1. Automated Hanger Drawings Based on CAESAR II Results
September, 28th - 30th, 2009
Automated Hanger Drawings Based on CAESAR II Results
Perwez D. Shaikh, P.E.
June 02, 2014
HxGN Conference, Las Vegas, NV

2. Topics Presented
LISEGA Inc. company overview
Areas collaboration between INTERGRAPH and LISEGA
Pipe support design process
Utilizing CAESAR II results to generate pipe support design
LICAD – Pipe support design tool -- Live Demo
CAESAR II input/output interface with LICAD–Live Demo
LICAD interface with 2D and 3D software
Areas where engineering man-hour savings can be realized
Question and Answers

3. LISEGA Corporate Overview
LISEGA was founded in Zeven, Germany in 1964 by Gerhard Liesegang
Our sole focus is quality pipe hangers, supports & dynamic restraints
LISEGA is the largest pipe support company worldwide by a factor of 5

4. INTERGRAPH and LISEGA Collaboration

5. INTERGRAPH and LISEGA Collaboration
Areas of collaboration between INTERGRAPH and LISEGA in the development of following tools
CAESAR II -- LICAD interface
CADWorx -- LICAD interface
SmartPlant -- LICAD interface
PDS PF support modeler -- LICAD interface

6. Pipe Support Design Process

7. Piping Design Department Goals
Deliverables
Piping Isometric Drawings
Pipe Hanger Drawings
3D Model of the project in terms of piping and supports
Goals
Reduced engineering and design man-hours
Pipe supports to arrive at site before the pipe spools do in order to minimize use of temporary supports during construction
Minimum interferences in the field by building accurate model

8. Pipe Support Design Process The Big Picture
Pipe Support Design Process
High Energy Systems/Engineered Hanger Systems
Creating stress analysis model from 3D model and performing stress analysis
Compilation of results and design parameters
Hanger design and detailing
Final design document for fabrication and installation of supports
3D modeling for interference check
Tools
CAESAR II
Hanger List Hanger Data sheets
Vendors In-house through vendor catalogs
Isometric drawings Pipe Support Hanger Drawings (Individual or Typical)
Smart Plant
PDS
CADWorx
Common Process
Manual
Manual with cartoons

9. Pipe Support Design Process Sample Hanger Data Sheet

10. Pipe Support Design Process
Sample Hanger List

11. Utilizing CAESAR II Results Generate Pipe Support Design Parametersto
Generate Pipe Support Design Parameters

12. Utilizing CAESAR II Results for Pipe Supports
Example of Caesar Model to Generate Pipe Support Design
Support at node 60 is a spring hanger and can be modeled as:
Top supported close to the beam
Top Supported with spring can in the middle to avoid interference
Top supported Trapeze due to limited head room
Support at node 3485 72 60

13. Utilizing CAESAR II Results for Pipe Supports
Spring Hanger Assembly Configuration Options
OPTION 01
OPTION 02
OPTION 03

14. Utilizing CAESAR II Results for Pipe Supports
Example of Caesar Output Hanger Load Summary
Load on single spring = 37,877/2 = 18,938 lbs Z
Axial X
Lateral Y
Vertical

15. Utilizing CAESAR II Results for Pipe Supports
Example of Caesar Output Spring Hanger Selection
Cold Load = Hot Load + Spring Rate * +/- Movement
Cold Load = 18, ,903 * (-2.179) = 14,792 lbs

16. Utilizing CAESAR II Results for Pipe Supports
LISEGA Catalog Selection of Spring Hanger

17. Utilizing CAESAR II Results for Pipe Supports
Example of Caesar Output Spring Hanger Selection
Tri-Travel
Spring would displace extra due to axial and lateral movement in addition to vertical travel

18. Utilizing CAESAR II Results for Pipe Supports
Tare Weight in the Selection of Springs
Tare Weight
Variability
Tri Travel

19. Utilizing CAESAR II Results for Pipe Supports
Tare Weight in the Selection of Springs
Caesar Output
Tare Wt. = = lbs
Cold Load = Hot Load + Spring Rate * +/- Movement + TW
Cold Load = * (-2.16) = 15,592 lbs
LICAD Output
OPTION 01
Tri Travel

