CADWorx, CAESAR II & PV Elite: Insider Blog

Intergraph PV Elite webinar: How to use PV Elite for a simple re-rate

with Ray Delaforce, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

This webinar will introduce you to methods for re-rating a vessel in service, that has perhaps been in service for a number of years.  The current MAWP may be required, or the MAWP and/or the Design Temperature is up rated for severer service.  This webinar will address these issues as well as how to deal with individual components.

Date: February 16, 2012
Time: 10:00AM CDT   Click here for your local time
Duration: 30 min
Cost: free eSeminar

View the recorded webinar here

Speaker bio: 

Ray Delaforce

Ray joined Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group in 2003. Ray provides technical support in the PV Elite support and maintenance department. His duties include training in the use of PV Elite software both in the United States and abroad.

Intergraph PV Elite 2012 Release is now available

The Intergraph PV Elite 2012 software is now available. Below is a summary of the main features of this release. You can visit PV Elite 2012 page for a detailed information about this release. 

A webinar highlighting the new features of PV Elite 2012 will take place December 14th at 10AM CT. To register for this webinar, visit: What's New in PV Elite 2012.
 
Main features of PV Elite 2012:

• ASME Section VIII Division 1 and Division 2 2011a new code updates are incorporated
• ASME Appendix 41, EIH Support plates is added
• PD 5500:2009 code changes are implemented
• Implementation of ASME code case 2695 (Div 1 using Div 2 formulas and Div 1 allowables)
• ASME pure-metric yield stress database is included
• Wind/Seismic code updates for several codes
• The example problems in ASME publication PTB-3 (Div 2 problems solution manual) is added.

Please refer to PV Elite 2012 page for a complete list of the 2012 updates.

For information on Intergraph PV Elite visit:
http://www.intergraph.com/products/ppm/pvelite/

 

 

Intergraph PV Elite webinar: What's New in PV Elite 2012

with Scott Mayeux, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

View the recorded webinar here

This webinar will discuss the new features and enhancements of PV Elite 2012. Attend this webinar and learn about the new and improved features and codes added to PV Elite 2012.

Date: December 14, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CDT   Click here for your local time
Duration: 30 min
Cost: free eSeminar

Speaker bio: 

Scott Mayeux

Scott Mayeux is a Mechanical Engineer with 20 years of experience in the Engineering and Software Development Field. His area of expertise is in integration of ASME and other Codes and Standards into the PV Elite software. Over the years Scott also garnered experience in Pipe Stress analysis as well as knowledge in other standards such as WRC, TEMA, API and many others. At COADE, Scott is the Director of Development for Pressure Vessel and Exchanger Solutions. For the last ten years he has also served as an ASME Code Committee member on the Sub Group Heat Transfer Equipment (SGHTE).

Intergraph PV Elite webinar: Save money by building thinner vessels using the new ASME VIII-1 Code Case 2695 option in PV Elite 2012

with Scott Mayeux, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

 

1st time zone: Americas & Europe

Date: October 26, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CT  click here for your local time
Duration: 30 min
Cost: free eSeminar

View this webinar here

2nd time zone: Asia-Pacific

Date: October 26, 2011
Time: 9:00PM CT  click here for your local time
Duration: 30 min
Cost: free eSeminar

View the webinar recording here


This webinar presents a specific new feature in the upcoming PV Elite 2012 version.  The new feature is the implementation of ASME VIII-1 Code Case 2695.  This Code Case allows a user of ASME VIII-1 to use the design formulas from ASME VIII-2 Part 4.5 while using VIII-1 allowable stress values.  Using this Code Case can lead to thinner heads, more efficient nozzle reinforcement, higher allowable external pressures etc.

 

Speaker bio: 

Scott Mayeux

Scott Mayeux is a Mechanical Engineer with 20 years of experience in the Engineering and Software Development Field. His area of expertise is in integration of ASME and other Codes and Standards into the PV Elite software. Over the years Scott also garnered experience in Pipe Stress analysis as well as knowledge in other standards such as WRC, TEMA, API and many others. At Intergraph CAS, Scott is the Director of Development for Pressure Vessel and Exchanger Solutions. For the last ten years he has also served as an ASME Code Committee member on the Sub Group Heat Transfer Equipment (SGHTE).

Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Newsletter, July 2011

  

 

 

CADWorx and Analysis University 2011 Managers Day - Attend CADWorx and Analysis University 2011 Managers Day, Monday, September 19th for $795. See whats included here.

Intergraph CAESAR II Houston Training - On September 12-16, Intergraph CAS will deliver CAESAR II Statics Pipe Stress Analysis productivity training in Houston, TX. To register, visit: CAESAR II training.

Intergraph Regional Productivity Training - In August, Intergraph CAS Resellers will deliver CADWorx Plant, CAESAR II, and PV Ellite productivity training in Singapore. To register, visit: Regional training

To read more, please visit ICAS Newsletter July, 2011

CAESAR II and PV Elite webinar: CADWorx and Analysis University 2011: What does CAU2011 offer to CAESAR II and PV Elite users?

   
     CADWorx@CAU2011 | CAESAR II@CAU2011 | PV Elite@CAU2011

We invite you to participate in the CADWorx and Analysis University 2011 analysis sessions overview, August 18 at 10AM CT. We will preview CAU2011 analysis sessions offered to those involved in engineering analysis using Intergraph CAESAR II and PV Elite. You can view a copy of this webinar's PPT here.

View this webinar here

Date: August 18, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CT  click here for your local time
Duration: 45 min
Cost: free eSeminar

If you'd like to see a preview of CAU2011 CAD sessions, please register for the CAU2011 CAD Overview webinar here.

PV Elite webinar: CAU2011 Drivers of Success winner: Faster design optimization and accurate weight calculations with PV Elite

Larsen and Toubro Heavy Engineering (L&T HE) designs, manufactures and supplies precision custom engineered critical static high tech equipment, and systems for the various sectors including oil and gas refining, petrochemical, fertilizer, etc. Larsen and Toubro is a first-place prize winner in the PV Elite category of the CADWorx and Analysis University 2011 Drivers of Success competition. During this webinar, we will discuss how PV Elite helped Larsen and Toubro reduce design cycle times, achieve accurate weight calculations, and handle all code, as well as, non-code customer requirements.

“All code, as well as non-code, customer requirements have been handled by PV Elite. Intergraph’s online support and user friendly interface has benefited new engineers in faster PV Elite implementation. Accuracy of calculations and quick iterations during design helped us reduce the design cycle times substantially.”

Dhanaji Jadhav, Manager Design and Analytical Cell at Larsen and Toubro Heavy Engineering

 

View the webinar recording here

Date: August 25, 2011
Time: 9:00AM CT  click here for your local time
Duration: 30 min
Cost: free eSeminar

Intergraph PV Elite webinar, June 23, Vibration, session 2

with Ray Delaforce, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

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This topic is not for experts, it is for the interested engineers. It does not go into the topic in detail but there is some very basic mathematical analysis that needs to be understood. During session 2 we shall consider the motion of a particle.

Date: June 23th, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CT click here for your local time
Duration: 30 min
Cost: free eSeminar

Speaker bio: 

 Ray Delaforce

Ray joined Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group in 2003. Ray provides technical support in the PV Elite support and maintenance department. His duties include training in the use of PV Elite software both in the United States and abroad.

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Intergraph PV Elite webinar: Comparison of pressure vessel codes, April 27 at 10AM CT

with Ray Delaforce, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

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During this webinar we will discuss why the codes differ and how they differ. We are often asked: "Why are there different pressure vessel codes?". This webinar discusses some of the principles involved and how the codes are influenced by what the code authors do to keep abreast of the latest technology. 

Date: April 27th, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CT
Duration: 45 min
Cost: free eSeminar

Speaker bio: 

 Ray Delaforce

Ray joined Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group in 2003. Ray provides technical support in the PV Elite support and maintenance department. His duties include training in the use of PV Elite software both in the United States and abroad.

