ENGINEERING SOFTWARE

Pressure Vessel
Design & Analysis
Software

PVElite
CodeCalc

Fast, Accurate Vessel

Design & Evaluation
COADE offers two comprehensive yet
easy-to-use software programs that
provide engineers, designers, estimators,
fabricators and inspectors with solutions
that match their pressure vessel design
requirements.
Whether you choose CodeCalc for individual
component analysis and design or the
PVElite program which also evaluates the
entire vessel, COADE offers a powerful solution tailored to your exact needs. And, you
get top-rated COADE technical support.

CodeCalc

PVElite

Pressure design and

individual component
analysis

CodeCalc capabilities PLUS

structural evaluation
required for larger vessels

Maximum pressure and minimum

thickness calculations for heads,
shells and cones
Common checks for nozzles, flanges,
tubesheets, floating heads and vessel
attachments
Code calculations for other components
expansion joints, rectangular vessels,
large openings

Totals deadweight on each shell element

Includes live load componentswind and

earthquake

Combines these overall loads with pressure to

design and/or check vessel wall thickness

Provides base ring, saddle, leg and lug design

Features found in both

PVElite and CodeCalc

Design Codes and Standards

Always Current

ASME BPV Code Section VIII,

Divisions 1 & 2 Rules for the
Construction of Pressure Vessels
British Standard PD 5500
Unfired fusion welded pressure
vessels
ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads
for Buildings & Other Structures
Uniform Building Code and
International Building Code
National Building Code of Canada
ASME/ANSI B16.5 Pipe
Flanges and Flanged Fittings
Standards of the Tubular
Exchanger Manufacturers
Association (TEMA)
Welding Research Council
Bulletins 107 and 297
ASME B31.3 Process Piping

Extensive Material Database

Collection and entry of material
information is critical yet tedious.
These programs feature multiple
libraries containing properties of
over 3600 materials for quick and

Access to data is clear and simple with toolbars and tabbed

dialogs. On-line help is readily available for each data field.

Carbon steel
Stainless steel
Copper
Aluminum
Titanium
Zirconium
Nickel
B31.3 Process Piping materials

You can view all properties for a

selected material at the click of a
button. A database editor allows
you to permanently add special
materials or materials from other
codes to the database for future
use in model creation.

Instant Component Analysis

Theres no reason to create a complete vessel model if all you need is
a quick calculation. Just provide the
data for the component and review
the results immediately without
generating a formal report. To organize your results, these programs
allow you to group any number of
components in a file and summarize
their results. For example, design of
a heat exchanger may include the
evaluation of several elements for
the heads, channel and body components. Once these components
are set, the tubesheet and the floating head can be designed. Add a Zick
analysis for the saddle supports, and
finally, a group of nozzles and their
attached flanges can be analyzed.
Each of these steps can be accomplished on its own or in conjunction
with others. To reduce input errors,
similar data can be merged into
other analyses. A component
browser makes review of the model
components simple and direct.

COADEs software keeps pace with

the development of vessel design
codes and standards by incorporating code changes and releasing
product updates as these changes
become mandatory. These codes
and standards include:

accurate specification. Material tables

provide allowable stress versus
temperature, yield stress versus
temperature, external pressure
charts, UNS number and product
form. These properties are listed
just as they appear in their respective codes with the added benefit
of being sorted alphabetically for
quick search and selection. Material
types include:

Windows technology makes

PVElite and CodeCalc readily
accessible to both full time vessel
designers and those occasional
users who require quick start up
and confidence in their safety code
calculations. Whether its a simple
component check or a complete
vessel designinput, analysis and
output are clear and concise. Input
screens are tailored to the type of
data required and are supported by
graphic representation and on-line
help. COADEs vessel software
calculates initial design parameters
for new construction and also
evaluates and re-rates existing
vessels. And program output
reports list the equations used
and summarize results.

With these cone

graphics, complicated
geometries are no
longer difficult to build.

Output is properly documented for quick and

intelligent review. Actual vessel code equations are
displayed along with the input variables before the
end results are listed.

These individual component models

and their calculations can be organized in a single report including a
summary of the pressure capacity
and weight of the components.