20. Utilizing CAESAR II Results for Pipe Supports
Tare Weight in the Selection of Springs

21. Pipe Support Design Process The Big Picture
Pipe Support Design Process
High Energy Systems/Engineered Hanger Systems
Creating stress analysis model from 3D model and performing stress analysis
Compilation of results and design parameters
Hanger design and detailing
Final design document for fabrication and installation of supports
3D modeling for interference check
Tools
CAESAR II
Hanger List Hanger Data sheets
Vendors In-house through vendor catalogs
Isometric drawings Pipe Support Hanger Drawings (Individual or Typical)
Smart Plant PDS CADWorx
Process
Current Process
Manual
Manual with cartoons
Use of LICAD
N/A
Single step with LICAD
Manual with cartoons

22. Pipe Support Design Process
Down Load for Free
LISEGA.com
LICAD Demonstration

23. Pipe Support Design Process
LICAD – Demonstration
Create pipe support design and draft a support drawing
Sample Spring Hanger
Support Data
Load (Hot Load) ,938 lbs
Travel (Hot Displ.) Lat. 0.13”, Axial 1.656”, Ver ”
Pipe Diameter/Insulation 46” / 7.0”
Design Temperature 1,000 deg F
Support Configuration Option 1
Installation height 13’-2”

24. Pipe Support Design Process
LICAD – Demonstration

25. Pipe Support Design Process Excel to LICAD Interface
Saves time from manual inputting of hanger design information
Creates hangers from import of hanger data from Excel sheet
Eliminates manual (design) entry errors
Unlimited quantity of hangers (1 to …..)

26. Pipe Support Design Process Excel to LICAD Interface
Hanger mark
Config. No
DIM 1
Hydro Load
Insul
Load
Move Z
Move X
Move Y
Pipe
Temp
Top Con
X_Coor
Y_Coor
Z_Coor
B1V 13
7'-0"
3.5
5383
-0.44
0.46
-2.75 18
849 73
B1V2
4'-0" 2
2525
-0.5
0.33 -1 14
650
B1V3
3'-0" 1
1300
-0.75
0.25
0.38
4.5
500
B1V4
4'-6"
100
1.5
1600
-0.56
0.5
6.625
450 75
B1V5
5'-0"
300
1900
8.625
950

27. Pipe Support Design Process
LICAD – A State of Art Pipe Support Design Tool
LICAD has been a design tool since 1989 and has achieved industry recognition for its unique design abilities and interface capabilities
Material selections based upon load and temperature
Over Sixty Support Assembly Configurations can be designed and drawings produced
Able to export support information into 3rd party 2D & 3D programs including placing the hanger in the proper location in the 3D model
Allows any combination of metric and UNC inputs as well as outputs
Print option allows multiple (output) languages

28. What more can we possibly do for automation?
Pipe Support Design Process
The Big Picture
Pipe Support Design Process
High Energy Systems/Engineered Hanger Systems
Creating stress analysis model from 3D model and performing stress analysis
Compilation of results and design parameters
Hanger design and detailing
Final design document for fabrication and installation of supports
3D modeling for interference check
Tools
CAESAR II
Hanger List Hanger Data sheets
Vendors In-house through vendor catalogs
Isometric drawings Pipe Support Hanger Drawings (Individual or Typical)
Smart Plant PDS CADWorx
Process
Current Process
Manual
Manual with cartoons
Use of LICAD
N/A
Single step with LICAD
Manual with cartoons
What more can we possibly do for automation?

29. Pipe Support Design Process The Big Picture
Pipe Support Design Process
High Energy Systems/Engineered Hanger Systems
Creating stress analysis model from 3D model and performing stress analysis
Compilation of results and design parameters
Hanger design and detailing
Final design document for fabrication and installation of supports
3D modeling for interference check
Tools
CAESAR II
Hanger List Hanger Data sheets
Vendors In-house through vendor catalogs
Isometric drawings Pipe Support Hanger Drawings (Individual or Typical)
Smart Plant PDS CADWorx
Process
Current Process
Manual
Manual with cartoons
Use of LICAD
N/A
Single step with LICAD
Manual with cartoons
Use of LICAD with CAESAR II
Manual
Single step with LICAD
Manual with cartoons

30. Pipe Support Design Process
Caesar II interface with LICAD (First Phase)
Data Required to Complete the Support Design
Load (Hot Load)
Travel (Hot Displacements)
Pipe Diameter/Insulation
Design Temperature
Support Configuration
Installation height
CAESAR II
CAESAR II
CAESAR II
CAESAR II
CAESAR II/MODEL
MODEL