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Intergraph PV Elite webinar, March 24 at 10AM CT: Vibration, session 1

with Ray Delaforce, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

Date: March 24, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CDT
Duration: 45 min.
Cost: free eSeminar

This topic is not for experts, it is for the interested engineers. It does not go into the topic in details but there is some very basic mathematical analysis that needs to be understood. This topic is broken into several webinars. We will start with the review of pendulum.

Speaker bio: 

Ray Delaforce

Ray joined Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group in 2003. Ray provides technical support in the PV Elite support and maintenance department. His duties include training in the use of PV Elite software both in the United States and abroad. 

 

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Intergraph PV Elite & CAESAR II webinar, February 22, at 10AM CT: Local Stress Analysis: Nozzles, Clips

with Mandeep Singh, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

To get your copy of this webinar's presentation, please visit our Facebook page or LinkedIn group.

Analysis per WRC 107/297 benefits both the vessel and piping engineer alike by allowing piping engineers to determine maximum vessel loads absent any vessel analysis, such as, for example, existing installations or during the early design phases of a plant. During this webinar, we will show what is involved in checking the local stress at vessel - nozzle/clip junction due to external loads using WRC 107/297.

Date: February 22nd, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CDT
Duration: 30 min
Cost: free eSeminar

Speaker bio: 

Mandeep Singh

Since 1988 Mandeep Singh has worked as a senior engineer for the Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group. He is a senior developer for both Intergraph PV Elite and Intergraph CodeCalc. Additionally he provides technical support, instructs during the vessel seminars, and conducts product presentations. He has also used PV Elite/CodeCalc on real-world design projects. He has been actively involved in Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Discovery tours, showing the benefits of PV Elite to the clients worldwide. Mr. Singh holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University, and brings together the technical expertise of the pressure vessel industry, plus an in-depth knowledge of PV Elite and CodeCalc.

 

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Intergraph PV Elite webinar: What's New in PV Elite 2011

with Scott Mayeux, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

This webinar will discuss the new features and enhancements of PV Elite 2011. Attend this webinar and learn about the new and improved features and codes added to PV Elite 2011.

Speaker bio: 

Scott Mayeux

Scott Mayeux is a Mechanical Engineer with 20 years of experience in the Engineering and Software Development Field. His area of expertise is in integration of ASME and other Codes and Standards into the PV Elite software. Over the years Scott also garnered experience in Pipe Stress analysis as well as knowledge in other standards such as WRC, TEMA, API and many others. At COADE, Scott is the Director of Development for Pressure Vessel and Exchanger Solutions. For the last ten years he has also served as an ASME Code Committee member on the Sub Group Heat Transfer Equipment (SGHTE).

  

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Intergraph PV Elite webinar, December 14 at 10AM: PV Elite 2011 Release Preview: ASME Code Updates

with Mandeep Singh, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

A copy of the webinar presentation is available now. Please visit our Facebook page or LinkedIn group to get your copy.

During this webinar, we will discuss the ASME Code updates that were incorporated into the PV Elite 2011 version. Attend this webinar and learn how the ASME code changes can affect your PV Elite project calculations.

Speaker bio: 

Mandeep Singh

Since 1988 Mandeep Singh has worked as a senior engineer for the Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group. He is a senior developer for both Intergraph PV Elite and Intergraph CodeCalc. Additionally he provides technical support, instructs during the vessel seminars, and conducts product presentations. He has also used PV Elite/CodeCalc on real-world design projects. He has been actively involved in Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Discovery tours, showing the benefits of PV Elite to the clients worldwide. Mr. Singh holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University, and brings together the technical expertise of the pressure vessel industry, plus an in-depth knowledge of PV Elite and CodeCalc.