Additional Features
The table below summarizes the
capabilities of each component
module. Other noteworthy features
include:
Standard English and SI unit
sets and custom-defined units
for input and output
Automatic carry forward of
common input data to reduce
the entry of redundant data
Pre-loaded default values for
common industry applications
Extensive structural steel database
to simplify definition of leg
supports and stiffening rings

Dimensioned plots to confirm

component model
A calculator function available
from any input field
On-line help to assist in building
the model including code
references, illustrations and
recommended input
Error checks and messages to
confirm model integrity and
suggest corrections
Quick on-screen calculations
to speed What If calculations
Itemized code equations in
the reports with user data
replacing code parameters
User-defined report headings
Numerous example problems
Output available in text or
Microsoft Word format

PVElite provides a 3D viewer to assist in

reviewing the model.

C O M P O N E N T A N A LY S I S C A P A B I L I T I E S O F P V E L I T E & C O D E C A L C
FOR SHELLS AND HEADS under internal or external
pressure, calculate the maximum allowable working
pressure (MAWP) or the required thickness for a specified
working pressure.

FOR TUBESHEET and flanged extension, calculate

the required thickness using TEMA or ASME methods. You
can determine allowable tube stresses, tube-to-tubesheet
joint loads and allowable loads.

FOR CONICAL SECTIONS under internal or external pressure, calculate the maximum allowable working pressure,
the thickness required for a specified working pressure and
the discontinuity stresses at cone-to-cylinder junctures.

FOR NOZZLE LOADS, calculate local stresses due to

FOR NOZZLES under internal or external pressure,

calculate the area of replacement, minimum design metal
temperature, minimum neck thickness, weld strength, minimum weld size and large nozzle and hillside calculations.

FOR HORIZONTAL VESSELS under pressure on saddle

FOR FLANGES, calculate the required thickness, MAWP

FOR VESSEL ATTACHMENTS, calculate the stresses on

and code-defined stresses for virtually any geometry.

Included are ASME Section VIII Appendices 2 and Y (stress
calculations) and Appendix S (rigidity calculations).

legs, supporting lugs and lifting lugs including their allowable

limits. It also calculates stresses on cap type and continuous
top support rings (girder rings).

FOR FABRICATED PIPING INTERSECTIONS (ANSI

B31.3), calculate the required thickness due to internal pressure, required & available area of reinforcement and MAWP.

FOR FLANGED AND FLUED EXPANSION JOINTS, calculate the stress, cycle life and spring rate in accordance with
ASME Section VIII, Division 1 and TEMA Standards.

FOR BASE RINGS, calculate the required thickness of

the gusset, skirt and annular baseplates due to wind or
seismic moments and the local stress and required thickness
of the top plate. Analyze tailing lugs.

FOR METAL BELLOWS EXPANSION JOINTS,

calculate the stress and cycle life for both reinforced and
non-reinforced bellows per ASME Section VIII, Division 1,
Appendix 26.

FOR LARGE OPENINGS IN FLAT HEADS, calculate

the stresses and allowables based on ASME Section VIII,
Division 1, Appendices 2 and 14.

FOR RECTANGULAR AND NON-CIRCULAR VESSELS, calculate the MAWP and stress, including stayed or reinforced
geometry, per ASME Section VIII, Division 1, Appendix 14.

FOR HALF-PIPE JACKETS on cylindrical shells, calculate

the required thickness and maximum allowable working pressure based on ASME Section VIII, Division 1, Appendix EE.

FOR FLOATING HEADS under internal and external pres-

external loads according to WRC Bulletins 107 and 297

as well as PD 5500 Appendix G. Allowable stresses are
also computed.

points, calculate the stresses (using Zicks Analysis) at

important points on the vessel and saddles for various
conditions including wind and seismic loads.

sure, calculate the required head thickness and resulting

flange bending moments per ASME Section VIII, Division 1,
Appendix 1.

ADDED
PVElite is the comprehensive solution for a
complete, structural
design of tall process
towers and horizontal
vessels.
Going beyond the pressure design
found in CodeCalc, PVElite analyzes
the effects of vessel deadweight
and bending due to wind and seismic loads. Basing stress calculations on this total structural load
ensures sufficient wall thickness for
the vessel in its operating environment and ensures proper design of
the vessel supports.

Graphical Interface for Fast,

Efficient Modeling
Building even complex vessel
models in PVElite is quick and easy.
As each major element is added,
the graphical display is updated to
show the new element in relation
to the others. This image confirms
the content of the model. Clicking
on the element in the plot brings up
the tabular data for that element. As
details (such as nozzles, insulation
or trays) are added, they too are
illustrated, and clicking on them will
bring up their data for review. Other
geometries can also be confirmed
graphically, namely base ring layout
and nozzle orientation. The status
bar constantly displays the position
of the current element, its required
(pressure) thickness, its maximum
allowable working pressure (MAWP)
and its MAP in the new and cold
condition (MAPnc). Graphic presentation keeps your data organized and
confirms the integrity of the model.

