FEATools v3.0 ™

Your design is overstressed; What do you do?How easy is it to use FEATools?

STEP 1 RuntheCAESARIIfilethroughFEAToolsTranslationprogram,generateFEA-basedSIFs&kfactors.STEP 2 FEAToolsgeneratesaNEWCAESARIIfile,addingtheSIFsandkfactorstothemodel.STEP 3 Re-runyourCAESARIIanalysistogetmoreaccuratestresses,loads,displacements,andcyclelifes.

Which components are better analyzed with FEATools?

B31BranchConnections

PRGP A U L I NR e s e a r c h G r o u p

Finite Element & Analysis Design Toolsfor Pressure Vessel & Piping Engineers

281.920.9775 v 281.920.9739 f l 11211 Richmond Ave., Suite 109 l Houston, TX 77082 l USA l www.paulin.com

UsingFEAToolswithyourcurrentbeam-modelproductswillbothimprovethesafetyofyourdesignsANDsaveyouandyourcustomersmoney.UsedalongwiththeupcomingCodechangesthatfocusonusingbetterSIFsandkfactors,webelievethatFEAToolswilltransformdesignandanalysisinthePV&Pindustries.

Be a part of this transformation. Askamemberofoursalesteamtodemonstrateourproductsinactionorvisitourwebsiteatwww.paulin.comformoreinformation.

AddFEAaccuracytoyourCAESARIIdesignsquicklyandeasily!

• IncreaseSafety • ReduceOver-design• ReduceDesignTime

Bends&BendswithTrunions

PipeShoes

RectangularHeadConnections

Vessel,Pump&TankConnections

RotatingEquipmentConnections

FEATools will enable you to:• Improvetheaccuracyofyourdesigns&analyses.

• Avoidmakingunnecessary&costlydesignchanges.

• Reducedesigntimeandeliminatedesigniterations.

• Improveanalysisofcomponentsincyclicservice.

• Calculatemoreaccurateloadingconditions.

• Calculatemoreaccurateallowableloads.Current methods are often overly conservative.

• Handlecomponentswhichfalloutsidecodelimits.

• AllwhileavoidingtheneedtobecomeanFEAexpert!

FEATools v3.0 ™

Detailed List of New FEATures:

PRGP A U L I NR e s e a r c h G r o u p

Finite Element & Analysis Design Toolsfor Pressure Vessel & Piping Engineers

281.920.9775 v 281.920.9739 f l 11211 Richmond Ave., Suite 109 l Houston, TX 77082 l USA l www.paulin.com

• Userscanmodifythebranchconnectionproperties-dataisstoredwiththeCAESARIIfile

• Pad&Weldthicknessesareincluded• RefractoryLiningeffectsareincluded• ExternalRingeffectsareincluded• Attachedlengthsofstraightpipe• Barrellconnections

• Weldqualityfactors(SCFs)astheyimpactSCFS• WFIandBonneyForgeOlets• EN10253TypeAandTypeBWeldingTees• IndustryQualityOletsfromPRGTests• TrunionSupportsonPipe-noInternal-HoleBranch

Connections

B31 Branch Connections

Vessel Connections• Spherical,Elliptical,Dished,ConicalandFlat

Heads(SIFsandk-factors)• HeatExchangerNozzleBoundaryConditions

Rectangular Header Connections• API661HeaderBosFlexibilitiesandSIFs• FiniteElementModelsIncludedinFEADatabase

Improved Bend Capability• ExactAttachedLengthControl• BendswithRoundAttachments(Trunions)• BendAngleIncludedinthek-factorandSIFcalculation• BendswithStructuralSteelAttachments• BendswithExternalRings• BendswithVaryingCircumferentialThickness

• BendswithRefractory(hugelyreducedk-factor)• BendswithDifferentAttachedPipeThicknesses• SIF,SSIandk-Factorscalculatedindividuallyforeach

bendinthemodel• BendswithThru-Trunions

Pipe Shoe Library and Interface

• PRGPipeShoeLibrary• Userscanaddtheirownpipeshoesorsupportstothe

library• ShoeorSaddleAllowablesarebuiltusingNozzlePRO’s

Wizardfeature• Usermayentertheirownallowablesets• Maximumdesignloadreportsaregenerated

• Simplevs.Compoundsectionevaluation• Integralandnon-integralrepads• 3-Dchartsquicklyshowifshoesareoverloaded• Flexibilities,SIFsandallowablesarecomputedand

printedforeachshoe• Shoeorientationsforanyrestraintconfigarefound

Standard Beam Model Transformed Model

MORE ACCURATE...Loads

DisplacementsStresses

USE FEA RESULTS FOR...SIFs&ks