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Release Status - June 22, 2022

Features

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features are now available: 

  • PRG is now integrated with CEI.

    The ASME degree of conservatism is now available from any PRG program.

     

  • Stress classification options have been added to address different interpretations of ASME stress definitions. 

  • A tool has been added to aid users in determining a Degree of Conservatism. 

  • PRG Help Documentation

    is now available.

    has now been consolidated into a new format. 

The following features are now available with NozzlePRO: 

  • NozzlePRO Vessel Link is now available. 

  • NozzlePRO can now be integrated with DesignCalcs and Finglow.

  • All PRG documentation is now available from a single source and includes search functionality.

    • The following  

  • Several ASME Section VIII, Div 2 Part 5 Compliance updates are now available.

    Option 55 and Compressive Elastic Stress reports

    and expansions are now available

    to help evaluate stress states

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  • The Drawing Tools feature is now available, which help evaluate stress states, shell verifications and structural stress calculations (see below for more information on the Drawing Tools feature).

  • The ASME Data panel is now available.

  • The New Criticality Evaluator is now available.

  • The following features have been added to help with model verification:

    • Compressive Stress Report

    • Stability Processor Report

    • Elevation to Lower Bound Limit Load or Elastic-Plastic Model Review

    • Elastic/Plastic Analysis

    • Elastic-Eigenvalue Buckling

    • Elastic-Plastic Buckling with Perturbation

    • A variety of model perturbation features in the Drawing Tools.

  • Ke – Strain Concentration Factor is now available.

    • The  

  • The Allowable Nozzle Loads feature is now availableworks with NozzlePRO Vessel Link. 

  • The following features regarding Updated buckling guidelines for nozzles, branches, and pipe shoes are now available:

  • The ability to compute hoop direction on compressive loads in head knuckles is now available.

  • The ability to load pipe shoes and saddles is now available.

  • The ability to plot minimum principle membrane stress (113 or 115) is now available.

  • The ability to change load magnitudes is now available.

  • The ability to perturb the buckling model is now available.

    • Buckling analysis for shell geometries is now available.

    now available. 

  • The PCL Gold Sustained Stress Indexes (SSIs) updates are now available. 

  • The Cumulative Damage – TES Calculations feature is now available.The  

  • Fillet weld modeling enhancements and options have been added with the Fillet Overreach Model Construction Guidelines feature is now available to help with modeling welds.The Reinforcing Pad feature is now available. . 

  • Reinforcing pad modeling options have been added. 

  • The Drawing Tools feature is now available.set has been expanded. 

  • Stability Processor Note updates are now available.    

    The following features regarding phased harmonic loads are now available:

  • Option #52 is now available to help add density to the model.

  • Option #53 is now available to help modify the solutions options (.SOP) file.

  • Option #53 is now available to help integrate the .SOP file.

  • Variation of Damping Ratio functionality is now available.

    • Acoustic Induced Vibration (AIV) guidelines are now available.

         

  • Several options for phased harmonic loads have been added. 

  • The Nonlinear Elastic Plastic Solver is now available.has been updated in several ways. 

To access in-depth information about each feature, view PVPT Design Suite June 2022 Release Notes

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