 

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Intergraph PV Elite webinar: Vessel design means more than just considering internal pressures - an overview for engineers and designers

with Ray Delaforce, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

Date: October 28, 2010
Time: 10:00AM CDT
Duration: 45 min.
Cost: free eSeminar

This webinar describes how the analysis of the complete pressure vessel contributes to the overall efficiency, effectiveness, and safety of process plants. Although it is possible to do analysis of the individual components that make up a vessel, there is much more than internal pressure and corrosion allowances that affect a vessel’s final design. It is only when the component parts of a vessel are treated as a whole can analysis be performed that takes into account the boundary conditions under which a vessel operates.

During this webinar you will discover how, using Intergraph PV Elite™, engineers can produce more complete (and therefore better) analysis by taking into account boundary conditions like wind, seismic and even transportation, on the complete vessel. This session is for anyone in plant engineering and design and will include examples of the real world effects of boundary conditions on pressure vessels in the field.

Speaker bio: 

Ray Delaforce

Ray joined Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group in 2003. Ray provides technical support in the PV Elite support and maintenance department. His duties include training in the use of PV Elite software both in the United States and abroad. 

 

Intergraph PV Elite webinar, August 24th 12PM CDT: The effect of wind on a vertical pressure vessel

with Ray Delaforce, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

During this webinar we will discuss the ways that wind affects a vertical pressure vessel and how it causes vibration. We will also cover a simple approach using the wind code example (ASCE-7 1993). You will learn how wind affects the stability of a vessel and how the vessel acts like a cantilever in the wind.

Speaker bio: 

 Ray Delaforce

Ray joined Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group in 2003. Ray provides technical support in the PV Elite support and maintenance department. His duties include training in the use of PV Elite software both in the United States and abroad.

 

Intergraph PV Elite webinar, June 23rd, 12:00PM: PV Elite Tips and Tricks

with Mandeep Singh, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

During this webinar we will introduce you to the latest PV Elite pressure vessel software tips and tricks. Improve your PV Elite software skills and develop good PV Elite design and analysis practices with our webinar.

Speaker bio: 

Mandeep Singh

Since 1988 Mandeep Singh has worked as a senior engineer for the Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group. He is a senior developer for both Intergraph PV Elite and Intergraph CodeCalc. Additionally he provides technical support, instructs during the vessel seminars, and conducts product presentations. He has also used PV Elite/CodeCalc on real-world design projects. He has been actively involved in Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Discovery tours, showing the benefits of PV Elite to the clients worldwide. Mr. Singh holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University, and brings together the technical expertise of the pressure vessel industry, plus an in-depth knowledge of PV Elite and CodeCalc.

 

Intergraph PV Elite webinar, June 3rd, 8:30AM CDT: Introduction to PV Elite software

with Ray Delaforce, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

During this webinar you will learn how to build a vessel using Intergraph PV Elite pressure vessel analysis software. Discover how PV Elite can help you achieve your project objectives.

Speaker bio: 

 Ray Delaforce

Ray joined Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group in 2003. Ray provides technical support in the PV Elite support and maintenance department. His duties include training in the use of PV Elite software both in the United States and abroad.

 

Webinar, April 27th, 12:00PM: Modeling Fixed Tubesheet Heat Exchangers with Intergraph PV Elite

with Mandeep Singh, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

Note: This webinar was rescheduled from April 20th to April 27th.

You can view questions and answers discussed during this webinar here.

You can view the model and PPT that were used during this webinar here.

During this webinar, we will model fixed tubesheet heat exchangers using Intergraph PV Elite pressure vessel and exchanger analysis and design software. After modeling, we will discuss how to interpret the results and offer you tips for more efficient design.

Speaker bio: 

Mandeep Singh

Since 1988 Mandeep Singh has worked as a senior engineer for the Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group. He is a senior developer for both Intergraph PV Elite and Intergraph CodeCalc. Additionally he provides technical support, instructs during the vessel seminars, and conducts product presentations. He has also used PV Elite/CodeCalc on real-world design projects. He has been actively involved in Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Discovery tours, showing the benefits of PV Elite to the clients worldwide. Mr. Singh holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University, and brings together the technical expertise of the pressure vessel industry, plus an in-depth knowledge of PV Elite and CodeCalc.

