Intergraph Process,
Power & Marine, part of Hexagon and the world's leading provider of
enterprise engineering software to the process, power and marine
industries, announces the launch of PV Elite 2016, the newest version of
its complete solution for vessel and heat exchanger design, analysis
and evaluation used by engineers, designers, estimators, fabricators and
inspectors.
PV Elite 2016 offers numerous productivity enhancements. Nozzle input
calculation time has been cut from one hour to just minutes. Flanges on
nozzles can be connected much more easily. Nozzles on a blind flange
can be placed on an Appendix 2 flange on a nozzle, a capability
unmatched by any other vendor. Element edges are displayed, which makes
it easier to see if a nozzle is placed too close to a weld seam. Symbols
and graphics prevent work having to be repeated and the cost of wasted
materials.
PV Elite now supports the latest code updates, including:
- 2013 B 16.5 code
- 2015 ASME code
- Wind and seismic updates from the 2015 IBC code
- Tubesheet updates from the 2015 PD 5500 code
The latest version of PV Elite exports to the .VUE file format. Users
can create a PV Elite model, then export and import the file into the
SmartPlant Review environment. This helps import models quickly without
having to input data again. The software also features enhancements to
output generation, reporting, configuration, documentation and graphics.
PV Elite is a complete solution for the quick and intuitive design of
new pressure vessels, and it also evaluates and re-rates existing
vessels, including Fitness for Service analysis. The program considers
the whole vessel, addressing all of the wall thickness rules and stress
analysis requirements for vertical towers, horizontal vessels and heat
exchangers. |