About SAMTECH

SAMTECH s.a. is a European specialist in Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Multi-Disciplinary Optimization
(MDO).

TEA Pipe

SAMTECH develops and markets the general-purpose Finite Element Analysis code SAMCEF, the Multi-Disciplinary Optimization platform BOSS quattro,
the Open CAE Design Framework CSAM, the multi-physics solver OOFELIE as well as Professional solutions such as S4WT (SAMCEF for Wind Turbines),
S4R (SAMCEF for Rotors), S4PL&S (SAMCEF for Power Lines & Substations) resulting from the integration of specific and customized skills with these
proprietary software.
SAMTECH is present in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK and China for the development, technical support, sales and engineering services. The
company relies also on a network of technically qualified distributors in other markets all over the world.

Transparent Extended Analysis for Flexible Pipe Analysis

SAMTECH is a DASSAULT System partner for the development of its products embedded in or connected to CATIAV5. SAMTECH is a partner of CEA and
JRC for the development and the commercialisation of the explicit code EUROPLEXUS (impact, explosion and fluid-structure interactions). SAMTECH is
also NAFEMS member and is certified to ISO9001:2008 quality standards.

Need some information about

TEA Pipe?
Need some information about
non-linear modeling and pipe
analysis with TEA Pipe?
Need some information about
SAMTECH expertise?

Contact our specialists !

SAMTECH Headquarters

SAMTECH France

SAMTECH Italia

LIEGE science park

Via Giovanni Rasori, 13

I-20145 Milano, Italy
Tel. : +39 02 87 39 99 50
Fax : +39 02 87 39 99 64

Tempowerkring 6

Paris
15, avenue mile baudot
F-91300 Massy, France
Tel. : +33 1 69 59 22 80
Fax : +33 1 64 46 29 65
Toulouse
Centre AEROPARC
ZAC St-Martin du Touch
12, rue de Caulet - Btiment A14
F-31300 Toulouse, France
Tel. : +33 5 34 55 20 99

D-21079 Hamburg, Germany

Fax : +33 5 34 55 15 00

B-4031 Angleur-Lige, Belgium

Tel. : +32 4 361 69 69
Fax : +32 4 361 69 80
http://www.samtech.com

SAMTECH Deutschland
Hamburg

Tel. : +49 40 79012 320

Fax : +49 40 79012 321
Reutlingen
Oskar-Kalbfell-Platz 8
D-72764 Reutlingen, Germany
Tel. : +49 7121 92 20 0
Fax : +49 7121 92 20 90

SAMTECH China
Room B1811, SHIMAO Mansion,
Jia 92nd Jianguo Road,
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100022, China
Tel. : +86 10 5979 8920
Fax : +86 10 5979 8920-222

SAMTECH Iberica
C/Valencia, 230, 3 2
E-08007 Barcelona, Spain
Tel. : +34 93 451 86 21
Fax : +34 93 451 84 83

SAMTECH UK
16 Orchard Street
Bristol, BS1 5DX, United Kingdom
Tel. : +44 117 929 78 48
Fax : +44 117 904 85 04

SAMTECH Japan
10F, 47KT bldg, 3-20-3 Marunouchi,
Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi - 460-0002 Japan
Tel. : +81 52 959 3551
Fax : +81 52 963 3510

2009 SAMTECH s.a. The trademarks and the registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

SL/09_SAM_MKG/34en_e

Rue des Chasseurs-Ardennais, 8

Professional
Product
within CATIA V5 to model
and analyze the behavior
of flexible pipes for
automotive industry.

CATIA V5 MODELING ENVIRONMENT

EA Pipe is a professional product allowing designers

and mechanical engineers to perform advanced non-
linear mechanical simulation analyses of pipes (flexible
pipes and air/water pipes) within CATIA V5.

TEA Pipe is perfectly embedded in CATIA V5 for the modeling, the non-linear mechanical
analysis and the post-processing of pipes. The results that can be post-processed include
deformed mesh, nodal normal distance, curvature, force, moment and successive
configurations. Deformed CATIA geometries linked to the pipe can be generated as well as
CATIA DMU objects such as replays or swept volumes. TEA Pipe benefits of advanced analysis
visualization tools of CATIA V5.

Why simulate the mechanical

behavior of pipes?
Automotive sector has been evolving a lot since the turn of the
century. Vehicle manufacturers are constantly trying to come up
with more robust and more cost efficient solutions. Design cycles
and overall time-to-market must become shorter and shorter. Pipe
manufacturers must increase their products reliability by eliminating
the expensive iterations during design process. They want to check as
soon as possible some key features of their pipes: curvature, number
of connectors and supports, detection of possible collisions
TEA Pipe provides you with a comprehensive and very powerful
software for pipes analysis. It allows the use of a Pipe Manufacturer
Database.

