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Getting Started

AutoPIPE Standard vs Advanced vs Nuclear

Feature AutoPIPE AutoPIPE AutoPIPE
Standard Advanced Nuclear

Hanger
Static Linear
Static Nonlinear
Modal
Response Spectrum (Uniform & Multiple Support) (Note 3)
(SRSS combination method - Standard version only)

Harmonic
Force Spectrum
Time History
SAM
Buried pipe w/ automatic Soil Calculator
NUREG combinations and
Code case 411 spectrum

Static correction -
Missing mass correction and ZPA

50 Response Spectrum load cases

Static earthquake
Wind - ASCE, UBC and User Profile
Snow Loading
Thermal Bowing
Wave loading and buoyancy
Fluid Transient Loads
Relief Valve Loads
Thermal Transient Analysis
Fatigue Analysis (class 1)
High Energy Leakage and Crack Criteria (ASME Class 1, 2,
3)

ASME B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, and B31.8 (Note 2)

European piping code EN13480 (Note 2)
B31.4 Offshore, B31.8 Offshore & CSA_Z662 Offshore codes
ASME III Class 2 and Class 3 (multiple years)

ASME III Class 1 (multiple years)

JSME S NC1-PPC

ASME B31.1-1967
Canadian piping codes
Russian SNIP 2.05.06-85 Oil & Gas
ISO 14692

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International piping codes

KHK Level 1 piping code
KHK Level 2 piping code Note 1 Note 1
Analysis Sets for multiple static analyses
General piping code
Rotating Equipment reports
Large model size
Beam elements for modeling frames and supports
Material and Component Library utilities
STAAD Structural Libraries (17 countries)
Flange Analysis, ASME Section VIII Div 1
Flange Analysis, ASME Section VIII Div 2
Flange Analysis, Appendix XI
Flange Analysis, ANSI Check

Advanced Nuclear features only

features only

Notes:

1. A KHK 2 Add-On option is required to access this feature (Available for Advanced & Nuclear editions).
2. Multiple years are available in Advanced and Nuclear editions. Standard edition only supports latest code year.
3. Multiple support response spectrum analysis only available in Advanced & Nuclear editions

Maximum defined static and dynamic load cases:

Load Cases Standard 9.6 Advanced 9.6 Nuclear 9.6

Gravity 1 1 1
Thermal 5 100 100
Pressure 5 100 100
Static Earthquake 5 30 30
Wind 5 10 10
User 5 140 140
Snow 1 1 1
Response Spectrum 5 50 50
Harmonic Not Available 10 10
Seismic Anchor Not Available 10 10
Movement
Force Spectrum Not Available 10 10
Time History Not Available 50 50

Static Analysis Cases 27 [Note 1] 82 [Note 1] 82 [Note 1]

Note: Maximum number of load cases that can be analyzed in a single analysis set during a static analysis run in v9.1 and later.
However an unlimited number of analysis sets can be run in a single static analysis in v9.1 and later.
= Gravity (1) + Thermal (20) + Pressure (20) + Static Earthquake (20) + Wind (10) + Snow (1) + User (20)
= 83 cases for Advanced & Nuclear (28 for Standard)
Up to 100 different thermal loadings can be defined and analyzed in a single static analysis. Only 20 thermal load cases
per analysis set e.g. if want to run 50 thermal cases then define across 3 analysis sets. Since each analysis set can have
analyze up to 82 static cases, so literally 100s of loads can be analyzed in different scenarios with different options,
linear, non-linear, hot or cold modulus etc in the same static analysis run.

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Additional CAE Integrated Analysis & Design Ancillary Products:

CAE Integrated Standard Advanced Nuclear

Analysis & Design
Ancillary Products

PipeLink (Advanced Included Included Included

structural model/piping
data exchange with
STAAD.Pro structural
analysis)

AutoPIPE Nozzle Not Included Included

(local stresses Included
calculations at
nozzle/vessel junctions
per WRC 107/297/368,
PD500, API650, and
KHK)

PlantFlow (Network Add License Add License Add License

flow analysis)

Puls (Acoustic and Add License Add License Add License

pulsation simulations
per API 618)

See Also:

Limits of Standard vs Advanced

Piping Codes by Program Editions

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