 

Webinar, January 19th at 12:00CST: What's new in PV Elite 2010

with Scott Mayeux, COADE Inc.

 
   

This webinar will discuss the new features and enhancements of PV Elite 2010. Attend this webinar and learn about the new and improved features and codes added to PV Elite 2010. You can view all the features of this release at: PV Elite 2010 Release. You can view the answers to the questions discussed at this webinar here.

Speakers bio: 

Scott Mayeux

Scott Mayeux is a Mechanical Engineer with 20 years of experience in the Engineering and Software Development Field. His area of expertise is in integration of ASME and other Codes and Standards into the PV Elite software. Over the years Scott also garnered experience in Pipe Stress analysis as well as knowledge in other standards such as WRC, TEMA, API and many others. At COADE, Scott is the Director of Development for Pressure Vessel and Exchanger Solutions. For the last ten years he has also served as an ASME Code Committee member on the Sub Group Heat Transfer Equipment (SGHTE).

 

Webinar, December 8, 12:00pm CST: PV Elite for CodeCalc Users

with Mandeep Singh and Chris Schiller, COADE Inc.

 
   

You can view the answers to the questions that were discussed during this webinar here. 

Beginning 2010, the CodeCalc program will not be available for purchase as a separate product. It will still be a part of PV Elite, Pressure Vessel and Exchanger Analysis Software. In that form it will be developed, maintained and supported. The CodeCalc users who are current on their UMS will be automatically updated to PV Elite starting with version 2010 available in early January 2010. More info about the CodeCalc to PV Elite upgrade can be found here.

This webinar will introduce CodeCalc users to PV Elite and will inform users what to expect from the upgrade of CodeCalc to PV Elite that will take place at the end of the year. In this webinar we will demonstrate how easy it is to use PV Elite to model pressure vessels and will point out the aspects important to current CodeCalc users. The webinar will also include a short introduction to the PV Fabricator and its bi-directional links to PV Elite.

Speakers bio: 

Mandeep Singh

Mandeep Singh has worked for COADE since 1998 as a Senior Engineer. He develops both PV Elite and CodeCalc, provides technical support, teaches in the vessel seminars and provides product presentation. In his spare time, he uses PV Elite/CodeCalc on real-world design projects. He has been actively involved in COADE Discovery tours, showing the benefits of PV Elite to the clients worldwide. Mr. Singh holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University. He brings together technical expertise of the pressure vessel industry and in-depth knowledge of PV Elite and CodeCalc.

Chris Schiller

Chris Schiller is a Technical Sales Representative with Plant Engineering Solutions for COADE, Inc. He has worked for COADE since 2001 and is responsible for increasing CAESAR II, PV Elite, and PV Fabricator sales in the U.S. and abroad. This experience has made him very knowledgeable  about the Engineering Analysis products implementation and their best practices. This gives him the proper background to provide technical presentations and training sessions dealing with the full suite of Engineering Analysis products.

 

Webinar, July 16th, 12:00pm CST: Developing Vessel Fabrication Drawings using PV Fabricator

with Chris Schiller, COADE Inc

    

Fabrication drawings are at the heart of communicating vessel design to the fabrication floor. Generating accurate and on time vessel drawings is critical to any vessel business. Using PV Fabricator will help produce these critical deliverables on time and more accurate than previous methods. This exciting new COADE product has been specifically designed for vessel and heat exchanger manufacturers to help produce accurate production drawings. Chris Schiller will demonstrate the functionality of PV Fabricator and how this important tool can save you time and money in the generation of fabrication drawings. Please join us for this free webinar presented by Chris Schiller and COADE.

Speaker bio:
Chris is a Technical Sales Representative with Plant Engineering Solutions for COADE, Inc. He has worked for COADE since 2001 and is responsible for increasing CAESAR II, PV Elite, and PV Fabricator sales in the U.S. and abroad. This experience has made him very knowledgeable about the Engineering Analysis products implementation and their best practices. This gives him the proper background to provide technical presentations and training sessions dealing with the full suite of Engineering Analysis products.