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Inexpensive FEA software for pressure vessels

Inexpensive FEA software for pressure vessels

Inexpensive FEA software for pressure vessels

(OP)
Are there any good recommendations for an inexpensive FEA software that works well with pressure vessels?  I understand that Ansys is a great program, approximately how much does the Ansys Mechanical package cost?  

RE: Inexpensive FEA software for pressure vessels

Which FEA application has the Pressure Vessel ASME SECTION VIII Div 1 and Div 2.

1). SDRC IDEAS.
2). Paulin research Group.

Stephen
Leonard Stephen Thill

RE: Inexpensive FEA software for pressure vessels

Plasmech-

Kinda like asking for an inexpensive race car that'll win the next NASCAR race...

I trust you realize that one must learn to fly small planes before graduating to jet fighters - and the same applies to vessel FEA. Get started, but back up everything with a ballpark hand calc and seek mentorship.

Programs I've seen used most frequently for production work and for ASME PVP conference papers, in no particular order, are:

cheap:
 - none -

medium:
Ansys
Cosmos (My personal program simply because my first employer used it, my second employer bought it for me, and my current employer was using it before I hired in)
Algor
Nastran (usually the MSC variety)

expensive:
Abaqus
Marc

jt

RE: Inexpensive FEA software for pressure vessels

(OP)
I have a primitive version of COSMOS, maybe I'll work from there and try to get the full blown version.

RE: Inexpensive FEA software for pressure vessels

jte

Have you done this before???

RE: Inexpensive FEA software for pressure vessels

deanc-

Done what??? I fly aircraft (not fighters, my trim speed is roughly Mach 0.05), I've done a few FEA's (ok, more than a few), but I've not raced NASCAR.

jt

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