ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code VIII/Div.

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compliant to Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
Pressure vessel design according ASME
The internationalization of industry and economy requires also the application of foreign calculation
standards. For the design of pressure vessels, the American standard ASME VIII, Div 1 (Boiler & Pressure
Vessel Code) is worldwide approved. For heat exchangers, the standards of the Tubular Exchanger
Manufactures Associations are often used. Since 2005 section UHX of ASME BPVC part VIII-1 is used.
The program packages provides the user with the strength calculation of pressure vessel components,
as cylindrical, spherical and, conical shells, heads, plates and flanges according to ASME VIII, Div. 1,
as well as the calculation of heat exchanger tube sheets according to UHX or TEMA. A large material data
base is included.
It comprises more than 4400 materials of American and German standards, which are specified in detail
in the calculation modules. Furthermore, a project sheet is available, in which all items for the calculations
can be saved. The documentation ensues with the authoritative equations, so that each calculation can
be reconsidered.
The LV-Excel Add-In enables you to transfer values from an EXCEL sheet to an LV module or calculation
results from the LV program to an EXCEL sheet. You can use existing EXCEL calculations, while
integrating a complete vessel calculation.
The LV package comprises the following modules:

Project sheet AD, UG27 - UG28 - UG29 - UG32 - UG33 - UG34 - UG37 - UHXa - UHXb - UHXc - TEB2 - AFL -AFLT - ATB - material data base

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ASME module package - overview

Ug 99 module
Test pressure according ASME VIII UG-99
Module UG99 calculates the maximum allowable test pressure acc.
ASME VIII-1 UG-99 for a calculation project with multiple chapters.
After start, two options can be selected:

Test pressure acc. UG-99 and allowable stresses

Maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) acc. UG-99

AD module (basic module)

Ug27 module

Work sheet / Project list

Cylinders and spheres under internal pressure

With the AD module, the operating and test conditions as well as the
essential components of a pressure vessel, with its principal
Cylindrical and spherical shells under internal overpressure are loaded
dimensions and the employed materials, can be collected in a form. For by tensile stress. In order to avoid failure of the component, the wall
the calculation, the required modules will be implemented and
must be sufficiently dimensioned.
connected with data of the form.

The UG27 module determines the required wall thickness of cylindrical

or spherical shells under internal pressure as well as the allowable
overpressure for a given wall thickness. For the calculation of openings,
the required wall thickness for a usage factor of 100% is presented.
Ug28 module

Ug29 module

Cylinders and spheres under external pressure

Reinforcement rings at cylindrical shells

Cylindrical or spherical shells under external overpressure can fail by

plastic or elastic buckling. Material-temperature-curves for different
material groupings are indicated in the ASME-Code, which permit to
determine the allowable external overpressure.

It serves for the calculation of the necessary moments of inertia of

reinforcements for vessels under external overpressure. The calculation
is performed for the following two cases:

The allowable external overpressure for cylindrical and spherical shells

can be calculated with the module UG28. The required wall thickness is
determined by iteration.

Consideration of the moments of inertia of wall and

reinforcement
Consideration of the moment of inertia of the reinforcement, only

With this module, a comparison of the actual and the necessary

moment of inertia will be carried out, and a violation of the strength
condition will be reported.
The actual moments of inertia of reinforcement rings can automatically
be transferred from the BIEG module.

Ug32 module

Ug33 module

Dished ends under internal overpressure

Dished ends under external overpressure

For heads or reductions, spherical, elliptical, torispherical or conical

geometries can be used. In the ASME code, the deviation from the
spherical form is considered by form factors. For cones, the wall

For heads or reductions, spherical, elliptical, torispherical or conical

geometries can be used. In the ASME code, the deviation from the
spherical form for external overpressure is considered by geometry

thickness of the largest diameter and the cross section of the angle joint factors for the evaluation of the material-temperature curves. For
must be verified.
cones, the cross section and for effective reinforcements the moment of
inertia of the angle joint must be checked.
The UG32 module determines the required wall thickness of elliptical,
torispherical or semispherical heads under internal pressure. For
The UG33 module determines the required wall thickness of elliptical,
torispherical and semi-ellipsoidal heads, the geometric relations for a
torispherical or semispherical heads under external overpressure. For
spherical torus are included.
torispherical and semi-ellipsoidal heads, the geometric relations for a
spherical torus are included. For cones, the cross section and the
For cones, the shell and the knuckle as well as the angle joint can be
effective reinforcement of the angle joint at the large and small end can
calculated at the large and small end.
be calculated.

