Finite Element Analysis (FEA) can be used to support pressure equipment design where the configuration is not covered by the available rules in the ASME code.
FEA Requirements Regarding the use of FEA to Support a Pressure Equipment Design Submission
We recommend that the designer check with ABSA whether the usage of FEA is acceptable, this must be clarified before the design is submitted.
SummarySolidWorks Simulation has a number of validation problems built into the software. These problems are designed to prove the validity of its operation. Each problem provides an analytical and Simulation generated solution for the problem.
Pressure Vessel Engineering validates each installation and update of the Simulation software individually. The Simulation validation problems are run in-house and results compared to the analytical solutions. All results are measured to be within 5% error or less of the Simulation results.
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SummaryPressure Vessel Engineering Ltd. validates each release of SolidWorks Simulation with a simple validation set to confirm that the program produces results comparable to Roark's Formulas results. Roark's formulas provide the exact derivation of the stresses of components of different geometry under several loading conditions. These formulas can be compared with FEA results. The release form for the validation can be downloaded below. |