Intergraph PV Elite 2011 has been updated with new modeling capabilities for jacketed vessels, vapor belts, and tubesheets with simple supports. The integrated 3D modeling allows jackets or vapor belts to be added as details on the main elements, with jackets spanning across element boundaries. This provides easier, faster, and more-accurate models, since it eliminates the need to manually transfer between separate vessel and jacket models. The welded joint between the tubesheet and the shell or the channel cylinders can be modeled, which can reduce stress and produce a more-economical design that meets code requirements. PV Elite also includes all of the updates in the ASME code for vessel engineering and design.
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Intergraph Corp.