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Bolted shell manway design software needed

Bolted shell manway design software needed

Bolted shell manway design software needed

(OP)
Anyone know where I can find software for designing shell bolted manways for ground storage water tanks?  I'm exploring to see if software exist for design or if I've got to write a program myself.

Thank you.
 

RE: Bolted shell manway design software needed

Why not use API or AWWA standards?

RE: Bolted shell manway design software needed

(OP)
Thanks for your help.

If I'm not mistaken, uing API & AWWA standards would require long hand calculations with variables pulled from several tables.  Obviously, long hand isn't very efficient these days.  I'm looking for software that would allow me to enter certain parameters/dimensions of the tank, and produce a drawing containing manway dimensions....dimensions alone would suffice as I can generate a drawing.

RE: Bolted shell manway design software needed

API has tables for 20", 24", 30" and 36" round shell manways.  No calculations needed.

RE: Bolted shell manway design software needed

(OP)
I have the tables.  Basically, I'm looking for a program that is user friendly with respect to researching the correct specs.  ie - I'd enter shell thickness, manway diameters, head, etc, and the program returns manway neck thickness, repad size, etc - maybe even putting the results into a diagram or something like a shop drawing.  Does anything like this exist?   

RE: Bolted shell manway design software needed

Probably one of the tank design programs out there.  But that would be expensive if just used for manways.

RE: Bolted shell manway design software needed

Have you considered something like MathCad or Exell?

Patricia Lougheed

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