PASS/NOZZLE-FEM 3.5. Program Manual

Annotation

PASS/NOZZLE-FEM program is designed for stress (strength) and flexibility analysis of pressure vessel and piping components, including branch junctions of steel tanks for oil storage, by finite element method. The calculation is performed from pressure, external forces and thermal strains.

This document contains information about program function and scope of its application, methods of calculation employed, user interface, necessary initial data and calculation results, as well as installation and registration details. A user is not required to possess any programming skills and knowledge of detailed program structure.

The program can be used for assignment of permissible loads influencing on the nozzle.