FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF TRI - CLAMP

The objective of this paper is to analyze the Tri - Clamp. This work describes a model of the tri clamp is developed using Catia. Finite element analysis performed by the Ansys software. The Tri - Clamp will be used under ASME VIII - 1 service. This product cannot be calculated to code ru les due to the complexity of its geometry. Instead the rules of ASME VIII - 2 are used with ASME VIII - 1 allowable stresses to determine its acceptability. Pressure inside the shell is 1500 psi and the model is restrained by applyi ng a fixed support at the cl amp