Do you have external loads on nozzles where the shallow shell limitations of WRC-107 have been exceeded? Nozzles on shells where Rn/R exceeds 0.7? Cyclic fatigue loads? COMPRESS offers an FEA-Nozzles feature to help solve these issues.

FEA-Nozzles was developed PRG, the leading FEA experts for vessels and piping. This functionality has been integrated with COMPRESS enabling FEA to be performed on nozzles with a few mouse clicks. This feature is included in all COMPRESS licenses at no additional charge.

How It Works
FEA-Nozzles works with the data already in the COMPRESS file, saving redundant entry. COMPRESS exports nozzle models directly to FEA-Nozzles with the click of a button.

Benefits
FEA-Nozzles produces U-2(g) compliant analysis of geometries and loadings. External forces and moments, such as piping reactions and agitator loads, can be investigated. Often overlooked fatigue loadings can also be analyzed directly. FEA-Nozzles' analysis of combined cyclic pressure, thermal and mechanical loads are based on the design by analysis rules of ASME Section VIII, Division 2.

Once the FEA analysis has been run, the output is automatically included in the COMPRESS report. This makes results easily available for third party review. In addition, FEA-Nozzles includes a powerful visualization tool that helps provide insight into the design.

Learn how to activate FEA-Nozzles in your COMPRESS license