TEA Pipe Beam

Beam elements are used to model different types of flexible pipes
like electric cables, brake, steering or gearboxes cables
TEA Pipe Beam offers 2 strategies:
Simulation:
The user defines the parameters of the pipe (like length, diameter,
material, connectors, stiffeners, spirals, supports) and how the
pipe is linked to the car Kinematics (a simple
model can be used or real configurations
imported from DMU Kinematics). Then TEA
Pipe can easily obtain the deformed shape,
curvatures, stresses and collisions information
for successive configurations.
Optimization (TEA Pipe Optimization):
The user must explain what are the design variables, the design
constraints and must choose the objective function (either minimal
length, or maximal safety). Then TEA Pipe performs a parametric
study or a real optimization, proposing to the designer a possible
optimal design for the pipe (connectors orientations, pipe length)

TEA Pipe Shell

Multi-layer shell elements are used to simulate air, water pipes
After defining the initial geometry and material,
the user performs a simulation taking into account
vulcanization process. The effect of an eventual
internal pressure and then of motor displacements
are calculated. Deformed positions of the pipe
are displayed.

REFERENCES
S o m e c u stomers & partners like DAIMLER,
P S A Pe u geot- Citron, BMW... use TEA
P i p e f o r their automotive applications.

Technical
TEA Pipe Beam

TEA Pipe Shell

General capabilities

General capabilities

- Solution based on CATIA V5

- Solution based on CATIA V5

Formulation

Formulation

- Non linear Finite Elements

- Non linear Finite Elements

Transparent Non-Linear Analysis

-
-
-
-
-

Minimum data definition for non-linear pipe analysis

Automatic choice of solver strategy
Very robust collision detection algorithms
Successive configurations
Management of several pipes

Pipe Definition
- Length, section (full or tube), internal pressure, preformed
shape and orthotropic property of pipe
- Pipe connectors (Length, Position, Directions...)
- Pipe material (CATMaterial with thermal dependency)
and Pipe manufacturer database
- Pipe auxiliaries: supports, reinforcements, spirals;
- Input Temperature;
- Input Acceleration (on pipe and fluid).

Movement Definition
- Mounting customization
- Kinematical Definition imported from DMU Kinematics
- Kinematic movements from a Replay object

Available results
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Deformed pipe shape

Corresponding CATIA V5 pipe shape
Distance from surrounding surfaces
Curvature
Torsion
Bending
DMU Replay
Swept Volumes

TEA Pipe Optimization

Charact erist ics

TEA Pipe Beam (lineic model)

- Parameters: length, connector Positions...

- Constraints: parameter limits, curvature, collisions...
- Objectives: pipe length, minimize bending...

Transparent Non-Linear Analysis

- Minimum data definition for non-linear pipe analysis

- Automatic choice of solver strategy
- Successive configurations

Pipe Definition
-
-
-
-
-
-

Pipe axis line

Pipe section (radius or circle)
Pipe internal pressure
Pipe temperature
Pipe orthotropic property
Pipe material and Pipe manufacturer database:
Behavior: possible use of multi-layer shell Element;
MOONLEY-RIVLIN material laws available (for elastomers);
Orthotropic law for a specific layer;
Temperature dependant.
- Pipe mesh parameters (FE order, number of element in
axial and radial directions)
- Boundary conditions (extremities movement).

Movement Definition

- Each movement is defined in one load case by two axis

systems

Available results

- Deformed pipe shape

- Corresponding CATIA V5 pipe shape

TEA Pipe Shell (surfacic model)

YOUR BENEFITS
With TEA Pipe, you enter in a cutting edge
technology:
You are able to produce quickly flexible and air/
water pipe models by adding specific pipes features to an existing model built within CATIA V5;
You use a single user interface for the geometry
definition, the mechanical analysis data definition, the meshing, the launch of the solver and
the post-processing;
You benefit from SAMTECH recognized expertise
in engineering and software quality. SAMCEF
Mecano stands on a high world-class position
for its powerful non-linear solving capabilities
and BOSS quattro is recognized for its advanced
features in optimization;
You perform high level mechanical simulations
within a complete and integrated CAE software
for mechanical design;
You use a high quality software able to increase
your product reliability by eleminating the expensive iterations during design process;
You will work with increased efficiency, saving
both time and money.

