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The following changes have been made to PV Elite and CodeCalc.

PV Elite and CodeCalc Version 25.0 Service Pack 2

Code Updates

  • Added support for API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, 2022

    • Part 4 - General Corrosion

    • Part 5 - Local Corrosion (Local thinning areas, grooves)

    • Part 6 - Pitting

    An API 579 examples folder has also been added.

    (3595387)

PV Elite and CodeCalc Version 25.0 Service Pack 1

Code Updates

  • Added support for PD 5500:2021 +A2: 2022 and the option to perform alternative calculations for local loads on nozzles according to G.2.8. (A-3595385, A-3595386, A-3667808, A-3569306)

Input Processor and Analysis

Documentation/Help

PV Elite and CodeCalc Version 25.0

Code Updates

  • Added support for the ASCE-7 2022 edition for wind and seismic design.

Input Processor and Analysis

  • Added support for design and analysis of rectangular vessels on the Elements Panel. (RI-TX-29318)

  • Redesigned and reorganized the Configuration dialog to improve usability. (CR-TX-41822)

  • Added the Consider nozzle loads for UG-45 option to the Configuration dialog. This option allows UG-45 nozzle calculation to consider all UG-22 loadings of nozzle necks, including pressure, bending, and shear loads. (CR-TX-40955)

  • Added the No earthquake deflection calculations option to the Configuration dialog. This option turns off seismic deflection due to seismic loads. (CR-TX-41904)

  • You can now define your own Inside Crown Radius and Inside Knuckle Radius values for torispherical heads. (CR-TX-40739)

  • Added the Out of Roundness Radii Measurements Dialog to perform out-of-roundness calculations. (CR-TX-29306)

  • Added the ability to transfer nozzle loads to supports. (RI-TX-40551)

  • Updated the Visibility icon on the 3D Tab.

  • The software automatically calculates the cone length when you define Half Apex Angle and displays the value in the status bar. (CR-TX-40799)

  • The software now determines the correct overall cone length for multiple connected cones with varying angles for use in external pressure calculations. (CR-TX-40943)

  • The software now calculates the distance for nozzles on top or bottom cones in the same way as hillside nozzles on heads. (CR-TX-40889)

  • Derate Flange MAWP if Externally Loaded? is now cleared and disabled for studding outlet nozzles. This removes the UG-44(b) evaluation from the Nozzle Flange MAWP report. (CR-TX-41089)

  • Added support for the PED & UG99b hydrotest option in Shop Pressure Test Type. (CR-TX-41644)

  • Added support for the EN 13445 Section 17 simplified fatigue analysis. (RI-TX-29324)

  • Added the calculation of the torispherical head to determine the crown radius and knuckle radius dimensions for PD 5500. (CR-TX-41653)

  • For ASME Division 1, the allowed nozzle load evaluation according to EN13445-3 Section 16 is now available. (CR-TX-40378)

  • Added the vessel direction status to the status bar. (CR-TX-41823)

  • For local loads on nozzles, the software now determines the maximum permitted compressive longitudinal stress according to EN 13445-3 16.14.8, which is used to calculate the nozzle longitudinal stress according to EN 13445-3 16.4.8 and 16.5.8. (3589499)

  • Added support for EN 13445-3 Section 19 nominal design stress in the creep range. (RI-TX-29327)

  • Analysis no longer considers static liquid pressure for standard flanges. See the knowledge base article How Static Liquid Pressure Influences Flange Analysis in Pressure Vessels on Smart Support.

Output Processor and Reports

  • The software now uses the company name set from the installation and sets this name in the company.txt file. (CR-TX-41824)

  • When you select Use Division 2 Stress Indices on the Local Stress Analysis tab of the Nozzle Input/Analysis dialog, pressure Indices for Table 5-D.2 now display in the Nozzle Calc reports. (CR-TX-39940)

  • For the End Plate Bending Stress at a given Thickness for the closure plate in the pressure indices for Table 5-D.2, resultant stress equations and substitutions now display in the Nozzle Calc reports. (CR-TX-14491)

  • Added a note in the input echo of the Conical Section report when the attached element to the cone is not a cylinder (CR-TX-39812)

  • In the ASME TS Calc report, changed the logic for calculating Ls for gamma according to UHX-13.5.5 Step 5. (CR-TX-40443)

  • In the Conical Section report, the software now performs the discontinuity stress calculation for cone to cone junction without creating an intermediate false cylinder element. (CR-TX-40944)

  • Added a note in the Wind Load output report stating that an importance factor isn't used for wind codes such as IBC 2015, IBC 2018, and ASCE7-16. (CR-TX-40783)

  • Added a note to the Warnings and Errors output report stating that in many cases, a matching nominal diameter cannot be determined for the attached standard flange when using the actual thickness basis for a nozzle. You must manually calculate the weights of the nozzle, flange, and optional blind flange assembly and add the weight total to Overriding Weight on the Nozzle Input/Analysis dialog. (CR-TX-40879)

  • The software now determines the stiffening ring weld MAEP if a ring fillet weld leg size is specified for ASME Sec VIII Division 1 vessels. The MAEP of the stiffening ring is considered when determining the MAEP of the entire vessel shown in the External Pressure Calculations report. (CR-TX-1388)

  • Added the bearing stress calculation for loose flanges and stub end flanges in the Flange Calculations report. (CR-TX-41682)

  • Updated the bolt load calculation output in the Basering Calculations report when load case factors are used for basering design. Also updated the Vessel Design Summary to reflect the maximum bolt, earthquake, and wind loads shown in the Basering Calculations report. (CR-TX-41509)

  • Added multiple graphic images to the output, including ASME VIII-1 nozzle details.

Tools

  • Added the PED Classification Utility to perform calculations according to the European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED). (RI-TX-41097)

  • The Diagnostics tab is obsolete and has been removed from the software.

  • A newly installed version of PV Elite automatically imports customized registry settings from the previous versions, such as colors and metric/customary settings. (CR-TX-40960)

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