31. CAESAR II to LICAD Interface

32. CAESAR II to LICAD Interface Under Development -- First Phase
Demonstration of
Spring Hanger Design
Creating a .mdb file from CAESAR II Input/Output
Reading .mdb file into LICAD
Designing of supports in LICAD
Creating shop drawings in .dxf, .pdf etc. formats

33. CAESAR II to LICAD Interface
Combined Cycle 3 on 1
Main Steam and Cold Reheat Systems with NE HRSG Piping

34. CAESAR II to LICAD Interface
Result
Designed and created 45 spring hangers (engineered supports) within a span of few minutes from LICAD interface
Ready to send drawings as part of specifications for quote on procurement of these supports
LICAD drawings complete for immediate start of fabrication or installation of pipe supports in the field

35. What more can we possibly do for automation?
Pipe Support Design Process
The Big Picture
Pipe Support Design Process
High Energy Systems/Engineered Hanger Systems
Creating stress analysis model from 3D model and performing stress analysis
Compilation of results and design parameters
Hanger design and detailing
Final design document for fabrication and installation of supports
3D modeling for interference check
Tools
CAESAR II
Hanger List Hanger Data sheets
Vendors In-house through vendor catalogs
Isometric drawings Pipe Support Hanger Drawings (Individual or Typical)
Smart Plant PDS CADWorx
Process
Current Process
Manual
Manual with cartoons
Use of LICAD
N/A
Single step with LICAD
Manual with cartoons
Use of LICAD with CAESAR II
Manual
Single step with LICAD
Manual with cartoons
What more can we possibly do for automation?

36. Pipe Support Design Process
The Big Picture
Pipe Support Design Process
High Energy Systems/Engineered Hanger Systems
Creating stress analysis model from 3D model and performing stress analysis
Compilation of results and design parameters
Hanger design and detailing
Final design document for fabrication and installation of supports
3D modeling for interference check
Tools
CAESAR II
Hanger List Hanger Data sheets
Vendors In-house through vendor catalogs
Isometric drawings Pipe Support Hanger Drawings (Individual or Typical)
Smart Plant PDS CADWorx
Process
Current Process
Manual
Manual with cartoons
Use of LICAD
N/A
Single step with LICAD
Manual with cartoons
Use of LICAD with CAESAR II
Manual
Single step with LICAD
Manual with cartoons
Use of LICAD with CAESAR II and 3D interfaces
Auto
Single Giant step with LICAD

37. Export of LICAD design/dimensional information to 2D & 3D Platforms
LICAD Interface with 2D & 3D Platforms
Export of LICAD design/dimensional
information to
2D & 3D Platforms

38. LICAD Interface with 2D & 3D Platforms
Sample - Importing LICAD in 3D Models

39. LICAD Interface with 2D & 3D Platforms Utilizing LICAD in 3D Models
Two options for populating 3D models with pipe supports
Design pipe supports utilizing LICAD from within the 3D module: LICAD interface comes built-in with SmartPlant – download library from LISEGA.com web site
Design pipe supports utilizing LICAD by manually creating drawings or from CAESAR II to LICAD interface and exports these supports into SmartPlant model

40. LICAD Interface with 2D & 3D Platforms
Sample – Importing LICAD into PDS – PF Support Modeler

41. LICAD Interface with 2D & 3D Platforms Exporting LICAD in 3D Models

42. LICAD Interface with 2D & 3D Platforms
Building supports with LICAD within 3D Models

43. Pipe Support Design Process
Savings can be Realized by Utilizing LICAD
Task
Manual Process (minutes)
LICAD software (minutes)
Man-hour Savings (minutes) 1
Design of individual supports 30 10 20 2
Drafting of individual support drawing 40 3
Modeling of supports in 3D environment
Total
100 60
Man-hour Savings for 5,000 support Project
8,333 Hrs
3,300 Hrs
5,000 Hrs
Percentage Savings for 5,000 support Project
60%
Cost savings for 5,000 support Project at $100/hours
$500,000

44. Houston LISEGA Contact:
LICAD Information
The LICAD program, along with any interfaces, can be downloaded from the LISEGA website free of charge at
Technical assistance: Justin Sexton (865)
Reference Information: The LICAD Quick-start guide
Detailed LICAD Training sessions are available upon request
Houston LISEGA Contact:
Perwez Shaikh

45. Question & Answer Session

46. I thank you for your attention. Any questions?