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Design and Analysis of Skid Frame Module for its Strength &
Stiffness
Aditi A. Godse, Prof. M.K.Wasekar
Sinhgad Academy of Engineering,Savitribai Phule University of Pune, India.
AbstractSkid base frame is a structural assembly consisting of beams of various cross sections or channel sections
and dimensions. This frame is to be designed for flow control system which is used to control and regulate the flow,
pressure, and temperature for fluids. These systems mainly include piping, pumps, valv es, and gauges. The flow control
application is mainly required for process industries like sugar plants, cement plants, power plants etc. Many times these
systems are locally operated & hence their elevation should be designed in such a way that it will r educe the hardship of
the operator. This frame is designed with conventional CAD design practices and then analyzed statically with FEA
software. The structural loads considered during analysis phase resemble the actual loading cases. The analysis is then
carried out to determine the induced stresses and the deflections at various locations on proposed frame and further
analytical calculations are done to verify the simulation results.
Keywords Skid frame, CA D model, FEA
II. PROCEDURE FOR BASE FRAME DESIGN it has excellent strength and affordable cost, and is
A. SKID DESIGN most commonly used for skid frames.
TABLE I MATERIAL PROPERTIES USED FOR B. LOADING INPUTS
SKID DESIGN TABLE III WEIGHTS OF DIFFERENT
No Physical COMPONENTS
Values SI Units
. Properties Sr Weight
Tensile Part Name Qty.
1 510 Mpa or N/ mm2 No. in kg
Stress/Strength
Steam line
Yield
2 355 Mpa or N/ mm2 1 Gate valve 2 70
Stress/Strength
Youngs Modulus 2 Bypass valve 1 20
3 205 x 103 Mpa or N/ mm2 3 Globe valve 5 8
(E)
Shear Modulus 4 Pressure gauge 3 2
4 80 x 103 Mpa or N/ mm2
(G) 5 Thermometer 2 2
5 Poissons Ratio(v) 0.3 - 6 Globe control Valve 1 30
6 Density (p) 7850 Kg/m3 7 Safety Valve 1 36
Steam piping with
By observing the material properties for application 8 flanges for 5 mtr. 1 154
of skid frame, structural steel is used. The Chemical pipe
composition of Structural Steel is extremely 9 Desuperheater 1 65
important and highly regulated. In the following 10 Condensing Pot 1 70
table Max % levels of certain regulated elements 11 Moisture Separator 1 60
present in Structural steel grade S355 is shown.
Water line
TABLE II CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF
12 Gate Valve 2 12
STRUCTURAL STEEL
13 Bypass Valve 1 14
Grade C% Mn% P% S% Si%
14 Non return valve 1 12
S55 0.23 1.60 0.05 0.05 0.05
15 Globe control Valve 1 18
1. Factor of Safety: 1.2 (For Static Load Cases) Water piping with
2. Allowable Stress: Yield Strength/Factor of 16 1 12
flanges
Safety
= 355 / 1.2
= 296 Mpa(For Static Load Cases)
B. SELECTION OF BEAM SECTION
Beams are the most critical members in structure.
Therefore their design should not only be
economical but also safe. It is a difficult task for
designer to select a beam size for a given span and
load that will satisfy all the conditions. A number of
rolled steel structures are used in construction.
However angles and T-sections are inherently weak
in bending while channels can only be used for light
loads. A circular beam would be a waste of
material. When dealing with bending stresses all the
stress is acting on the top and bottom of the beam. If
we take a circular beam max cross sectional area
would be at the center of the beam where no
bending stress occurs. If we take a square beam it
will have more cross sectional area at the top and Fig. 2 Flow Control System
bottom. It will also have less material in the center D. LOADING CALCULATIONS
of the beam where no stress is acting. Hence square Beam is considered as a continuous beam, Using
hollow section is most efficient and economical, as moment distribution method reactions are
calculated.
Fig.7 Mode 1: Natural Frequency: 7.703 Hz Fig.11 Mode 5: Natural Frequency: 8.65 Hz
Fig.8 Mode 2: Natural Frequency: 13.28 Hz Fig.12 Mode 6: Natural Frequency: 8.59 Hz
VII. CONCLUSION
TABLE V COMPARISON OF RESULTS
Numerical Analytical
Reactions
value value
0.75 0.56
1.7 1.8
2.68 2.81
0.4 0.34
Fig.9 Mode 3: Natural Frequency: 13.19Hz The Skid Frame Module including Steel Skid Frame
& other structural members are analyzed for Linear
Static Loads using Finite Element Method
(FEM).The Module is qualified for the given load
values & various load combinations as per
specification. From above results, it is seen that the
analytical values of reactions shows very good
match with the software results and also maximum
stresses, welds in the skid frame members are less
than the corresponding allowable stresses. Hence,
the Module is safe, qualifies and passes as per
specifications for the design, operating conditions.
Fig.10 Mode 4: Natural Frequency: 12.25 Hz
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