PV Elite Tips and Tricks

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PV Elite tips and tricks

Welcome

Tips and tricks to make you

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This is a Collaboration

I will Share some tips with you.

But you also have to Share your favorite tips.

And

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Your feedback.

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First add some Global data

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Design Constraints

Pressure/temperatures

Hydrotest type

Set the Datum line

Limiting MAWP (if needed)

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Design Constraints - Datum

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Lets go to Load Cases

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Load Cases Nozzle Design Option

MAWP option prevents nozzle from controlling

Safeguard against Elevation change
Design Pressure option good for re-rating

Design for MAPnc safeguard for hydrotest

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Lets start building

Add element

Give Elements descriptive names

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Effect of Shell length on Seismic loading

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Which is a Realistic Weight Distribution?

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Shell course length cont.

Which is more Accurate modeling of wind loading ?

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Tip - Shell Length

Use plate length as element lengths, e.g.

10 feet
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3 meters
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Other std.

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Finding your material

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Lets look at the status bar

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Status bar a quick run down

Design Length for Vacuum calcs.

Maximum Vacuum Pressure
3rd element out of 5 total
Starting/Ending Element Elevations from datum
Orientation, usu. not needed
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Status bar a quick run down

Internal Pressure required Thickness

Maximum Internal Pressure
Maximum Pressure in New & Cold cond.
Required Thickness for Vacuum case
Maximum distance before ring needed
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Lets Continue building

Check the on-screen results

Fix only the Internal Pressure failures

Complete the Pressure Envelope

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Now add Wind/Seismic loading

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Continuing Building

Analyze your job.

Satisfy Internal Pressure

Satisfy combined loads

Now, we are ready to check for vacuum

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Now lets check for Vacuum

Design Length for Vacuum calcs.

Required Thickness for Vacuum case

Place a ring at a distance of Slen

Maximum distance before ring needed

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Cone-Cylinder Junction options

Try other design options as well.

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Program Auto design Options

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Auto-select

thickness for pressure

Auto-select

thickness for Vacuum

Select

rings for Vacuum

Select

thickness for combined wind/seismic/wt.

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Now lets add Nozzles

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Try these :

FVC catalog

Coupling lookup

Just like

View Results

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What's wrong here ?

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Using Plot button

Watch for reinforcement limits in

red dotted line.

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Store & Apply Std. Nozzle loads

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Store std. loads

Import loads on nozzle

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Import piping loads from CAESAR II

Specify,

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Global conv.
direction cosines
Node #

Import loads from C2 file

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Editing tips

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Global Pressures/Temperatures change

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Global share

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List Dialog for fast manipulation

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Lets look at the 3D palette.

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Visually Translate Nozzles, rings etc.

Click on the Select-by-Click icon

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Translating a nozzle

Click and Select the nozzle to move.

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Translating a nozzle

Click on Translate detail icon

and click on the nozzle move
it.

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Translating a nozzle

Nozzle moves to new

location.

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Make 3D model transparent

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Use Cutting Planes to dissect

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Find my Nozzle

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See Nozzle Interference

Right click on 3D
or
From 3D menu.

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Share 3D model with customers

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PV Elite model in Internet Explorer

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May need to install Viewer from Tech Soft

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How to add a Nozzle to a Nozzle

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Add the Parent nozzle

Add child nozzle
Specify its diameter
Indicate its a child
Select its Parent nozzle

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How to add a Sump/Boot - 1

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Add the boot as a nozzle

Select None for flange.

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How to add a Sump/Boot - 2

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Now add a head

Check the box for Sump Head

Connect it to the boot nozzle

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Flip Vessel for analysis

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Output tips - 1

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Export (all or some) reports to MSWord

Can re-order Report list.

Reports can be deleted too

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Exporting to ASME U forms

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Export to National Board U forms

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Output tips Set font/Other options

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Select Options tab

Set font/Page #s

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Set some defaults

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More customization

Std. Saddle dimensions

Gasket Properties

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That are some of tips/tricks

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