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{"We use CAEPIPE to design the process coils in our steam cracking furnaces. These coils operate at temperatures between 1,200°F & 2,000°F. Supports must be sized properly to prevent coil distortion and rapid failure. CAEPIPE graphic displays are extremely useful in determining if we have input the geometry correctly and in evaluation of results." }
Arthur DiNicolantonio, Exxon, CAEPIPE user for over 12 years
{"The new graphics rendering feature [in CAEPIPE v5.x] is fantastic. It far exceeds the graphics of any other piping stress analysis program I have seen."}
Ed Patnode, Advanced Thermal, CAEPIPE user for over 10 years
PD2CII™, the Plant Design-to-CAESAR II Interface, is a stand-alone program, which transfers pipe geometry, section and material properties and other engineering information from 3D Plant Design software (such as PDMS, PDS etc.) to COADE's pipe stress analysis software CAESAR II.
Currently, separate modules are available to transfer models from PDMS, PDS, CADMATIC, AutoPlant, CATIA, and TRIBON systems and from .PCF files generated by 3D Plant Design software such as SmartPlant, CADWORX, etc. to CAESAR II.
Piping layout in 3D Plant Design
Stress model in CAESAR II
PD2CII Interface converts the 3D piping model into an intermediate neutral file. The PD2CII.exe reads this neutral file and maps it against the Material and Support Mapping DB (databases) to identify the valid CAESAR II Material and Support specifications. This executable then generates the CAESAR II neutral file. This CAESAR II neutral file is can then be used inside CAESAR II to generate the CAESAR II Input file (*._A) that can be opened and viewed in CAESAR II.
The execution sequence is as follows
Piping layout in 3D Plant Design
Stress model in CAESAR II
| • | Uses forms and menus to input the CAESAR II input file name and identify the branches in PDMS model to be added in the network for tranferring to CAESAR II. |
| • | Reads and transfers the Pipe Section properties from Plant Design Database . |
| • | Weight of fluid can be trasferred to CAESAR II by defining the Specific Gravity of fluid (with respect to water) in 3D Plant Design Software. |
| • | Transfers Temperature and Pressure entered at Pipe/Branch level of 3D Plant Design software as operating loads in CAESAR II. |
| • | Support details (entered via attributes) and their locations specified in the Plant Design software are tranferred to CAESAR II. Stiffnesses, Gaps, and Friction coefficients of supports can also be transferred, if defined in 3D Plant Design software. |
| • | Transfers weight of componenets such as Flanges, Valves, Instruments, etc., if defined in 3D Plant Design software. |
| • | Allows the user to choose the vertical direction in CAESAR II. Vertical Direction in 3D Plant Design (Z) can be made as either 'Y' or 'Z' in CAESAR II. |
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