bellow

Piping.bellow(nloc='', leng='', stiff='', flex='', elem='', **kwargs)

Defines a bellows in a piping run.

Mechanical APDL Command: BELLOW

Parameters:

nlocstr

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

lengstr

Length of bellows (defaults to average pipe OD).

stiffstr

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

flexstr

Bending flexibility factor (defaults to 1.0).

elemstr

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.

Warning

This command is archived in the latest version of the software.