External Flange Loads and ASME UG-44 Do you need a way to combine pressure and external loads when designing pressure vessel flanges? With the release of the 2019 Edition of the ASME Code, Code Case 2901 has been moved into UG-44, a mandatory Code paragraph. Applying this recent Code change in COMPRESS helps [...]
Let's face it - software packages like COMPRESS exist to increase productivity and save valuable Engineering hours. There are many complex items involved when selecting a pressure vessel design software so the purpose here is to break it down into a more manageable task. In our estimation, there are two general areas to consider. [...]
A pillar of Codeware’s success has been providing our clients with what they need to succeed. For years, we have asked our clients “where are the bottlenecks in your company”. What we learned is that as companies began running leaner, fabrication was unable to keep pace with the rate of design [...]
COMPRESS 7710 New Features Include: Copy and Paste Nozzles Nozzles can now be copied and pasted between any components currently displayed in the 3D view, including between components on different vessels. To access this time saving new COMPRESS 7710 feature, select a nozzle from the Component Tree, activate the Copy Selected button, [...]
ASME Interpretation BPV VIII-1-16-85: Nozzle Loads and ASME B16.5 and B16.47 Flange Ratings OK, here is the new Interpretation that addresses loadings on your standard flanges….if this is the first time hearing about this don’t worry I’m going to break this down. In 2017 the ASME released Code Interpretation BPV VIII-1-16-85. Essentially [...]
Pressure Vessel Calculations and UG-22 Many of the pressure vessel calculations needed to properly design a vessel or exchanger are not, by design, contained in the ASME VIII BPVC itself. To produce a complete set of pressure vessel calculations that comply with both customer's specifications and ASME VIII, paragraph UG-22, a number of [...]
Lifting and Rigging Analysis What use is a highly engineered piece of pressure equipment if you can't safely get it off the rail car and stand it up? COMPRESS and INSPECT include an integrated solution to this complex task. When performing lifting and rigging analysis COMPRESS and INSPECT: Use an accurate weight [...]
Vessel Cost Estimating Simplified Do you need to easily pull a bill of materials (BOM) from your vessel or exchanger designs for cost estimating? COMPRESS® can now export a BOM for vessels and exchangers to Excel®. This was specifically designed to help fabricators like you easily generate accurate cost estimates. Design your [...]
Carbon Steel Materials and Unexpected Brittle Fracture It’s been a while since I posted anything so I thought I would touch on an issue that recently came to my attention. Today’s blog entry deals with certain carbon steel materials and unexpected brittle fracture. We all know all materials are not created exactly the same. There [...]
Clients often ask us “why should my company adopt solid modeling?” and “what are the advantages over my current method?”. In this article I hope to shed some light on these questions and also provide my overall impression of where I think the industry is going and why. In my experience, solid models help in the following areas: [...]
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