Optimizing a piping system

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1994-05-02

1996-05-14

Envall, Jr., Roy N.

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364188, 395921, G06F 1750

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ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a structural optimization method, specifically to an optimization method that will minimize the weight of a piping system and satisfy the design constraints. This invention utilizes the information generated by a computer-aided design (CAD) program as input to the optimization algorithm. This information is first used to check a historical data base for systems that have been previously optimized. If a duplicate is found, the process is stopped. If the historical data base does not have a duplicate the next step is to optimize the proposed piping system. The method uses an algorithm which can be applied to a many-terminal piping system as encountered in petroleum and chemical plant environments.

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