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Expansion Bellows - Option to choose the "as formed" and "Annealed" bellows

Need to add an option to consider "as formed" and "annealed" bellow This will impact on following parameters and user can choose as per their requirements, ASME Km & Kg factor ASME factor 2.3 or 0.75 for Sy* EJMA Cm factor
10 months ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Needs review

Allow a calculation full of liquid

A tall vessel or column is normally designed with a particular liquid level. It would be very helpful if a new user case can be defined allowing to calculate full of liquid (which is not water, it is not the same as hydrotest).
about 1 year ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Needs review

Nozzle loads on supports

When it is added local loads for nozzles, these loads should be taken in consideration for the support calculation and fundation loads considering the location and orientation of nozzle, for example, Nozzle A located on top head has local loads su...
about 1 year ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Planned

Jacket closure calculation according to PD 5500

We have noticed that the software systematically considers all jackets as type 2 in the jacket closure calculation following PD 5500. We need you to integrate the concept of type 1 jackets in the next version to facilitate support for this type of...
over 1 year ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 1 Needs review

Add Autodesk Inventor as an export option.

To generate parts, assembly and drawings with i logic .
over 1 year ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Planned

Thickness required for infternal pressure - each component

Add a dialog box to see the required thickness for internal pressure for each component based on temperature and internal pressure. It is applicable for heads, shell, nozzle necks, body flanges - Like picture enclosed.
about 1 year ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Future consideration

Transport saddles calculation for vertical vessels

Add saddles for transport on vertical vessels. Calculation should be similar to horizontal vessel on saddles, but with transportation loads. This will eliminate need for an additional model for transport. Transport will be part of report and will ...
over 1 year ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Future consideration

Elastic Modulus considered for EN 13445-3 should be as per Design temperature

While designing heat exchanger as per EN 13445-3, AutoPIPE Vessel is considering elastic modulus at mean metal temperature but elastic modulus values should be taken at design design temperature. Refer attached snap.
over 1 year ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 1 Future consideration

ASME Appendix Y flange

ASME Appendix Y - Flat face flanges with metal-to-metal contact outside the bolt circle
about 1 year ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Planned

Updating PD 5500

Please could we add the latest additions of PD 5500 to the design standards. In South Africa, the competing design codes are ASME and PD due to the selection of materials that our legislation permits. As a result, ensuring that Bentley AutoPIPE Ve...
12 months ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Needs review