Multiple Pressure Chamber Stacked Vessel Design
Having trouble viewing this video? Download video (.mov 10MB) Stacked Vessel Design Using COMPRESS Certain industrial processes require pressure vessels to be built with multiple chambers operating under different design conditions. [...]
Import HTRI® Files Into COMPRESS or INSPECT
The Codeware HTRI interface COMPRESS and INSPECT offer a bi-directional interface with HTRI’s Xchanger Suite Xist®. This feature saves time and enhances collaboration between Mechanical and Thermal Designers. The HTRI interface is included [...]
Openings in Support Skirts
Support Skirt Openings Piping connections to vertical vessels often require additional piping and an opening cut out of the support skirt. COMPRESS includes the ability to specify and check the adequacy of this [...]
Import COMPRESS Files Into AutoCAD
See how to import COMPRESS 3D solid model files into AutoCAD®. The COMPRESS solid model export feature reduces the data entry needed to create pressure vessels within your drawing software. Having [...]
Why Perform UG-99 Hydrotest Stress Calculations?
ASME UG-99 Hydrostatic Test Stress Calculations ASME Code paragraph UG-99 requires that all vessels undergo hydrostatic (or pneumatic) testing before Code stamping. As this test provides mechanical stress relief it may be thought of [...]
Why Specify Pressure Vessel Weld Seams?
The Advantages of Locating Pressure Vessel Weld Seams Although not required to perform basic (theoretical) ASME calculations, specifying weld seam locations when designing pressure vessels provides a number of practical advantages: [...]