Pipe Support Optimizer
Overview
Pipe Support Optimizer (PSO) is a fully integrated stress analysis, support location, and design tool. With
this product, users can eliminate the manual trial and error steps to determine optimal support locations PSO
allows, concurrent engineering during the early piping design phase.
Automatic Input
The program requires the target piping data and relevant plant information (structural steel,
equipment, neighboring piping, trays, ducts, walls, floors, etc.) as input. The 3D Piping & Plant model
can be read directly from ASD. Pipe Router or imported from Intergraphs PDS and CadCentres
PDMS Plant Design Systems.
Feasible Support Locations
PSO automatically identifies feasible pipe support locations according to practical distances
from supportable structures. Only feasible support locations are considered for pipe support location
optimization. The user can manually edit the feasibility of such locations.
Features
- Finite element modeling
- Automatic identification of feasible support points
- Support location and type optimization
- Detailed stress analysis and code compliance checking.
- Full 3D interference detection for designed pipe support frame structure and surrounding plant environment
- Generation of stress isometrics and support BOQs
- Interface with PDS & PDMS
- Stress analysis may be completed in batch or single line
- Common supports docated
Deliverables
- Detailed stress analysis report
- Pipe support optimization report
- Stress Isometrics
