When you are driving from point A to point B, would you take the harder and longer route or the easier and shorter route?
Exactly. We all do. CAEPIPE offers the easiest and the shortest method of all. A few examples of how you can turbocharge your pipe stress analysis efforts are: (Short video)
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Insert element or support types (bend, reducer, restraint, etc.) using one or two keystrokes (e.g., A for anchor, B for bend, R for restraint and so on). | You must use the mouse to double-click on the support types and input additional data to complete input, or hunt through a multitude of hard-to-see icons, drag one to the right place, and then input more data for the support/element. |
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Jacketed piping with separate temperature and pipe size possible. | Not possible. User needs to think of a workaround solution. |
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Temperature, material and pipe size names can be edited. So, performing "what-if" scenarios is quick. Simply change the associated name. | Naming is not possible. Performing "what-if" scenarios can be time-consuming. |
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User can include comments for each and every element in the model, and print them. | Not possible for each and every element. |
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User can single-click in the graphics window to edit data. | Graphics editing is not possible. |
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Graphical display settings are remembered between sessions, even between version upgrades. Can display additional data (supports, node #s, etc.) in rendered view. | Graphical display settings are lost upon exiting graphics. Cannot display any supports, node #s, etc., in rendered view. You have to reset them EVERY TIME YOU OPEN THE PROGRAM. |
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Units always readily visible and can be changed at anytime (input or in results). | Units not readily visible. A separate Units file must be created before analysis; Units cannot be changed after analysis. |
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Static and dynamic analyses can be performed at the same time, during the same run. | Not possible. You must do each separately. |
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Calculates, Displays and Prints sorted stress ratios for each stress type (Sustained, Thermal, and others). | You NEED to hand calculate the ratios and sort manually. |
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Fully interactive results review possible. | Mostly text files shown in Notepad editor-like interface, without interactivity. |
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Reports are short and formatted (and user-formattable). E.g., for the CAEPIPE Sample model: report length is 9 pages. | Reports are long and unformatted (and you cannot format them). E.g., for the same Sample model: report length is 23 to 40+ pages, unformatted! Hard and time-consuming to review. |
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Any number of pumps, compressors and turbines can be analyzed and results reviewed in one screen. | You must load separate files to view results for each pump or compressor or turbine. |
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Automatically adds Sustained to Occasional stresses as directed by the piping code (SL + SO). | You NEED to add manually Sustained to Occasional stresses to get (SL+SO). |
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Four open user windows for maximum productivity and quick understanding. | Only one window can be open - either input or results. Lot more time required to get to other relevant data, Frustrating to keep switching between the two. |
You must have an idea by now about how CAEPIPE can turbocharge your efforts and save you a LOT of time (Not to mention frustration).
Ok, so you are happy with what you see. But, Will Your Manager Approve Your Recommendation? See next page.
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