AutoPIPE Vessel

According to clause 9.7.2.4, when an opening is located within the 0.8De region of a dished end but close to its boundary (i.e., near the De/10 distance from the knuckle), the reinforcement area may be insufficient if the calculation is limited to...

Input the material for wear plate different from the Lug – Lifting Lugs There are so many cases that the wear plate of the lugs can be different from the material of the lug. Best regards

There are so many cases that the wear plate of the saddles can be different from the material of the saddles. For example for a stainless steel equipment it is normal to add a saddles in carbon steel. However to make the transition between the bot...

It would be great if I could make a calculation when I'm finished entering the values ​​for, for example, a shell, a nozzle, an end cap, etc. It would make the work considerably easier when I have nozzles with nozzle loads, then I get a quick over...

According ASME Section VIII Div.2 Paragraph 4.1.2 it is required to respect the minimum thickness. At the moment the software doesn’t send any information about that. However for ASME Section VIII Div. 1 the software send the information according...

According ASME Section VIII Division 2 it is required to determine the upper limit for test pressure – ASME SECTION VIII Div.2 Part8 Paragraph 8.2.1 (c). Based on that is important to state on the project documents the value for minimum and maximu...

Currently, AutoPIPE Vessel uses a default air density of 1.225 kg/m³ for wind load calculations. However, air density can vary based on the geographic location of the equipment. Therefore, I request that this value be made an input parameter inste...

When manufacturing vessels according to AD 2000 or ASME, experience can be obtained for nozzles located within a distance less than 2,5√(ea*r) from tangent line knuckle/cylindrical part. We would therefore like the possibility to chose this option...

Implement FFS as per API 579. Parts of API 579 include: 1 – Introduction 2 – FFS Engineering Evaluation Procedure 3 – Brittle Fracture 4 – General Metal Loss 5 – Localized Metal Loss 6 – Pitting Corrosion 7 – Blisters, HIC, and SOHIC Damage ...

At the moment it is not possible to add the value for corrosion allowance for saddles, brackets, legs or skirt. This requirements is common in a project specifications. At the moment is possible to add corrosion allowance but only for bolts. Best ...