BELLOW

BELLOW, NLOC, LENG, STIFF, FLEX, ELEM
Defines a bellows in a piping run.

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NLOC

Node where bellows is to be placed. Defaults to current run starting point (RUN).

LENG

Length of bellows (defaults to average pipe OD).

STIFF

Axial stiffness value (defaults to that of equivalent straight pipe).

FLEX

Bending flexibility factor (defaults to 1.0).

ELEM

Element number to be assigned to bellows (defaults to the previous maximum element number (MAXEL) + 1).

Notes

Defines a bellows (straight-pipe element PIPE16 with adjusted specifications and loadings) at a given location in a piping run.