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4/4/22, 10:14 PM Jacketed Piping: Interview questions and answers
Jacketed Piping: Interview questions and answers

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Common questions asked in Piping stress

interview related to Jacketed piping are listed
below:
1. Why is Jacketed Piping used?
Ans: It is commonly used to convey very viscous process fluids in an inner pipe, heated by
steam/hot water/hot oil or other heating media between the jacket and core pipe. Vacuum
jacketing is also used as an insulator for cryogenic fluids and can be analyzed using the
same calculation method for heated jacketed piping.
2. If water (density=1000Kg/m3) is flowing through the jacket then

what is the value of density you will enter into Caesar
spreadsheet?
Ans: We have to calculate the equivalent density for the same. The following formula can be
used
Actual jacket fluid equivalent density = [(rj2 – Rc2)/ rj2 ] x dj
Where,
rj = Inner radius of core Rc = Outer radius of pipe

dj = Density of heating medium
3. What are the major stress checks that you will perform while
analyzing the Jacketed Piping system?
Ans:
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Sustained And Expansion Stress Check: Limits of calculated stresses due to sustained
loads (primary stresses) and displacement strain due to expansion (secondary stresses)
should be evaluated separately for core and jacket pipe (as per clause 302.3.5 of ASME
B31.3).
Checking of the buckling load. (Manual Calculation): This check will not be performed
by Caesar-II as it is not in the code. However, it will provide force calculated at the junction
point (P) between core and jacket. It should be less than Pcr which is given by the formula
Pcr = (4π2 *Ec*Ic)/L2, For Core and

Pcr = (4π2 *Ej*Ij)/L2 , For Jacket
Where,
P = Force calculated by a computer program at the junction point

Pcr = Critical force
Ec, Ej = Modulus of Elasticity of core/ jacket material
Ic = Moment of Inertia of Core
Ij = Moment of Inertia of Jacket
L = length of pipe between the junction of the core/ jacket.
If P ≤ Pcr then no buckling failure ·
Weld strength check between the jacket and core pipe: P calculated at the junction point
between core & jacket pipe compared with allowable load at the weld point.
P allowed = area of weld * 80% of hot allowable stress of the material

Area of weld = π D * root of the weld
D = Diameter of the core pipe
The root of weld = 0.707 * weld size
If P calculated ≤P allowed, then the system is safe ·
Checking of deflection of jacket: In this case, it is assumed that no spider/spacer is used

between core and jacket. The deflection for the jacket with available length has to be
computed and should be ensured that it does not create an obstruction to the flow of hot
medium in the jacket. Normally maximum allowed deflection of the jacket is T/2, where T is
the thickness of the jacket.
Checking for External Pressure (By material Group): Sometimes the jacket may be
subjected to partial vacuum conditions due to failure of steam supply and subsequent
condensation of steam inside the jacket. In such cases, the jacket should be checked for
vacuum conditions. As another example, in a system, the core is at a pressure of 30 psig

and the jacket is at a pressure of 180 psig, then the core is subjected to an external pressure
of 150 psig. For this, the core must be investigated for collapse or local buckling from the
external pressure load (Refer para 304.1.3 of ASME B31.3 and UG-28 through UG-30 of
ASME BPVC Section-VIII Division-I) ·
Checking for Axial Stress: As per ASME B31.3, the calculated displacement stress
range (Expansion case stress) is SE = (Sb2 + 4St2)1/2. The code does not take into account
the axial forces and consequent axial stress in calculating expansion stresses. This is
because for the normal pipe axial forces are normally due to longitudinal stresses which are
already taken care in thickness calculation and sustained stress calculations, but in case of
jacketed piping, axial stresses at core-jacket junction point are just not due to longitudinal
stresses, but mainly due to differential thermal expansion of core and jacket pipes. Thus
calculated stress should be corrected by adding axial stresses for local analysis of that
particular junction point. Thus,
Actual Stress SEa = SE + Axial Force/ Area Axial force can be obtained from CAESAR
output or can be calculated by the equation,
Faxial = (E x ΔL x Area) / L
Or else, CAESAR also calculates the value of axial stresses which it calculates for operating
cases. Activate the option “Add F/A in stress” in the configuration file. Axial stress due to
thermal differential is added to the calculated expansion stress and then it should be
compared with the allowable loads as per ASME B31.3.
4. What allowable value is considered for welding check at core

jacket interconnection?
Ans: Two methods are prevalent. You have to consider any one of the following (discuss with
the stress lead) a) Consider the 0.6 times of electrode tensile strength (As per AISC code) b)
Consider SE=1.25Sc+0.25Sh of the electrode as allowable (as per secondary stress
generated theory)

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Jacketed Piping: Interview questions and answers

Anup Kumar Dey

Common questions asked in Piping stress

1. Why is Jacketed Piping used?

2. If water (density=1000Kg/m3) is flowing through the jacket then

Actual jacket fluid equivalent density = [(rj2 – Rc2)/ rj2 ] x dj

rj = Inner radius of core Rc = Outer radius of pipe

Pcr = (4π2 EcIc)/L2, For Core and

P = Force calculated by a computer program at the junction point

If P ≤ Pcr then no buckling failure ·

P allowed = area of weld * 80% of hot allowable stress of the material

Checking of deflection of jacket: In this case, it is assumed that no spider/spacer is used

vacuum conditions. As another example, in a system, the core is at a pressure of 30 psig

4. What allowable value is considered for welding check at core

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