Ug34 module

Ug37 module

Flat ends or plates with flange moment

Openings in shells and tube sheets

The different types of flat ends or plates are considered by factors in the For openings in pressure vessels, the missing pressure-supporting shell
calculation. For bolted plates, the flange moment must also be included. area must be replaced by an extension at the shell or the nozzle or by a
reinforcement pad. When the run-out lengths of two adjacent nozzles
The UG34 module determines the required wall thickness of flat ends
overlap, the existing area must still be sufficient to replace the opening

and plates with and without moments. The form factor is determined by area.
specification of the type. The special types are illustrated graphically.
With the UG37module, inserted and set-on nozzles with and without
stiffening ring can be designed. For the calculation of adjacent
openings, the values of the single nozzles can be used.

AFL, AFLT module

ATB module

Flanges incl. flange tables (AFLT)

Spherical dished heads acc. appendix 1 - 6

Flange joints must be tight under installation as well as operating

conditions. The required bolt forces for this purpose apply a bending
moment to the flange. For the different flange types, the existing

For dished heads, the maximum stress occurs in the transition region of
the spherical shell and in the flange. In appendix 1-6 of the ASME

stresses can be determined by empirical curves using the geometric

relations.

standard, calculation formulas are given for different design types.

The ATB module determines the required wall thickness of spherical

With the AFL module , slip-on integral flanges and loose flanges as well
dished heads and the required flange thickness for internal and full face
as lapped type flanges or flanges without conical hub can be calculated.
gaskets. For dished heads without additional flange rings, clasp bolts
For the installed condition, a design for the maximum bolt force is
are also considered.
possible. All necessary design values for the calculation are listed.
PMAX module
Calculation of the maximum allowable test pressure. Calculation of allowable load cycles.

TEB2 module

UHX module

Calculation of pipe bends and tees according to ANSI/ASME B31.3 Design of Tubesheets acc. ASME BPVC UHX
Part B31 of the ASME standard enables the user to design and
The module package UHX is divided into three modules for U-tube,
construct pipework systems safely. Chapter TEB 2 includes pipe bends fixed and floating tubesheet heat exchangers acc. section UHX of the
and tees under influence of external moments.
ASME BPVC Part VIII-1. The package comprises:
The calculated stresses are compared with the allowable stress of the
chosen material with help of the material data base.

WERK module (material database)

UHXa module: U-tubesheets acc. UHX-12

UHXb module: Fixed tubesheets acc. UHX-13
UHXc module: Floating tubesheets acc. UHX-14
The required calculation cases 1-7 for shell or tube side
pressure and thermal expansion.
Input of the configuration (a-f) for fixed tubesheets and (A-D) for
floating tubesheets.
Calculation of the operation and test cases
Detailed help file in Adobe PDF format including all examples
acc. ASME-UHX-20

Selection and documentation of materials for the design of

pressure vessels
The program determines the allowable material properties dependent
on temperature, workpiece geometry, regulation standard and delivery
standard.
All values are displayed on screen and may be printed, copied into the
clipboard, saved as a file (e.g. for further processing in Microsoft
WORD) or forwarded to any of our calculation modules like AD 2000 /
EN / TRD / ASME.

The program is bilingual. You can switch from German to English and
vice versa.

ASME VIII Div.1 module package incl. material data base

Package price (1 licence) : see price list
For listing of all included modules see price list
Printing in German and English included
Modul APY
Calculation of flat face flanges with metal-to-metal contact outside the bolt circle according ASME BPVC Appendix Y

Example
Flange class I, A=16 in. = 406.4 mm, B = 10 in. = 254 mm, C = 14 in. = 355.6 mm, G = 11 in. = 279.4 mm, g0 = g1 = 0.375 in. = 9.525 mm,
allowable stress Szul = 131 MPa, internal pressure P = 700 psi = 4.826 MPa
Y1/Y2 = (A-B+g0)/(A-C+g0) = (406.4254+9.525) / (406.4-355.6+9.525) = 162/ 60.3 = 2.7
Required flange thickness:
according APY:

t = 28.58 mm =1.125 in.

according AD-B8:
(with Y1/Y2=2.7)

t = 45 mm

UBC module

Seismic loading per Uniform Building Code 1997

The UBC module determines the following forces and moments for
columns (as well as vertical storage tanks, chimneys, etc.) caused by
earthquakes:

Shear load at vessel / construction head

Overturning moment at base

Moment in arbitrary height X