PD 5500
British Standard is a windows-based software package that performs design and compliance pressure vessel calculations. The program produces results in accordance with BS5500 and includes a complete database of material stresses for this code.
The major advantages of British Standard
- Saves Time - typically greater than 90% saving on the time taken to carry out the equivalent hand calculations. Results are presented in a format suitable for direct presentation to client or insurance authority and British Standard is recognized and accepted by all leading insurance companies and certifying authorities.
- Improves Accuracy - computer programs, unlike humans, perform calculations in a consistent manner and, once validated, produce consistently accurate results. This consistency also avoids the omission of additional checks required by design codes, easily omitted when carrying out hand calculations, particularly when incorporating design changes.
- Allows Design Optimization - the speed, with which the effect of design changes can be assessed, allows the designer to try several design iterations and minimize material costs.
British Standard performs design and compliance calculations in accordance with BS5500. A database of material stresses for both codes is provided as an integral part of the package and a dedicated team of software and vessel engineers supports its users.
British Standard provides the following design facilities
- Design of Barrels, Dished Ends and Cones for INTERNAL Pressure
- Design of Barrels, Dished Ends and Cones for EXTERNAL Pressure
- Flange Design
- Reinforcement of Openings
- Stresses Due to Local Loads on Shells
- Stresses Induced by Saddle or Ring Supports on Horizontal Vessels
- Wind and Earthquake Loadings on Vertical Vessels
- Out of Roundness of Cylindrical Shells (BS5500)
Optional
- FDA5 (British Standard flange Design)
- TSD5 (British Standard tube sheet design)
- TSL5 (British Standard tube sheet layout)