COMPRESS Capabilities
| ASME VIII-1 calculations for internal and external pressure |
| ASME UHX and TEMA heat exchanger mechanical design |
| TEMA 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Editions |
| ASME VIII-2 (Division 2) pressure vessel calculations including Class 1 and Class 2 designs |
| Finite Element Analysis (FEA) |
| Simple component and complete vessel design in one program |
| Multiple ASME VIII Code Editions in one program |
| Multiple ASME II-D Editions, including consideration of table notes |
| User defined materials (for old or non-ASME materials) |
| US Customary, SI and MKS units |
| Nozzle design including stud pads and Appendix 46 (Division 2 rules using Division 1 allowable stresses) |
| Tall tower and horizontal vessel design with a selection of Building Codes for UG-22 loads determination |
| Rotational lift and rigging analysis, lift lugs, ears, trunnions and skirt struts |
| ASME B30.20 for determination of lift lug allowable stresses |
| Customizable PDF reports with page numbers and table of contents produced with one mouse click |
| Appendix 2 Flange Design. Appendix Y, Appendx O and full face gasketed designs included. |
| WRC-107 / WRC-537 with multiple nozzle load cases for piping |
| Multiple support skirts, saddles (Zick analysis), braced and un-braced legs, support lugs, base rings, compression rings, anchor chairs and anchor bolts |
| User-definable pipe, structural steel and bolt look-up tables |
| Conventional and Half Pipe Jackets with nozzle penetrations and closure bars |
| Multi-chamber and multi-diameter (stacked) vessel design |
| UG-99 with hydrotest stress calculations (new and corroded) |
| UG-116 RT marking and radiography summary |
| Long Seam Wizard for fast longitudinal shell seam placement |
| Bill of materials (BOM) report |
| ASME B16.5/B16.47 standard flanges and blinds, pressure ratings include piping loads |
| ASME B16.9 elbows, conical reducers and support skirt openings |
| ASME B16.9 pipe cap heads with attached nozzles |
| External loads check on B16.5/B16.47 weld neck flanges per ASME UG-44 |
| Built-in ASME B16.20 and B16.21 standard gasket dimensions |
| Static head on components automatically calculated from liquid levels no manual calculations required |
| Complete UCS-66 and UHA-51 MDMT ratings that include impact test requirements and all available exemptions |
| Impact test requirements of UHT-5(c) and PWHT requirements of UHT-56 |
| Elliptical manways |
| Appendix 14 flat heads with a large, single, circular, centrally located opening |
| Cone design includes eccentric cones and U-2(g) discontinuity stress calculations for half-apex angles over 30 degrees |
| Internal and external corrosion allowance on shell, heads, nozzles and skirts |
| Specification Sheet Data panes to speed design parameter entry |
| Copy, paste and position nozzles with mouse |
| Design of Shipping (transportation) saddles |
| External loads considered when designing pressure vessel support skirts, legs and lugs |
| Automatically limits tower deflection per design specifications |
| Selects optimum shell thicknesses along the height of the tower based on combined loads |
| Vessel dry and flooded weight summary reports provided |
| ASME PCC-1 Appendix O assembly bolt stress determination (Simple and Joint Component Approaches) |
| ASME Appendix 13 / API 661 rectangular header box calculations |
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| Cladding |
| Codeware XML data export supports 3rd party developers |
| Submit National Board forms electronically |
| 3D CAD Integration with Autodesk Inventor® |
| Drafter 3D automatic 2D drawings creation from COMPRESS solid models |
| Export designs to Shopfloor® ASME Section IX welding software |
| Create cost estimates in Excel® with the COSTER® add-in |
| Export neutral solid model file formats IGES, ACIS and STEP |
| Export smart 3D solid models to Plant Layout Programs |
| 24 hour license availability |
| Easy file sharing |
| Operating systems (OS) supported – 64-bit versions (including International): Microsoft Windows 10, 11 Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 |
| Networking enabled |
| Application server support |
| Remote access enabled |
| Multi-user license access |
| Remote (silent) installation availability |
| Global license (affiliates and subsidiaries) |
| Online training |
| Technical support (online, email and phone) |
| Support Center access |
| Software updates |
| Calculation verification and QA manuals |
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