Hexagon PVElite 28.0

Hexagon PVElite

One of the companies that offers powerful software in the oil, gas and petrochemical sector is Intergraph, also known as COADE, a subsidiary of the international Hexagon Group. PV Elite or PVElite software is a professional program for designing pressure vessels and heat exchangers.

PVElite 28

PVElite 27

Features and characteristics of Intergraph PV Elite software :

A graphical user interface allowing you to add model data while seeing the vessel elements as they are added.

Horizontal and vertical vessels of cylinders, conical sections, and body flanges, as well as elliptical, torispherical, hemispherical, conical, and flat heads.

Saddle supports for horizontal vessels.

Leg and skirt supports at any location for vertical vessels.

Extensive on-line help.

Dead weight calculation from vessel details such as nozzles, lugs, rings, trays, insulation, packing, and lining.

Wall thickness calculations for internal and external pressure according to the rules of ASME Section VIII Divisions 1 and 2, PD 5500, and EN 13445.

Stiffener ring evaluation for external pressure.

Wind and seismic data using the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) standard, the Uniform Building Code (UBC), the National (Canadian) Building Code, India standards, as well as British, Mexican, Australian, Japanese, and European standards.

A user-defined unit system.

A complete examination of vessel structural loads, combining the effects of pressure, dead weight, and live loads in the empty, operating, and hydrotest conditions.

Logic to automatically increase wall thickness to satisfy requirements for pressure and structural loads, and introduce stiffener rings to address external pressure rules.

Structural load evaluation in terms of both tensile and compressive stress ratios to the allowable limits.

Detailed analysis of nozzles, flanges, and base rings.

Material libraries for all three design standards.

Component libraries containing pipe diameter and wall thickness, ANSI B16.5 flange pressure vs. temperature charts, and section properties for AISC, British, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Australian and South African structural shapes.

Thorough and complete printed analysis reports, with definable headings on each page. Comments and additions may be inserted at any point in the output.