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Getting Started
With COMPRESS you can easily produce pressure vessel and heat exchanger designs that meet ASME Code requirements. This guide outlines one possible way to model a pressure vessel in COMPRESS. To learn more about COMPRESS, we encourage you to visit the Support Center, available from www.codeware.com/support. In the Support Center you can search FAQs, view video tutorials and read the COMPRESS Power Users Guide.

The COMPRESS Modeling Approach

COMPRESS offers two approaches to modeling vessels: Wizards and free form design. For quick model creation, COMPRESS includes a Wizard interface which requires only basic information to model typical vessels. For unparalleled flexibility, COMPRESS also offers a component by component free form design approach. This method is useful when designing vessels which do not fit typical parameters and when modifying vessels created by Wizards. Whether you are building new vessels or rating existing equipment, you can build your model using a specially tailored input mode. In

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design mode, COMPRESS selects sizes, thicknesses and ratings to meet Code requirements. In rating mode, COMPRESS calculates the MAWP and minimum thickness while allowing you to input your existing geometry. In both modes, inputs are re-evaluated during the modeling process and updated as necessary to reflect applicable Code dependencies. In selected circumstances, warnings and good engineering practice reminders are presented.

Suggested Vessel Modeling Sequence

Any vessel may be modeled using the following input sequence. Please note, the below sequence is just one of many ways to model in COMPRESS. Components and loads may be modeled in any order and individual components designed without specifying the entire vessel. 1. Begin a new design by selecting File > New > Division 1 Vessel (or Division 2 Vessel). Alternatively, you can begin a new design by clicking on the Division 1 or Division 2 icon. All required information for each model is saved in a single file.

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2. COMPRESS automatically uses the latest ASME Code Edition/ Addenda when creating a new file. You may change this default setting to any ASME Code Edition/Addenda from 1995 through to the present by selecting Codes > ASME. 3. If wind or seismic loads are present, add the applicable loads by selecting Codes > Wind or Codes > Seismic. 4. Specify the datum line location and vessel orientation by selecting Action > Set Datum. 5. Set design options, such as units, hydrotest and nozzle design basis, by selecting Action > Set Mode Options (F7). These options can be updated later if required. 6. Design the vessel. COMPRESS builds the model by working sequentially down from the top of the vessel. Begin with the top head (left head for horizontal vessels) and work down (or left to right). Components can be added to the model from the Component menu, from the Component toolbar or by pressing the Insert key.

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 Add the pressure boundary components (cylinders and formed heads) before adding nozzles. If external pressure is specified and vacuum rings are required, ring spacing should be finalized before adding nozzles. If operating liquid is present, set the desired liquid level(s) by selecting Loads > Liquid Level. If external forces or loads are present, add them by selecting Loads > Lateral Force or Loads > Vertical Load. Note that vertical loads are treated as a mass and affect the natural frequency of the vessel. Add the major attachments such as platforms/ladders, trays and packed beds. These items are located under the Attach menu. Add the supports (skirt, lugs, saddles, legs etc.), located under the Support menu. Add nozzles to the vessel. Select Nozzle > Quick Design to have COMPRESS select wall thicknesses and add pads automatically.

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 Add any remaining attachments. These items generally will not affect the nominal thickness of shell components and may be left until the design is almost completed. 7. Reports can be generated at any time during the operation of COMPRESS by pressing F3. Click the icon to toggle between a files design and report windows. You can control how reports are displayed within the Report Defaults dialog. This area can be reached by selecting Action > Reports > Report Defaults. 8. To assist you with organizing, viewing and backing-up files, COMPRESS offers a project feature. This feature allows a variety of file types to be stored as one project. For instance, the COMPRESS file as well as related items, such as purchase orders and drawings, can be stored together. A new Project may be created by selecting File > New > New Project or by clicking the Project icon.

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COMPRESS Tips
1. Every open file has two (or more) windows associated with it: the design (graphic) window and the report (calculation) window. To toggle between a files various windows, click the corresponding toolbar icon ( HTML report, PDF report, general arrangement drawing). 2. Learn to use the COMPRESS shortcut keys. Examples include:

Insert to insert a component Delete to delete a component F2 for nozzle design Ctrl+ F3 to run FEA on nozzles F3 to generate Code reports F4 to edit a component F7 to set mode options F8 to set the datum

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3. COMPRESS can perform dimensional conversions automatically. For example, when you input 67 and press the Tab key, COMPRESS converts your input to 79. Similarly, you can also enter data as a basic mathematical expression. For example, an input of 1/16 will be automatically converted to 0.0625 when you press the Tab key. 4. COMPRESS provides a database of all materials listed in Section II, Part D. Any of these may be added to the material lists in the component dialogs. 5. COMPRESS provides a database of all structural sections from the AISC Manual of Steel Construction such as angles, wide flanges, WTs, channels, flat bars and pipes. These items may be added to the lists that appear for stiffener rings and support legs as needed. 6. Applying external loads on flanges results in a reduced pressure capacity for that flange. By selecting Component > Body Flange > ASME B16.5/16.47 and checking Consider external loadings on flange MAWP rating, COMPRESS automatically reduces the pressure rating of ANSI/ASME flanges based on the equivalent pressure related to the external loads.

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7. Support skirts may be comprised of multiple segments, both tapered and cylindrical. This assists with designing a skirt made of different materials. 8. The MAWP of a nozzle may be limited by any one of a number of criteria. COMPRESS determines the nozzle MAWP by iteratively performing the Code calculations: the pressure is increased incrementally until one of the Code criteria is met. The corresponding pressure is by definition the MAWP. 9. You can shorten the Code reports generated by COMPRESS within the Report Defaults dialog. This command can be reached by selecting Action > Reports > Report Defaults. 10. The Undo (Ctrl+ Z) and Redo (Ctrl+ Y) buttons

enable quick design changes.

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