Home > Published Issues > 2021 > Volume 10, No. 5, May 2021 >

Gas Piping System Fatigue Life Estimation through Acoustic Induced Vibration (AIV) Analysis

Mohd Fazril Irfan Ahmad Fuad1,2, Muhammad Shalihan Mustafa, 1, Ahmad Danial Zulhilmi Ahmad Nazari 2, and Zulkifli Abdul Rashid1
1. School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
2. DM Consultancy Services, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract—In this study, the sound power level of the gas piping system was determined at the sources of vibration and at each discontinuity using the criteria of sound power level limit curves and the Likelihood of Failure (LOF). A detailed finite element model of the connection was developed, and a random acoustic field equivalent to the acoustic power level calculated by generating and applying a pressure field on the walls and summing up the stresses resulting from excitations. This study would help minimise or avoid physical pipe modification, reducing the offshore plant shutdown time while enhancing the safety of the plant. Also, modifications such as alteration in pipe size (diameter and thickness) should be implemented to reduce the Acoustic Induced Vibration (AIV) effects to an acceptable level. 

 
Index Terms—AIV, fatigue failure, gas piping system, FEM, branch connection

Cite: Mohd Fazril Irfan Ahmad Fuad, Muhammad Shalihan Mustafa, Ahmad Danial Zulhilmi Ahmad Nazari, and Zulkifli Abdul Rashid, "Gas Piping System Fatigue Life Estimation through Acoustic Induced Vibration (AIV) Analysis," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 276-282, May 2021. DOI: 10.18178/ijmerr.10.5.276-282

​Copyright © 2021 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the article is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.