Pressure Vessel Engineering

List of Articles

Below is a complete list of links to the educational articles that have been posted on PVEng.com. If a text version of the article is available, a Text link will be shown beside it.

ASME Articles
Design Code used in Repair/Alteration/Used Vessels
Hand Calculations - How To and How Not To	Text
Loads on Flanges - The ASME Way	Text
Nozzle F Factor (UG-37)	Text
Origins of the ASME Area Replacement Rules	Text
Use of 44w Material in Pressure Vessels
Weld Efficiencies Notes	Text

FEA Articles
FEA Analysis of Piping Systems NPT Connections	Text
Simplification of FEA by Symmetry	Text
Simplification of Multi-Body FEA	Text
When will FEA be Required in a Submission?	Text

FEA Report Requirements
ABSA FEA Submission Requirements	Text
Balancing Reaction Force	Text
Error Plots for Bolt Heads and Surface to Surface Contacts	Text
Mesh Refinements at Discontinuities	Text
Mesh Refinements Near Discontinuities	Text
Why use 2nd Order Integration Elements?	Text
Setting Up Presentation Screen Shots for FEA Reports	Text
COSMOS Validation Set
FEA COSMOS Validation Release

FEA Stress Linearization Articles
The Nuts and Bolts of Stress Linearization	Text
Stress Classification Lines Passing Through Areas of Very High Error	Text

Miscellaneous
Excel Names Collection	Text

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