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July 16-20, 2017, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA
PVP2017-65847
Weld-1
(a)
Weld-2
(a)
(b)
Figure 4: Thermal history of elbow (a) FE mesh of the elbow
(b) component showing different location, (b) thermal history due
to weld sequence in Fig 3c.
1
STNEMELE
Pipe-Weld
Connection
p=0 MPa
Pipe & Elbow
(Shell 181)
±𝜹
B
(c)
Figure 5: Residual stress due to initial and welding procedure
in elbow (a) von-Mises stress (𝜎𝑒 in MPa), (b) bending stress Figure 6: FE mesh of elbow, BC, and loading used in the
in the hoop direction (𝜎11 ), (c) bending stress in axial direction simulation.
(𝜎22 )
FE SIMULATION RESPONSES
FE analysis of the elbow LCF experiment starts with
solving the initial residual stress field calculated from the
previous section. FE simulation responses for the unpressurized
long radius elbow are shown in Figs. 7 to 9. Circumferential
stress contours in Fig. 7a-7d demonstrate that the initial residual
stress quickly relaxes during applied displacement (opening).
Flank circumferential stress at the crown section of the elbow (f)
immediately relaxes, stress responses remain same for LCF Figure 7: Relaxation of residual hoop stress (𝜎𝜃 in MPa) in
responses whether residual stress is considered or not (Fig. 7e). MPa due to applied displacement (a) stress contour at t=1 sec,
Influence of residual stress is observed for the circumferential (b) stress contour at t=1.01 sec, (c) stress contour at t=1.375
stress adjacent to the straight pipe-elbow welded joint (𝜃 = 108° sec, (d) stress contour at t=1.75 sec, (e) 𝜎𝜃 -t in the 1st opening-
in Fig 7f). Force-displacement hysteresis loop is simulated well closing displacement at Flank, (f) 𝜎𝜃 -t in the 1st opening-
with or without considering the initial residual stresses as closing displacement near weld
shown in Fig. 8.
(c)
(a)
(d)
REFERENCES
[1] Islam, N., and Hassan, T., 2016, "Improving Simulations for
Low Cycle Fatigue and Ratcheting Responses of Elbows,"