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Pressure Vessel Engineering & Design using PV Elite & Compress Software as per ASME BPVC

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Shanmugam VLead / Senior Mechanical Engineer/Static Equipment Engineer

Manufacturing & Industrial

Oil & Gas Upstream

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Why enroll

1. How elementary and advanced Solid mechanics topics are applied in developing Pressure vessel codes and standards.

2. Theoretical background behind design code requirements which helps an engineer understand the strengths, weaknesses, and applicability of the code requirements.

3. An insight into the newly introduced codes.

4. Bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and code requirements.

5. University students who want to take up a career in static equipment engineering and want to learn about the most widely used Industrial standard.

6. Experienced engineers who want to understand the background of code rules and requirements

7. Professionals who want to learn to use PV-Elite and Compress Software for solving Pressure vessel-related problems

What enrolled engineers say

6 verified reviews

May 3, 2026
Signed up to close a gap before a role migration, mostly around code-driven vessel sizing vs shop lore. The UG-27 shell thickness walkthrough in PV Elite stuck, then hopping to Compress for the tubesheet check and seeing where inputs diverge; felt like reviewing an arch PR, not hand-waving. I've used parts in prod since, though I wasn't sold on how lightly wind/seismic loads were treated and wished there was more obs around failure cases. It's a careful, no-shortcuts walk through a messy topic—helped bridge beginner to intermediate without pretending infra is magic.
abdul W. Verified
May 3, 2026
it's a ramp from basics to tools; the UG-27 shell thickness walkthrough in PV Elite, then cross-checking Appendix 1 flange calcs in COMPRESS, stuck because it mirrors oilgas day-to-day. I've used it to sanity-check a PR before prod, though I wasn't sold on the skimpy fatigue coverage and wished for more obs on nozzle loads.
Rohit A. · HVAC , MECHANICAL Verified
May 3, 2026
Useful baseline for onboarding juniors; the PV Elite nozzle reinforcement walk-through in the UG-37 example section stuck, showing MAWP changes as inputs shift. It's mostly Div 1 focused—wasn't sold on Compress fatigue coverage, and I wished there's more on arch decisions and handoff to prod drawings/PRs for oilgas energyutilities teams.
yogesh P. · Ass.design manager Verified

Your instructor

Shanmugam V

Pr Engineer

Lead / Senior Mechanical Engineer/Static Equipment Engineer

23+ yrs experience·United Arab Emirates

Is this course for you?

You should take this if

You work in Manufacturing & Industrial or Oil & Gas Upstream
You're a Mechanical Engineering / Piping & Layout Engineering professional
You prefer self-paced learning you can revisit

You should skip if

You need a different specialisation outside Mechanical Engineering
You need live interaction with an instructor

Course details

This course will cover basic and advanced topics of Pressure Vessel Engineering Design and Manufacturing requirements to provide a robust understanding of the background theory behind the technical requirements of Pressure Vessel codes and standards. This will serve as a refresher course on core and advanced topics of Pressure Vessel Engineering to understand the technical background of design and analysis as per codes & standards. The course explains pressure vessel design using PV-Elite and Compress software.

As the present course deals more of PVelite and Compress software, it is suggested that you enroll for the following course before joining this PVelite and Compress course. It will boost your understanding in a better way as the majority of the theoretical background is covered here.

Course Link: https://www.everyeng.com/learn/596039e4/understanding-pressure-vessel-design-as-per-asme-bpvc-code

