About Pressure Vessel Engineering

Pressure Vessel Engineering specializes in providing Finite Element Analysis (FEA), ASME code calculations, solid modeling and drafting, and Canadian Registration (CRN) assistance for the pressure equipment industry. Established in 1999 we have grown to be an industry leader serving a global customer base.

FEA Stress Analysis

Finite Element Analysis is the world's most accepted tool to design pressure vessels that do not fall under standard ASME code rules. FEA is not only an economical alternative to destructive testing, but also calculates permissible fatigue and thermal service life. In over 1500 FEA based ASME code compliance reports we have clearly shown product safety or shortcomings. Do you need our FEA help on your next project?

ASME Code Calculations

For CRN or National Board registered vessels, compliance with ASME code calculations is mandatory. We use industry standard Compress, Design Calcs and PVElite code software coupled with our own spreadsheets to ensure that your vessels are safe and comply with code rules. We can also run FEA to cover design features not found in code books. We have designed or reviewed over 4000 ASME compliant pressure vessels and fittings. Do you need our help on a code project?

Canadian Registration Number (CRN)

Canada's registration system is becoming slower, more restrictive and much more expensive. Many experienced companies find that they can no longer navigate our system without expert help. We are Canada's leading combined design and registration service provider with over 2000 registrations, many in multiple provinces. We do more than just submit paperwork; we also help resolve technical questions from reviewers. Do you need our help with your CRN?

Solid Modeling & Drafting

We use SolidWorks to complete solid models and drawings. We can also update or create drawings in AutoCAD for those cases where it must still be used. Our drawings match our calculation sets and provide full purchasing, fabrication and inspection details as required for Canada's CRN system. We have finished more than 1000 drawing and code calculation packages; do you want our help on your next project?

Pressure Vessel Design Tools: a set of useful preliminary vessel design spreadsheets

CRN Introduction: a quick introduction to Canada's CRN pressure equipment registration system

Piping Guidelines: a province by province guide to which piping systems need to be registered

DesignCharts: a set of quick lookup charts for preliminary vessel design

CRN Users Survival Guide: the CRN system is not easy to navigate - some of the issues are discussed in this blog

External Pressure: this topic is one of the more difficult concepts a pressure vessel designer will encounter

Riveted vessels: we don't build vessels this way anymore but these vessels are still in service

Stress linearization: converting complex FEA stress patterns into ASME compliant pass/fail criteria

Storage Sphere:combining the use of code rules for shell and nozzle calculations with FEA for structural supports

Solid Modeling blog: comments on getting the most out of SolidWorks