Comparison of Opening Reinforcement Calculation Difference Between Pressure Vessel Calculation Software SW6 and PV Elite
In this paper,the nozzle opening reinforcement of a pressure vessel is calculated with SW6 and PVElite respectively to compare the difference between the two calculation software.Under the same load case,by comparing living examples,it is shown that the main difference between the two calculation software lies in that SW6 opening reinforcement calculation is based on GB/T150.3.6 formula,while PV Elite opening reinforcement calculation is based on UG-37 formula in ASME Ⅷ-1.With the support of engineering examples,this paper analyzes the difference between GB/150 and ASME Ⅷ-1 in equal area reinforcement calculation of radial nozzle by running the two software,which provides reference for future pressure vessel design.
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