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Pressure Vessel Design Using ANSYS.
Audience
This seminar is aimed at finite element analysts using ANSYS who require a simple introduction to the analysis of Pressure Vessel components. Particular attention is given to the problems of design code compliance, especially in relation to the ASME and BS codes relating to Pressure Vessel and Boiler Code design by Analysis rules. A hands-on session, with detailed discussion of four typical problems, is included.
Course Content
Introduction
Pressure Vessel Design Concepts- Terminology
- Basic ASME Approach: Elastic Route
- Stress Categories and Stress Limits
Finite Element Analysis- Terminology
- Element Types in ANSYS for Pressure Vessel Analysis
- Limitations on Element Behaviour
Implementation of ASME Rules Using Ansys- Stress Linearisation Procedures in ANSYS
- Stress Categorisation Procedures
- The ASME White Paper in Design By Analysis
ANSYS Analysis Procedures- Example: Thick Flat Head
- Example: Thin Flat Head
- Example: Ellipsoidal Head
- Example: Three Dimensional Branch
- Discussion and Recommendations.
The seminar will be presented by a group, which has a long established international reputation for research in pressure system design and support industry, specialising in prenormative research and the design by analysis methodology. It is the largest academic research group in the UK in the field of pressure vessel design, possibly the largest in the world. The tutors have undertaken considerable research (funded by the EPSRC, by the EC and by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission) over recent years in Pressure Vessel Design by Analysis, and have published widely in international journals on this topic. Their work has been included in the recent ASME White Paper on Design Analysis. The group has been using ANSYS as their main tool for over fifteen years, and has presented numerous internal and external courses on the use of ANSYS.
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