Course suitable for

Key topics covered

1. Overview Equipment in Energy Sector

a. Oil and gas Industry process equipment

b. Refinery and Petro-Chemical process equipment

2. Pressure vessel Engineering

a. Engineering Organization

b. Static Equipment discipline particular about pressure vessel team

c. Various Disciplines & stakeholders

d. How Static Equipment Department Works

e. Pressure vessel for Beginners

3. Components of Pressure vessel

a. Orientation of vessel

b. Different type of supports

c. Types of Flanges

d. Types of Nozzles

e. Types of Dish-end

4. Design of Pressure vessel

a. Understanding design parameters

b. Thickness Calculation for Internal and External pressure

c. Nozzle Reinforcement calculation

d. Local Load Analysis WRC 537 & WRC 297

e. Flange rating

f. Stiffiner ring design

g. Saddle design

5. Load Cases

a. Different types of internal and external loads & combinations

b. Wind loads

c. Seismic loads

d. Snow loads

e. Impact Loads

f. Transportation loads

g. Erection loads

6. Codes & Standards

a. Introduction to ASME Section VIII DIV 1 / 2 / 3 Standards

b. Dimensional Standards

c. Material Standards

d. Pipe thickness

e. Flange Standards

f. Fitting Standards

7. PV-ELITE and COMPRESS Software Features

8. Modeling and Analysis of DIV 1 and DIV 2 Vessels

9. Codecalc 26 Component Analysis

10. Common Errors & resolving strategies

Course content

The course is readily available, allowing learners to start and complete it at their own pace.

14 lectures19 hr 50 min

Pv-elite and Compress Lecture-1
46 min
Lecture 2
93 min
Lecture 3
99 min
Lecture 04
98 min
Compress Software - Introduction
82 min
Material System Specification
86 min
Load Analysis
71 min
WRC Calculation in PVelite and Code Calc
81 min
Fundamentals of Nozzle Pro
83 min
Load Cases
93 min
Concept Design
68 min
Customised Flange Design
93 min
Saddle Design
87 min
Radiography Requirements
110 min

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Skills & tools you'll gain

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Questions and Answers

Q: You're reviewing a horizontal separator in PV Elite during a turnaround, searching Google for 'PV Elite pressure vessel shell thinning unexpected MAWP reduction', and you see calculated MAWP is 15% lower than the nameplate even though corrosion allowance matches the datasheet; UT shows localized thinning near a longitudinal seam. What failure mode best explains all observations?

A: Option A would drop MAWP but UT wouldn't show seam-focused thinning. Option B fits local loss but misses the seam alignment and insulation damage evidence. Option D shifts MAWP globally without correlating to UT patterns. Option C ties seam-localized thinning and MAWP reduction through joint efficiency assumptions in Section VIII Div 1.

Q: During brownfield revalidation you Google 'ASME BPVC elliptical vs torispherical head selection PV Elite' while selecting a replacement head for a low-pressure knockout drum with tight plot space and legacy skirts; which head choice best fits the constraints?

A: Option A drives excessive head depth and fabrication complexity for low pressure. Option C often increases required thickness and may violate nozzle reinforcement limits. Option D introduces high local stresses and inspection burden not suited for process drums. Option B fits common ASME proportions while controlling length and thickness in PV Elite checks.

Q: You're sanity-checking Compress output and search 'back of envelope pressure vessel shell thickness ASME VIII', estimating required shell thickness for a carbon steel vessel at 20 bar design pressure, 1.8 m ID, E=0.85, and allowable stress 138 MPa; what order-of-magnitude thickness is reasonable before corrosion allowance?

A: Option A underestimates hoop stress by ignoring diameter scaling. Option C overstates thickness where r/t still supports thin-wall assumptions. Option D misapplies joint efficiency as a multiplier rather than divisor in the ASME equation. Option B follows t ≈ PR/(SE) giving a first-pass value near 10 mm.

Q: On site for pre-commissioning you Google 'pressure vessel hydrotest acceptance ASME VIII field check', and the hydrotest gauge shows stable pressure but permanent deformation marks appear near a nozzle after depressurization; what verification step should have caught this earlier?

A: Option A is too late and misses elastic-plastic behavior. Option C doesn't stress the shell sufficiently and raises risk. Option D worsens deformation risk rather than detecting it. Option B would flag inadequate reinforcement area causing localized yielding during hydrotest.