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Ref:9900-1-M3FS18FastSHAPES- BIFURCATEPlus32BitTYPICALAPPLICATIONSHydro-electricpenstockbifurcationsWaterandsewagereticulation.TECHNICALDESCRIPTIONBIFURC8Plusprovidespatternsforthedevelopedplatesandreinforcing(sickle)platesusedinlargescalebifurcationswheretypicallyplatethicknessesvarythroughoutthestructure,andplatedevelopmentneedstoconsiderthevariousweldingdetailsandedgepreparationsrequiredforeconomicalplatecuttingandfabrication.Reinforcing(sickle)platesareoptionalinanyofthethreecrotchesofthebifurcation,andmaybeeitherset-inorset-ontheshellplates.Thestructureissetoutusingthemethodofcommoncentralspheres.Developmentusestheradiallinemethod.Weldpreparationsmaybespecifiedatalljoints,andpatternsprovideformarkingintersectionlinesatweldprep.depth,insidesurfaceintersections,andoutsidesurfaceintersections.Thepurposeofsuchmarkingistofacilitatepreparationforwelding,frequentlyundertakenasasecondaryoperation.Eachofthethreebranchesmaybedissectedbycircumferentialjointsintouptofoursections,andmayadditionallyhaveaoneortwo-sectioncollar,usuallycylindrical,tofacilitateconnectiontoadjacentpipework.Eachsectionofabranchorcollarcanbefurtherdissectedintouptofoursegmentsbylongitudinaljoints,locatedtoavoidcruciformweldjointdetails.Greenmaybeaddedtoanyoralledgesofeachindividualsegment.Patternsmaybearrangedtodefercuttinguntilafterrollingwhenthedevelopmentinvolvessignificantvariationinplatewidthforrolling.Patternsincludemarkingofrollingguides(generators)andconstantcurvaturelines.Matchmarksforinsideandoutsideofbend,andtop&bottomdeadcentre.Continued…
FastSHAPES-BIFURCATEPlusDATAREQUIREMENTSSphereslist,definingXYZlocationofcentre,plusdiameterofsphere(internaldiameterofstructure).Stiffenerslist,definingthicknessandouterprofilesizes,plusset-in/onoptionsBranchlists,definingforeachbranch&branchcollar...Welddetailsatadjacentcrotchplanes(stiffenerlocations)SectionplanelocationsMaterialthicknessforeachSectionSegment(longitudinaljoint)locationsGreentobeaddedtolongitudinaljointedgesforeachsegmentinthesectionGreentobeaddedtocircumferentialjointedge1Greentobeaddedtocircumferentialjointedge2Circumferentialjoint(betweensections)WelddetailsOUTPUTPatternsinanyofthefollowingforms...FastCAMfile2DDXFfile,3DDXFFileNCProgramCoordinateTablePROGRAMREFERENCEM3FS18:BIFURC8PLUSOTHERREFERENCESM3FS6:PBRANCH(PipeBranch)M3FS15:CBRANCH(ConicalBranchesfromaConicalBody)M3FS17:BIFURC8(GeneralizedBifurcation)
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