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compliant to Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
Pressure vessel design according ASME
The internationalization of industry and economy requires also the application of foreign calculation
standards. For the design of pressure vessels, the American standard ASME VIII, Div 1 (Boiler & Pressure
Vessel Code) is worldwide approved. For heat exchangers, the standards of the Tubular Exchanger
Manufactures Associations are often used. Since 2005 section UHX of ASME BPVC part VIII-1 is used.
The program packages provides the user with the strength calculation of pressure vessel components,
as cylindrical, spherical and, conical shells, heads, plates and flanges according to ASME VIII, Div. 1,
as well as the calculation of heat exchanger tube sheets according to UHX or TEMA. A large material data
base is included.
It comprises more than 4400 materials of American and German standards, which are specified in detail
in the calculation modules. Furthermore, a project sheet is available, in which all items for the calculations
can be saved. The documentation ensues with the authoritative equations, so that each calculation can
be reconsidered.
The LV-Excel Add-In enables you to transfer values from an EXCEL sheet to an LV module or calculation
results from the LV program to an EXCEL sheet. You can use existing EXCEL calculations, while
integrating a complete vessel calculation.
The LV package comprises the following modules:
Project sheet AD, UG27 - UG28 - UG29 - UG32 - UG33 - UG34 - UG37 - UHXa - UHXb - UHXc - TEB2 - AFL -AFLT - ATB - material data base
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Ug27 module
With the AD module, the operating and test conditions as well as the
essential components of a pressure vessel, with its principal
Cylindrical and spherical shells under internal overpressure are loaded
dimensions and the employed materials, can be collected in a form. For by tensile stress. In order to avoid failure of the component, the wall
the calculation, the required modules will be implemented and
must be sufficiently dimensioned.
connected with data of the form.
Ug29 module
Ug32 module
Ug33 module
thickness of the largest diameter and the cross section of the angle joint factors for the evaluation of the material-temperature curves. For
must be verified.
cones, the cross section and for effective reinforcements the moment of
inertia of the angle joint must be checked.
The UG32 module determines the required wall thickness of elliptical,
torispherical or semispherical heads under internal pressure. For
The UG33 module determines the required wall thickness of elliptical,
torispherical and semi-ellipsoidal heads, the geometric relations for a
torispherical or semispherical heads under external overpressure. For
spherical torus are included.
torispherical and semi-ellipsoidal heads, the geometric relations for a
spherical torus are included. For cones, the cross section and the
For cones, the shell and the knuckle as well as the angle joint can be
effective reinforcement of the angle joint at the large and small end can
calculated at the large and small end.
be calculated.
Ug34 module
Ug37 module
The different types of flat ends or plates are considered by factors in the For openings in pressure vessels, the missing pressure-supporting shell
calculation. For bolted plates, the flange moment must also be included. area must be replaced by an extension at the shell or the nozzle or by a
reinforcement pad. When the run-out lengths of two adjacent nozzles
The UG34 module determines the required wall thickness of flat ends
overlap, the existing area must still be sufficient to replace the opening
and plates with and without moments. The form factor is determined by area.
specification of the type. The special types are illustrated graphically.
With the UG37module, inserted and set-on nozzles with and without
stiffening ring can be designed. For the calculation of adjacent
openings, the values of the single nozzles can be used.
ATB module
For dished heads, the maximum stress occurs in the transition region of
the spherical shell and in the flange. In appendix 1-6 of the ASME
TEB2 module
UHX module
Calculation of pipe bends and tees according to ANSI/ASME B31.3 Design of Tubesheets acc. ASME BPVC UHX
Part B31 of the ASME standard enables the user to design and
The module package UHX is divided into three modules for U-tube,
construct pipework systems safely. Chapter TEB 2 includes pipe bends fixed and floating tubesheet heat exchangers acc. section UHX of the
and tees under influence of external moments.
ASME BPVC Part VIII-1. The package comprises:
The calculated stresses are compared with the allowable stress of the
chosen material with help of the material data base.
The program is bilingual. You can switch from German to English and
vice versa.
Example
Flange class I, A=16 in. = 406.4 mm, B = 10 in. = 254 mm, C = 14 in. = 355.6 mm, G = 11 in. = 279.4 mm, g0 = g1 = 0.375 in. = 9.525 mm,
allowable stress Szul = 131 MPa, internal pressure P = 700 psi = 4.826 MPa
Y1/Y2 = (A-B+g0)/(A-C+g0) = (406.4254+9.525) / (406.4-355.6+9.525) = 162/ 60.3 = 2.7
Required flange thickness:
according APY:
according AD-B8:
(with Y1/Y2=2.7)
t = 45 mm
UBC module