‘SCOPE OF WORK « FEA (DUCT & CHUTES): SYSTEM -06 7 FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS MODELLING Sub Contractor shal provide description of computer programs along wih assumptions and carry out complete analysis and furnish computer ouput with resus, along with the native fils, When using FEA for justtiying the Code compliance of the design, a complete FEA report having the elements [sted Lelow is required, Suine impurlant equirennents (ar analysis are ap fullons, 1 Finite Element Analysis ‘or local stresses at discontinuities shall be carried out using three= dimensional (30) solid elements or axisymmetric solid elements (if applicable) whenever any component (equipment, fiting, nozzle ec.) at the intersection has a ratio of minimum mean radius of curvature to thickness less than 10, . In the FEA model, the length of any component from the intersection shall be sufficiently laroe Inomally not less than five times of square root of RT, where R is mean radius of curvature and T is the thickness of the component) so that the effect of junction discontinuity dies down compietely within the madelled portion and the effect of assumed boundary conditions does net influence the results at the region of viscontinuity. Appropriate boundary conditions shall be prescribed so thal the stresses at or near the boundary are reasonably close to the state of siress in the absence of the discontinulty. |. The elements used in the discretization of the FEA model shall be well shaped. In making a finte foment mooel, use smoctn transitons 10 avola abrupt cnanges in mesn sizes. The order of tne elements shall preferatly be 2” order or above, The aspect ratio of an element should ideally be 1 and shall not exceed 2 in case of linear elements and 5 in case of quadratis or hgher order olomerta, However, at the junctions/discontiuitos the aspect ratio shall ke limited to a maximum value of 2. The comer angles of the elements should be confined to the range £0 to 130 degrees. . In case of solid elements, at least three linear or two quadratic elements must be modelled through tne thickness when bending Is present. Categorization of stiesses shell be done as per Code and checked against allowable values, The directions of allowable nozzle loads shall be considered In such a way that the combination of loads produces the maximum stress levels. . The analysis for the nozde/discontinuty that is closely spaced with other nozzles/discontinuities shall be carried out in a single model to check the overlepping of areas of stresses according to Code,