The NEW Jacketed Pipe modeling within TRIFLEX ® TRIFLEX® WINDOWS PipingSolutions, Inc. 13 July...

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The NEW Jacketed Pipe modeling within TRIFLEX ®

TRIFLEX® WINDOWSPipingSolutions, Inc. 13 July 2004

Note a Steam Jacketed Line connecting to the top of a Flat Top Storage Tank.

Steam Jacketed line.

Anchor at Top of Storage Tank

Now a New Addition to TRIFLEX allows the Jacket pipe to be transparent.

Note the Show Transparent box. Simply select this box.

When the Show Transparent box is check. Note the pipe element has become Transparent.

You can vary the amount of Transparency you require.

Setup.

Graphic Preferences.

Transparency Adjustment

You can vary the amount of Transparency you require.

Note the slide bar to vary the amount of Transparency you require. Simply slide the bar to the desired amount of Transparency.

The location of the show Transparency box is in a little different location for Elbows.

Note the Show Transparent box. Simply select this box.

When the Show Transparent box is check. Note the Elbow Element has become Transparent.

Begin by using the split screen. Then select the inner or core piping.

Note Transparency allows you to see through the Jacket Pipe.

Now use the Zoom box to blow up the Tank connection. View the Inner or Core piping.

The Show Selected Components switch will toggle from Inner to Outer pipe.

Toggle Selected Components. View the Inner or Core piping.

View the Outer or Jacket piping.10

Toggle the Selected Components. View the Outer or Jacket piping.

View the Outer or Jacketed piping without Transparency. Also without selected components.

Note the Inner Pipe spacer support or spider. TRIFLEX ® will use the Release Element. Shown here at N.P.

368/1368.

The Release Element.

The Release Element switch.

This Inner Pipe spacer. On the Release Element tab you must check the modeling.

Pick Jacketed Piping Spacer.

Since the Axis of the pipe is the X-Axis Selecting Jacketed Piping Spacer will automatically assign the correct Release Element Stiffness, and make the X-Axis Free, and All Rotational Stiffness Free.

Note here we have the Axis of the pipe being the X,Y,Z coordinates axis. But you can have skewed pipe and therefore have a Local Axis or the A,B,C Coordinates if you choose.

Again see the Release Element at Node Point 368/1368.15

Note Temperature of Inner Pipe.

The Release Element. Inner Pipe.

Slide bar to get Temperature.

The Inner Elbow is Long Radius.

Note how easily you can see through the Jacket pipe to View the Core pipe within.

The Outer connecting Point of the Release Element.16

Note Temperature of Outer Pipe.

The Release Element. Outer Pipe.

Slide bar to get Temperature.

The Outer Elbow is Short Radius.

Note how easily you can see through the Jacket pipe to View the Core pipe within.

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