What’s New in PV Elite 2014 Presented by: Scott Mayeux

November 25, 2013

PV Elite 2014 New Features

Code Updates

Productivity Enhancements

Interfacing

QA

Questions

Code Updates

ASME Division 1

– UHX Updates

Operating Loads and Load Cases (8 load cases now)

Tubesheet Extension Thickness

– Appendix 1-5 and Appendix 1-8 Updates

Addresses ‘Short’ and ‘non-cylinder’ type attachments

– Appendix 26, Bellows Expansion Joint Update

Updated to be in line with the latest EJMA

– Section II Part D Materials Updates 100+ New/Updated Materials

– ASME U forms updated

U5 Form for Exchangers Added

Code Updates

ASME VIII-2

– Updated Equations and Fixes for incorrectly printed equations

– Conical Analysis

– Combined Stress Intensity for Vertical Vessels

Unfortunately there are some publication errors that crept into the new

Code Book.

– Combined Stress Analysis (σ3)

– Zick Stress

Code Updates

EN-13445

– The 2012 Edition of EN-13445 has been implemented

– The main update in PV Elite was made to the Nozzle calculations

– EN Flange P/T ratings updated per EN 1092 : 2013

– EN Flange 1092 Flange data updated

– Smart Class/Group Selections

PD 5500 Updated to Latest Edition

Productivity Enhancements

ASME/PD 5500 type 2 Jackets

– Integrated bottom head Jacket Analysis

Automatic File Backups in the System Folder

– Last 11 revisions stored

EN-13445 Cold Spun Heads

New EN-13445 MDMT graphs added

PV Elite database Expanded exposing all input data

South African Wind/Seismic Codes Added ( SANS 10160-3:2010)

Productivity Enhancements

Outside Diameter Basis support for all Codes

IBC 2012 Wind/Seismic Codes Added

ASME STS-2011 Incorporated

TEMA tubesheet added to CodeCalc

Check for Updates function enhanced

Full Bolt Load for Floating Heads

Quick Access Toolbar functionality added

G-Loading with ASCE type force calculation

Larger Fonts (Quick Calc & Output)

Productivity Enhancements

Interfacing

Intergraph has teamed with PRG to connect NozzlePro to CodeCalc

1. Work will continue to deliver other available FEA analysis directly

into PV Elite

2. Nozzle Analysis - 2014

3. Horizontal Vessel Analysis - Future

4. Support Lug Analysis - Future

5. Lifting Lug Analysis - Future

6. Expansion Joint Analysis - Future

7. Clips, etc - Future

Quality Assurance

Nozzle Analysis Jobs compared for EN-13445 (MathCAD and

consultant)

ASME PTB-3 and PTB-4, Division 1 & 2 Sample Problems analyzed

and compared to PV Elite (Input files in \QA folder)

Automated Test Program PVQatest now included

30+ Jobs added to the PV Elite benchmark problem set

Updated QA Manual to Include EN-13445 Nozzle Tests

Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance

PV Elite 2014

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