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= Pipework Vibration =

Pipework vibration is a dominant cause of fatigue and loss of containment in process piping such as found on large industrial chemical sites [reference]. The analysis involves fields that are closely allied to acoustics and fluid dynamics as well as traditional structural dynamics. The interactions between internal fluid, connected machinery and pipe can be complex. Failures in structural integrity can be costly [reference].

History
Research undertaken by South West Research Institute led to a change in the management of risk and allowed some correlation between vibration level and integrity risk to be determined.