Element Types
Cylindrical shells
Elliptical, spherical, torispherical,
conical and flat heads
Conical sections (including
knuckles)
Body flanges
Skirts with base ring details

Itemized Details

Stiffening rings
Nozzles
Deadweight and applied loads
Platforms
Trays & packing
Saddles, legs, lugs
Fluid
Insulation and lining

FEATURES

Powerful Analysis Engine for

Complete Vessel Design
For new vessel design, PVElite can
quickly set required wall thickness
for heads, shells and cones and
size components for valid combinations of pressure (internal and
external), deadweight (erected,
operating and hydrostatic test
conditions), and wind and seismic
live loads. The program sums the
weights of each element and all its
details to calculate the compressive
stresses in the vessel wall. Input
for the live loads can be based on
parameters defined in several building codes or on user-defined, local
loads. These live loads bend the
vessel, creating both tensile and
compressive stresses in the vessel
wall. Pressure causes either tensile
or compressive longitudinal stresses
in the vessel wall. PVElite combines
these stresses and adjusts the vessel wall on an element-by-element
basis to ensure that this new vessel
meets the minimum requirements
for both tension and compression.

OF

PVELITE

echo, intermediate and final results

for the overall vessel thickness and
the evaluation of many vessel details
and attachments. These reports
contain tables that list and summarize the results. You may review
these results as they are generated
and halt the analysis if needed, or
select reports to view or print after
the analysis is complete. Reports
may be augmented with vessel plots
including PCX and DXF file formats.

Additional PVElite Features

Natural frequency and critical
wind speed calculations
Wind loads due to vortex shedding
Dynamic response spectrum
analysis
Modal natural frequency solution

Leg, lug or skirt support for

vertical vessels
Leg base plate analysis
Stacked vertical vessels
Base ring and saddle design
Datum reference for nozzle
placement
Rounding to next larger size in
thickness design
Evaluation of several hydrotest
positions
User adjustments to nozzle
design requirements
Editable lists of detail data
Data links to foundation design
and finite element analysis
programs
Area and moment of inertia
checks for cone reinforcement
and stiffening rings

PVElite is also quick with vessel rerates. Simply update the corrosion
allowance or change the temperature
and pressure requirements to have
the program re-calculate the vessels
MAWPincluding the MAWP of
attached flanges.
A complete vertical vessel analysis
will perform the following calculations (a horizontal vessel would
contain fewer steps):
Internal pressure for each element
External pressure for each element
Weight of elements & their details
ANSI B16.5 flange ratings
Vessel natural frequency
Wind and seismic loads
Vessel loads due to live loads
Wind deflection
Vessel cross sectional areas and
moments of inertia, both new
and corroded
Allowable stress (tension &
compression) for each element
Nozzle checks & nozzle summary
Longitudinal vessel stresses and
the actual vs. allowable stress
ratio for each element
Base ring evaluation (saddle
checks for horizontal vessels)
Vessel center of gravity

Vessel details can be manipulated through PVElites list processor.

Material names appear in PVElite with important characteristics

when presented for selection.

Complete Calculation Reports

PVElite compiles output into a set
of logical reports such as input

PVElite displays nozzle

interactions.

Hardware/Software
Requirements:
Intel Pentium processor
(or equivalent)
Microsoft Windows (98, NT 4.0,
2000, XP or later) Operating System
32 Mbytes RAM
60 Mbytes of disk space
CD ROM Drive
Microsoft Internet Explorer
(5.0 or later)
SVGA monitor (800x600)

PVElite & CodeCalc

Licenses:
All software licenses provide the
following as standard:
Complete program
One complete set of program
manuals
Technical newsletter subscription
Phone, fax, web site and e-mail
access for technical support
Full License provides:
Perpetual single license with no
limit on the amount or duration
of use
One full year of automatic
upgrades from date of purchase
Eligibility for annual extensions
of automatic upgrades
Eligibility for discounts on
additional Full License purchases
Monthly Lease provides:
Full License copy on a monthly
rental basis
Option to apply first month lease
when converting to a Full License
purchase

COADE, INC.
12777 Jones Road, Suite 480
Houston, Texas 77070 USA

PVElite Limited Run License provides:

Full program with a limit on the
number of analyses (50 minimum)

Graphics powered by:

HOOPS (Tech Soft America)

Phone:

281-890-4566

Fax:

281-890-3301

Toll Free:

800-899-8787

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