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AutoPIPE: Your Partner in Piping Project Success
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Seamless software integration from AutoPIPE and STAAD contributed to a shortened product qualification process, saving 60% of the analysis and design cycle time. The software also helped us to coordinate with design teams on final assembly, fabrication, and production, and enabled the timely market launch of the product.
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Key features listed include Genetic Algorithm Support Optimizer, Intuitive Modeling Environment, Comprehensive Analysis Capabilities, Extensive Code Compliance, Results Visualization and Reporting, and Quality Assurance.
AutoPIPE includes a wide range of advanced analysis capabilities. These include features for advanced buried pipeline analysis, operational (hot) clash detection, wave loading, fluid transients (such as water and steam hammer), analysis of FRP/GRP or plastic pipe, pipe/structure interaction, fluid and friction effects, jacketed piping, flange analysis (including ASME VIII Div 1 and 2), thermal stratification, thermal transient analysis, and various seismic analysis methods. It supports both linear and nonlinear analysis. The software allows rapid setup, analysis, and visualization of results for various loading scenarios, including thermal, seismic, wind, and dynamic (response spectra) load cases.
The application includes 25 international piping codes. It ensures projects comply with major American (ASME) and European (EN) metallic piping codes. It also includes API, NEMA, ANSI, ASCE, AISC, UBC, ISO, and WRC guidelines and design load limits. AutoPIPE has built-in support for ASME B31J for more accurate flexibilities and Stress Intensification Factors (SIF) for tees. The software is compliant with ASME Section VIII (which governs the construction of pressure vessels), including Division 1 (for pressures above 15 psi) and Division 2 (alternative rules). Other supported codes for pressure vessels include EN13445 (European standard), CODAP (Div 1 & 2) (French code), AD2000 (German code), PD5500 (British standard), and GB (Chinese national standards).
AutoPIPE offers significant integration capabilities with other applications. It provides integrated design between piping and structural analysis through bidirectional integration with STAAD.Pro® and SACS™, automatically transferring pipe support loads and importing structures. Users can import 3D plant design CAD models from numerous Bentley applications (like OpenPlant®, MicroStation®) and third-party applications (such as SmartPlant, Aveva E3D, Autodesk Plant 3D, PDS, AutoCAD, CADWorx, SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA, PlantFLOW®).
Yes, AutoPIPE features a Genetic Algorithm Support Optimizer which uses artificial intelligence to automatically determine the optimal pipe support locations. This is designed to satisfy design requirements while achieving the most cost-effective solution without sacrificing quality or safety. The optimizer can save significant amounts of design time and thousands of dollars.
Yes, the software offers an intuitive modeling environment with a unique, object-based graphical user interface (GUI). Users can easily create and modify the pipe stress model using point and click actions, with the model display updating instantly. It also supports undo or redo steps for correcting mistakes, performing what-if analysis, or iterating quickly through design scenarios.
AutoPIPE is a comprehensive analysis and design application used primarily for calculating pipe stress, loads, and deflections under various load conditions. It is widely utilized in industries such as power, oil and gas, petrochemical, offshore, and nuclear sectors
Pipe stress analysis is the process of calculating the stresses, loads, and deflections within a piping system. It is a dedicated application or process for analyzing and designing piping under various static and dynamic load conditions.
Key aspects include:
- It involves calculating the piping stresses, loads, and deflections.
- These calculations are performed under various static and dynamic load conditions.
- It considers a wide range of loading scenarios, such as thermal, seismic, wind, and dynamic (response spectra) load cases.
- The analysis can include advanced features like advanced buried pipeline analysis, operational (hot) clash detection, wave loading, fluid transients, FRP/GRP or plastic pipe analysis, pipe/structure interaction, fluid and friction effects, jacketed piping, flange analysis, thermal stratification, and thermal transient analysis.
- It supports both linear and nonlinear analysis.
- The goal is to ensure high quality, cost-effective piping designs and a smooth workflow, helping to satisfy design requirements without sacrificing quality or safety.
- Software like AutoPIPE is used to rapidly set up, analyze, and visualize results for different loading scenarios and to determine pipe stress operational displacements and clash check them.
AutoPIPE offers machine learning support optimization saving hundreds of design hours. It also offers buried pipeline design and analysis capabilities, with 3D hot clash interference detection. Advanced interoperability allows you to import structural models from applications like SACS for offshore projects or structural analysis applications like STAAD so it’s easy to include the structural steel flexibilities in the pipe model. Structural and piping engineers work more efficiently together reducing risks and non-conformances. AutoPIPE includes support for many international design codes including ASME B31 J, as well as ASME III Nuclear codes for class 1, 2, and 3 piping. (Available in AutoPIPE Nuclear sold by Bentley directly.)
AutoPIPE has full interoperability between OpenPlant, STAAD, SACS, or third party products like CAESAR, SmartPlant, PDMS, or PDS. This allows the pipe design to be automatically imported into the pipe stress analysis program through a PXF file, PCF file, or similar. Advanced mapping ensures piping geometry, pipe properties, material, component class, support data and more are imported correctly. This workflow allows the piping to be modeled just once, increasing efficiency and eliminating manual errors.
Over 30 international design codes are supported including multiple years of ASME III, B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, EN13480, CSA-Z662, ISO14692, DNV F101, ASME B31 J. AutoPIPE is one of the few pipestress analysis programs that adheres to the strictest international quality standards, including ISO 9001, NQA-1, 10CFR50 and approved by NIAC, NUPIC since 1986.
About this software subscription: This Virtuoso Subscription includes a 12-month practitioner license of this software, that comes with Keys (credits) to unlock training and services.
AutoPIPE is available in two tiers, so you can choose the version that is best for you.
AutoPIPE
- Create graphical results and reports
- Produce customized reports in various formats from an open-sourced, optimized SQLite database and eliminate tedious reviews with color-coded results and pop-up windows that help identify and investigate critical issues.
AutoPIPE Advanced
Includes everything from AutoPIPE, plus:
- Advanced analyses, such as buried pipe, flange, force time history, multiple response spectra analysis, fluid transient, stress, seismic, and more
- Optimizer technology support to evaluate many configurations quickly
- More design codes
- Microsoft Windows 10 or 11 64 bit Professional
- 4GB Hard Drive and 4GB Memory recommended
- Any industry-standard video card that supports Open GL 3D graphics
- Recommended: Adobe Acrobat Reader 10.0 or higher
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