any point on the model - Automatic or user-defined load combinations - Calculation of maximum stresses along component without modeling intermediate points - Rotating equipment evaluation for API 610, NEMA and API 617, and user-defined rotating equipment - Min/Max load summaries - Export nozzle loads to WinNOZL module for calculation of local shell stresses - Calculation and evaluation of code stresses for 22 standard piping codes - Graphic viewing of results using color-coded model to highlight points that exceed user-specified criteria - Filtering of results by stress, deflection or load criteria to output only the results needed