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CHEMPUTE SOFTWARE - JANUARY 2005
NEWSLETTER
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ASME 2004 BOILER & PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - ANNOUNCEMENT
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Due to the delay by ASME in distributing the 2004 Code, the BPV
Committee has announced that implementation of the new code will
only be mandatory on 1st April, 2005 (normally 1st January).
NEW SOFTWARE RELEASES
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PVELITE 2005 - ASME/PD/EN/TEMA Pressure Vessel & Exchanger Design
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This updated version has already been released and sent to all
clients with current Maintenance Agreements. This version
incorporates ASME BPVC 2004 Updates, including UHX and Appendix
26 updates. It also has many other major changes, including:
* New Material Database for ASME, PD5500 and EN13445
* Metric Bolts per TEMA, BS and South African Standards
* Structural Databases added for Korean/JIS, BS, German, South
Africa and Australian steel sections
* ASME Steel stack design per STS-2000
* Stress Analysis of Holes in Skirts
* New wind codes for Australian, European and Mexican standards
* Thick Expansion Joint Analysis for UHX exchanger designs
CODECALC 2005 - Pressure Vessel Component Design
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This updated version has already been released and sent to all
clients with current Maintenance Agreements. This version
incorporates ASME BPVC 2004 Updates, including UHX Tubesheets.
It also has many other major changes, including:
* Thin Expansion Joints (Bellows kind)
* Thick Expansion Joints (Flanged & Flued kind) into ASME UHX
Tubesheet Module
* Appendix 9 Jackets
* Analysis of Vessels on 2 Support Lugs
* Material Database editor for ASME and BS materials
SPECIAL OFFER: UPGRADE FROM CODECALC TO PVELITE FOR ONLY
US$3500. VALID FOR USERS WITH CURRENT MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS.
COMPRESS - ASME/TEMA Pressure Vessel & Heat Exchanger Design
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Build 6239 has been released and CD-ROM's sent to all users with
current maintenance agreements. This release incorporates ASME
BPVC 2004 Div 1 and Div 2 Updates, including changes to part UHX
for Tubesheet design. Also includes:
* IBC 2003 Code for Wind and Seismic design
* Appendix 2 Input checks
* ASME Code edition added to the status bar
* Flange Sizing for Custom Integral Forgings
* Nominal Diameter displayed for Threaded Couplings
PRG (PAULIN RESEARCH GROUP) 2005 FE ANALYSIS Software Releases
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FE/PIPE 2005 - new features include Plasticity for 2D, Bricks and
Shells; Thermal Solutions for Bricks; Newton-Raphson
Incremental Nonlinear Solver; Nonlinear Solid Contact Surface
Element; New Data Interface. The following 4 new modules are
now included in FE/PIPE (besides Nozzle/PRO and Axi/PRO):
BEND/PRO - Used for analysis of Individual Bends with
Staunchions/Clips
MESH/PRO - Interfaces FE/Pipe to Autocad
661/PRO - Header Box Analysis for Fin Fan Exchangers
MAT/PRO - Materials database containing allowable stresses,
thermal properties, and other mechanical characteristics of
materials. Also generates and compares fatigue curves
(including temperate dependance) from multiple codes
including ASME, API, and European codes. It also generates
isochronous stress/strain curves, creep rupture stresses,
plasochronous stress strain curves, and high temperature
ratcheting reports in accordance with ASME Section III.
NOZZLE/PRO 2005 (Nozzle/Saddle/Leg&Lug Support Analysis)
- includes Brick Cylindrical Intersection; New File Handler;
Refined Saddle Calculations; Heat Transfer on Brick Models
(NB: Sasol Convergence Criteria - for guidelines on how to
implement the Sasol 95% convergence requirements when using
Nozzle/PRO, please read the article found at:
http://www.paulin.com/prg/counter.asp?site=FEATechnical.htm
AXI/PRO 2005 (Flange Leakage Calculations) - includes Thermal
Steady State/Transient Analysis; Gasket Dimension Database;
User Interface Update; Improved Leakage Calculation
TRAINING COURSES
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* Inspection, Fitness-For-Service Flaw Evaluation, and Repair of
Pressure Vessel Equipment - Houston, Texas, March 14-18, 2005.
Conducted by Kam Mokhtarian at Codeware's offices. $1750
* COMPRESS Training - Houston, Texas, March 8, 2005. Conducted
by Tom Barsh and Mike Van Truong at Codeware's offices. $350
* Finite Element and Fluid Flow Seminar - Houston, Texas, April
12-14. Day 1 - Nozzle/PRO (US$500); Day 2-3 FE/Pipe with
Axi/PRO, Mesh/PRO, Bend/PRO, 661/PRO and Mat/PRO (US$1000); Day
4 - Fluid Flow using BOS Fluids, CFD using Splash, Slug Flow
(Free). All 4 days US$1200.
* Pressure Vessel Seminar using PVElite / Codecalc. Held at
Coade's offices in Houston, Texas, March 14-16. US$850
FREEWARE
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NEWSLETTER
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Dec 2004 issue(produced by COADE). This covers technical articles and news
related to CAESAR, PVELITE, CODECALC, TANK, and CADWORX PLANT/P&ID
software. This file is in Acrobat format and can be downloaded from:
http://www.chempute.co.za/anonftp/pub/coade_1204.pdf
PIPE and SHELL Ver 2.1
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This free Excel (97/2000) spreadsheet application from Pressure Vessel
Engineering Ltd calculates the following parameters for piping and shells
subject to Internal Pressure, as per ASME VIII Div 1 (A2000), UG-32, and
UCS-79(d):
- Required minimum thickness
- Maximum working pressure
- Material Size, Weight and Volume
- UCS-79 stress relief
- Under-tolerance chart for most ASME IIA and IIB materials
- Pipe Chart
Download from: http://www.chempute.co.za/anonftp/pub/PipeAndShell21.zip
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Dave Wickham (M.Sc.Chem.Eng, Pr.Eng.)
Chempute Software
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