• Introduction to ASME Section VIII and divisions
• Introduction about pressure vessels and scope of work and design
• General requirements about materials, design, components, fabrications, (UG parts)
• Requirements for pressure vessels constructed of carbon, low and high alloy steels (UCS and UHA parts)
• Welding requirements of pressure vessels (UW parts)
• PVELITE software introduction
• Definition: Shell, Head, Nozzle, Supports, Reinforcing, Corrosion allowance, Joint efficiency, tangent line…
• Pressure vessel component (Main component, internal & external attachments)
• Determine shell thicknesses of cylindrical shell and dish head due to internal and hydrostatic pressure, external pressure due to vacuum condition. Stiffener ring design and positioning
• Determine the shell thickness for lower end cylindrical shell and dish head, skirt support and base ring due to wind and seismic load
• Determine required reinforcement at cylindrical shell and dish head due to shell opening, nozzle loadings
• Horizontal & vertical vessels design using PVELITE software.
• Introduction to all type of supports (saddle, lug, leg and skirt) and modeling using PVELITE software
– Design for leg and lug support and local stress analysis
– Design for the saddle support, base plate, rib and web
Identify type of common stresses at horizontal supported pressure vessel
Apply corrective methods in reducing the stress at horn of saddle, tip of wear plate, shell plate at the saddle and dish head (if applicable)
Skirt and base ring design
• Introduction to nozzle/ flanges and designing (WN, LWN, Self-reinforcing nozzles and blind flange)
• Introduction to Nozzle-Pro software and basic nozzle calculation using Nozzle-Pro
• Modeling for internals and externals weight like trays, packing, platform, ladder
• Modeling for liquid, insulation, fireproofing, lining, cladding
• Determine MAWP of the vessels and hydro-test results
• Analyzing results using the PVELITE reporting and editing models
catalogue: Mechanical-Pressure Vessel-Amirkalaei
START DATE: 19 khordad
DAYS: Mondays and Saturday
17:00 – 21:00