CATIA V5 MODELING ENVIRONMENT

EA Pipe is a professional product allowing designers

and mechanical engineers to perform advanced non-
linear mechanical simulation analyses of pipes (flexible
pipes and air/water pipes) within CATIA V5.

TEA Pipe is perfectly embedded in CATIA V5 for the modeling, the non-linear mechanical
analysis and the post-processing of pipes. The results that can be post-processed include
deformed mesh, nodal normal distance, curvature, force, moment and successive
configurations. Deformed CATIA geometries linked to the pipe can be generated as well as
CATIA DMU objects such as replays or swept volumes. TEA Pipe benefits of advanced analysis
visualization tools of CATIA V5.

Why simulate the mechanical

behavior of pipes?
Automotive sector has been evolving a lot since the turn of the
century. Vehicle manufacturers are constantly trying to come up
with more robust and more cost efficient solutions. Design cycles
and overall time-to-market must become shorter and shorter. Pipe
manufacturers must increase their products reliability by eliminating
the expensive iterations during design process. They want to check as
soon as possible some key features of their pipes: curvature, number
of connectors and supports, detection of possible collisions
TEA Pipe provides you with a comprehensive and very powerful
software for pipes analysis. It allows the use of a Pipe Manufacturer
Database.

TEA Pipe Beam

Beam elements are used to model different types of flexible pipes
like electric cables, brake, steering or gearboxes cables
TEA Pipe Beam offers 2 strategies:
Simulation:
The user defines the parameters of the pipe (like length, diameter,
material, connectors, stiffeners, spirals, supports) and how the
pipe is linked to the car Kinematics (a simple
model can be used or real configurations
imported from DMU Kinematics). Then TEA
Pipe can easily obtain the deformed shape,
curvatures, stresses and collisions information
for successive configurations.
Optimization (TEA Pipe Optimization):
The user must explain what are the design variables, the design
constraints and must choose the objective function (either minimal
length, or maximal safety). Then TEA Pipe performs a parametric
study or a real optimization, proposing to the designer a possible
optimal design for the pipe (connectors orientations, pipe length)

TEA Pipe Shell

Multi-layer shell elements are used to simulate air, water pipes
After defining the initial geometry and material,
the user performs a simulation taking into account
vulcanization process. The effect of an eventual
internal pressure and then of motor displacements
are calculated. Deformed positions of the pipe
are displayed.

REFERENCES
S o m e c u stomers & partners like DAIMLER,
P S A Pe u geot- Citron, BMW... use TEA
P i p e f o r their automotive applications.

Technical
TEA Pipe Beam

TEA Pipe Shell

General capabilities

General capabilities

- Solution based on CATIA V5

- Solution based on CATIA V5

Formulation

Formulation

- Non linear Finite Elements

- Non linear Finite Elements

Transparent Non-Linear Analysis

-
-
-
-
-

Minimum data definition for non-linear pipe analysis

Automatic choice of solver strategy
Very robust collision detection algorithms
Successive configurations
Management of several pipes

Pipe Definition
- Length, section (full or tube), internal pressure, preformed
shape and orthotropic property of pipe
- Pipe connectors (Length, Position, Directions...)
- Pipe material (CATMaterial with thermal dependency)
and Pipe manufacturer database
- Pipe auxiliaries: supports, reinforcements, spirals;
- Input Temperature;
- Input Acceleration (on pipe and fluid).

Movement Definition
- Mounting customization
- Kinematical Definition imported from DMU Kinematics
- Kinematic movements from a Replay object

Available results
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Deformed pipe shape

Corresponding CATIA V5 pipe shape
Distance from surrounding surfaces
Curvature
Torsion
Bending
DMU Replay
Swept Volumes

TEA Pipe Optimization

Charact erist ics

TEA Pipe Beam (lineic model)

- Parameters: length, connector Positions...

- Constraints: parameter limits, curvature, collisions...
- Objectives: pipe length, minimize bending...

Transparent Non-Linear Analysis

- Minimum data definition for non-linear pipe analysis

- Automatic choice of solver strategy
- Successive configurations

Pipe Definition
-
-
-
-
-
-

Pipe axis line

Pipe section (radius or circle)
Pipe internal pressure
Pipe temperature
Pipe orthotropic property
Pipe material and Pipe manufacturer database:
Behavior: possible use of multi-layer shell Element;
MOONLEY-RIVLIN material laws available (for elastomers);
Orthotropic law for a specific layer;
Temperature dependant.
- Pipe mesh parameters (FE order, number of element in
axial and radial directions)
- Boundary conditions (extremities movement).

