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Model piping arrangement:
Step 1.
Insert Vessel / Tank
Step 2.
Insert internal piping with rigid options to surface of Vessel's / Tank's end Cap.Insert User SIF =1.0 at junction to overrideall other SIF calculations
Optional: Take credit for flexibility in end cap
Connect internal piping to inner surface of end Cap, then insert nozzle element tooutside surface of end cap.
Step 3.
Insert piping connected to nozzles
Optional: Report Allowable forces and Moments
Insert reference points at nozzle connection to end cap to report loads that exceed allowable forces and moments.
Step 4.
Insert End cap to account for weight
Model piping connected the end of a tank / vessel
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