Why COMPRESS

How to Import HTRI Files Into COMPRESS
The COMPRESS / HTRI Interface aids engineers with optimizing both the thermal and mechanical design of a heat exchanger by preventing duplicate data entry and streamlining communication between the different departments.

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Export COMPRESS 3D Solid Model Files
Pressure vessel solid models can now be exported directly from COMPRESS to 3D plant design programs including AutoCAD®, AutoDesk Inventor®, SolidWorks®, PDMS® and PDS®. 3D solid model generation is included with every COMPRESS 2011 license.

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Import 3D Solid Model Files into AutoCAD
See how to import a COMPRESS 2011 3D solid model file into Autodesk AutoCAD® software.

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Import COMPRESS Files into AutoCAD Plant 3D
How to import COMPRESS 2011 solid model files into AutoCAD Plant 3D. COMPRESS 2011 saves time by eliminating the need to manually create vessel and exchanger equipment within your plant design software.

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Create 2D Vessel Drawings From 3D Solid Models
The COMPRESS solid model export reduces the time needed to create pressure vessel geometries in 3rd party software. See how to use a COMPRESS solid model to create 2D pressure vessel drawings with Autodesk Inventor®.

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COMPRESS 2011 Solid Model Walk Through
With the COMPRESS Solid Model designers can now walk through vessels to verify nozzle positions and projections.

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Place Openings In Support Skirts
COMPRESS 2011 Builds 7120 and later feature the ability to specify openings in support skirts. Circular sleeves, internal projections and reinforcing pads are considered. For openings on non-sloped skirts, a tilt angle can also be specified.

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Design Pressure Vessel Components
It's easy to design or rate individual ASME pressure vessel components with COMPRESS. See how to use the COMPRESS design mode to optimize two common ASME Code components; a nozzle on a cylinder (UG-37, UG-45) and a custom flange (Appendix 2).

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Perform Post Construction Hydrotest Calculations
Pressure vessel specifications often require that the equipment be designed for a field hydrotest in the fully corroded condition. See how to do this in COMPRESS 2011.

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Shell Seam Placement on Pressure Vessels
Pressure vessel drawings and API 510 (post construction) calculations require correct seam placement. See how to add longitudinal shell seams to a COMPRESS model.

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Perform FEA on Nozzles
The ASME Code requires analysis of piping and other loads on pressure vessel nozzles. However, traditional methods like WRC-107 and WRC-297 do not address all the nozzle intersections and loadings encountered in practice. The COMPRESS FEA-Nozzles feature solves this problem by providing a quick and reliable FEA of nozzles.

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