Movement Definition

- Each movement is defined in one load case by two axis

systems

Available results

- Deformed pipe shape

- Corresponding CATIA V5 pipe shape

TEA Pipe Shell (surfacic model)

YOUR BENEFITS
With TEA Pipe, you enter in a cutting edge
technology:
You are able to produce quickly flexible and air/
water pipe models by adding specific pipes features to an existing model built within CATIA V5;
You use a single user interface for the geometry
definition, the mechanical analysis data definition, the meshing, the launch of the solver and
the post-processing;
You benefit from SAMTECH recognized expertise
in engineering and software quality. SAMCEF
Mecano stands on a high world-class position
for its powerful non-linear solving capabilities
and BOSS quattro is recognized for its advanced
features in optimization;
You perform high level mechanical simulations
within a complete and integrated CAE software
for mechanical design;
You use a high quality software able to increase
your product reliability by eleminating the expensive iterations during design process;
You will work with increased efficiency, saving
both time and money.

About SAMTECH
SAMTECH s.a. is a European specialist in Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Multi-Disciplinary Optimization
(MDO).

TEA Pipe

SAMTECH develops and markets the general-purpose Finite Element Analysis code SAMCEF, the Multi-Disciplinary Optimization platform BOSS quattro,
the Open CAE Design Framework CSAM, the multi-physics solver OOFELIE as well as Professional solutions such as S4WT (SAMCEF for Wind Turbines),
S4R (SAMCEF for Rotors), S4PL&S (SAMCEF for Power Lines & Substations) resulting from the integration of specific and customized skills with these
proprietary software.
SAMTECH is present in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK and China for the development, technical support, sales and engineering services. The
company relies also on a network of technically qualified distributors in other markets all over the world.

Transparent Extended Analysis for Flexible Pipe Analysis

SAMTECH is a DASSAULT System partner for the development of its products embedded in or connected to CATIAV5. SAMTECH is a partner of CEA and
JRC for the development and the commercialisation of the explicit code EUROPLEXUS (impact, explosion and fluid-structure interactions). SAMTECH is
also NAFEMS member and is certified to ISO9001:2008 quality standards.

Need some information about

TEA Pipe?
Need some information about
non-linear modeling and pipe
analysis with TEA Pipe?
Need some information about
SAMTECH expertise?

Contact our specialists !

SAMTECH Headquarters

SAMTECH France

SAMTECH Italia

LIEGE science park

Via Giovanni Rasori, 13

I-20145 Milano, Italy
Tel. : +39 02 87 39 99 50
Fax : +39 02 87 39 99 64

Tempowerkring 6

Paris
15, avenue mile baudot
F-91300 Massy, France
Tel. : +33 1 69 59 22 80
Fax : +33 1 64 46 29 65
Toulouse
Centre AEROPARC
ZAC St-Martin du Touch
12, rue de Caulet - Btiment A14
F-31300 Toulouse, France
Tel. : +33 5 34 55 20 99

D-21079 Hamburg, Germany

Fax : +33 5 34 55 15 00

B-4031 Angleur-Lige, Belgium

Tel. : +32 4 361 69 69
Fax : +32 4 361 69 80
http://www.samtech.com

SAMTECH Deutschland
Hamburg

Tel. : +49 40 79012 320

Fax : +49 40 79012 321
Reutlingen
Oskar-Kalbfell-Platz 8
D-72764 Reutlingen, Germany
Tel. : +49 7121 92 20 0
Fax : +49 7121 92 20 90

SAMTECH China
Room B1811, SHIMAO Mansion,
Jia 92nd Jianguo Road,
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100022, China
Tel. : +86 10 5979 8920
Fax : +86 10 5979 8920-222

SAMTECH Iberica
C/Valencia, 230, 3 2
E-08007 Barcelona, Spain
Tel. : +34 93 451 86 21
Fax : +34 93 451 84 83

SAMTECH UK
16 Orchard Street
Bristol, BS1 5DX, United Kingdom
Tel. : +44 117 929 78 48
Fax : +44 117 904 85 04

SAMTECH Japan
10F, 47KT bldg, 3-20-3 Marunouchi,
Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi - 460-0002 Japan
Tel. : +81 52 959 3551
Fax : +81 52 963 3510

2009 SAMTECH s.a. The trademarks and the registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

SL/09_SAM_MKG/34en_e

Rue des Chasseurs-Ardennais, 8

Professional
Product
within CATIA V5 to model
and analyze the behavior
of flexible pipes for
automotive industry.