Which FEA package for piping, vessels, equipment?
Which FEA package for piping, vessels, equipment?
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Guys have any of you used Nastran or COSMOS or ALGOR for your FEA work? Yes I know about FEPipe, NozzlePro, et al. I am looking for something a little more flexible (ha).
I know COSMOS requires more modeling time than NozzlePro but I want the flexibility of COSMOS. I'd like to hear your comments and what you all have done. Thanks! Pete
I know COSMOS requires more modeling time than NozzlePro but I want the flexibility of COSMOS. I'd like to hear your comments and what you all have done. Thanks! Pete
Thanks!
Pete





RE: Which FEA package for piping, vessels, equipment?
You might have better luck if you post in the Finite Element Analysis forum.
Good Luck
StoneCold
RE: Which FEA package for piping, vessels, equipment?
Thanks!
Pete
RE: Which FEA package for piping, vessels, equipment?
RE: Which FEA package for piping, vessels, equipment?
RE: Which FEA package for piping, vessels, equipment?
One of the strong points for Cosmos/M is the ease of entering wierd geometry. Before you buy, ask the sales guys for each package you are considering to arrange for you to watch over one of their technical guy's shoulder as they build a shell element model of a hillside nozzle. Just for fun, rotate the nozzle towards the longitudinal axis (say a 72" id horizontal vessel with a nozzle in the horizontal plane 18" down from the centerline AND the angle between the vessel CL and nozzle CL is say 70°). If you want to have even more fun, make the nozzle cross section noncircular.
Ansys is also used frequently in the PV analysis business.
jt
RE: Which FEA package for piping, vessels, equipment?
I have use ANSYS sence 1988, but for ASME Pressure Vessel FE-PIPE is all I need at present.
PS: also, Cosmos, and ABAQUS SENCE 1990; but for ASME Pressure Vessel FE-PIPE is all I need at present.
Just getting to be an "OPIA"
Leonard Thill
www.thill.biz
RE: Which FEA package for piping, vessels, equipment?
RE: Which FEA package for piping, vessels, equipment?
Be warned, however that one of the software suites mentioned in your posting has been worthy of earning itself a very high degree of dissatisfaction from those who expected it to perform as advertized. That product is also very badly supported once you send your check. Just ask around and you will hear the groans.
Regards, John.