I'm sure there will be a few biased comments here, but can anyone please advise which is the best pressure vessel design software. As a minimun the software must be able to design to ASME VIII div1 & PD5500. All other codes will be a bonus. Eg Stoomwezen, AD-Merkblatter, TEMA With everyone's help we might be able to do a pro & cons of each sofware.
Nov 14, 2007 Whether you do the vessel design by hand or use COMPRESS or other software, the same principles must apply: (1) Analyze the local stresses in the shell at the leg attachment (WRC-107 or similar), (2) analyze/design the leg itself as a column (AISC, etc), and (3) analyze/design the leg base plate (AISC, etc). Tom Barsh Codeware Technical Support. Can any one offer an opinion? Compress or pvelite? For Storage Tanks and Their Supports,2004 COST 2,520 YEN. Marina and the diamonds songs. Whether you do the vessel design by hand or use COMPRESS or other software, the same principles.
A comparison of costs, usability, design coverage etc etc Appreciate everyone's advise. Thanks RE: Best PV Design Software (Mechanical) 5 Jun 03 11:14. I have used PVElite for full vessel analysis and Codecalc for component analysis for a number of years. It does support the codes that you mention.
It also support pre 1999 ASME stress values. It is available from COADE.COM Another program which is of equivalent capability is COMPRESS. I do not know thier web site, but they are based in Houston.
These programs are for mechanical analyisis only. If you are doing thermal design, you probally will need a different program. RE: Best PV Design Software. Hi Chiller (Mechanical)and hiliter (Mechanical) Take a look at Photo Gallery on The Home for 'COMPRESS' is COMPRESS Take a look at the brochure Click on the link to the left to download a copy of the COMPRESS 6 Demo, which has the following limitations: only 60' and 120' ID shells and 5' and 10' nozzles are allowed. Besides those two limitations, the demo version is fully capable. The demo version includes both Div 1 and Div 2. COMPRESS is a true 32-bit Windows 98/NT/2000/Me/XP application, the world's most internationally recognized program for ASME pressure vessel design and analysis.
Pink floyd the wall zippyshare download. COMPRESS considers ASME section VIII Division 1 and Division 2. It is used by fabrication shops, process plants, engineering companies, end users and consultants. COMPRESS considers internal and external pressure; wind, seismic and other external loads; nozzle design and various support types. Properties for all of the ASME materials and AISC structures are in the program. Many help screens and user-error traps are included.
A vessel design wizard takes user friendliness to the next level. By supplying minimal vessel details, users can build standard vessels more quickly than ever. Also, the vessel details can be saved to build libraries of template vessels and any current vessel file can be converted into a wizard template file. Yet with all its power and flexibility, COMPRESS is very easy to learn and use.
The report is written in HTML format --the language of the Internet. Hotlinking allows you to 'surf the report' to quickly find calculations supporting a given result or to find the limiting condition for a thickness. Users can specify an expanded report to see all the details or a shortened report showing just the bottom lines. You can save the report in a self-expanding exe file transmittable by email.
The recipient does not have to have COMPRESS to read the report. You can use Adobe Acrobat to generate the report in pdf format, not only electronically transmittable but also capable of being edited by you and notated by your customer. Click here for a sample COMPRESS report. (Choose option to run file from current location) RE: Best PV Design Software (Mechanical) 10 Jun 03 03:54.
Hi Chiller we also use Coades' products and are quite happy with them generally. Unfortunately, though, there are limitations to all the software currently available as they do not cover all aspects of pressure vessel design, especially where end user specs have their on little quirks. Sometimes it will be necessary to generate manual (or spreadsheet) calculations to cover uncommon configurations. You will not get one package that will successfully cover all aspects of the design you may require. Regards John RE: Best PV Design Software (Mechanical).
Hmmm, looks like there are only two contenders!!! I use finglo at present, its reasoanably flexible but lacks the clarity and usability one would expect from software of nowadays. Which is why, I'm looking at alternatives. I have downloaded the demo for compress and will take a look at it very soon. Apart from ASME, does this software cover other design codes?
I too do a lot of spreadsheets and mathcad programs, but like you said, its normally the clients who dictate the design. Anyway no software will ever replace the human mind.