Manager's Note

Dear Customer

This week sees two of our Application Engineers travelling to Houston for the first COADE User Conference.  Naveed Khan and Chris Bradshaw will represent Fern at the conference and will attend and assist with CAE and CAD lectures and workshops. 

The conference will cover all COADE products and users from all over the world are expected to attend. 

Distinguished presenters with many years experience include Tom Van Laan, Tony Paulin, Richard Ay, John C Luf and others. 

We look forward to some interesting conference feedback from Chris and Naveed.

Best wishes

Marijana Bicanic
Sales Manager Benelux

Training

If you require training in CAESAR II Statics analysis or PV Elite and cannot attend a scheduled course, then why not arrange for one of our engineers to visit your site?

We charge a daily rate plus a small fee per delegate.  Please enquire with Marijana Bicanic

CAESAR II scheduled course

Our Autumn CAESAR II Statics course is running as a 3 day course at Fern from 13th to 15th October.  
The course will focus on using CAESAR II to solve everyday primary and secondary stress problems using a series of examples and brief theory sessions. This is suitable for beginners or more advanced users who require a ‘refresher’.

Information and booking form.

PV Elite scheduled course

Our final scheduled PV Elite course for 2009 will be on 10 and 11 November. Bookings can still be made for the above courses either directly or via our web site.

Did you know?

CAESAR II

Global co-ordinates for specific node points can be defined by pressing (Alt + G).
The input file can be archived to prevent unauthorised access.  This is controlled via a user specified password.

PV Elite/ PV Fabricator

To simplify inspection requirements, PV Elite lists the most important equations such as required thickness and maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP)

Tank

Analysis can also take into account wind, seismic and settlement conditions in addition to calculating air venting requirements to API 2000 Section 4.3

AFT Fathom Slurry Module

As announced recently, a new module for AFT Fathom has been released.  The new SSL (Settling Slurry) module addresses the unique challenges of settling slurry system design by bringing the extensive capabilities, flexibility and ease-of-use of AFT Fathom to bear to these unique engineering challenges.  The SSL module uses state-of-the-art correlations to predict the flow, pressure drop and reduced pump performance when pumping solids. 

Capabilities include:

• Entering properties of solids particles and optionally keep these in a reusable and sharable database
• Including slurry pump de-rating using either the Warman or ANSI/HI methods
• Displaying special output reports with im, jm, settling velocity, slurry volume and mass flows and other slurry specific parameters
• Quickly evaluating multiple design and operating cases using Scenario Manager
• Generating special slurry system curves, critical to understanding important system velocity limits

See our web site for more AFT software information.

FE107

FE107 is written by Vessel Engineers for Vessel Engineers.

FE107 uses finite element technology to provide stress analysis of nozzle connections on piping and pressure vessel. FE107 replaces WRC 107 as a calculation tool that can be applied when WRC 107 correlation methods are limited.  FE107 is useful for piping and pressure vessel engineers and designers.

FE107 output is compared directly to WRC 107 and WRC 297 results for comparison.  Users can quickly see how finite element methods produce consistent, conservative results for a wide variety of geometries and parameter ranges.

See product brochure.

Contact Marijana Bicanic for more details.

CodeCalc Discontinued

From 1st January 2010 CodeCalc is being discontinued as a separate product.

CodeCalc will continue to form part of the PV Elite product. 

A separate mailing has been sent to all customers direct from COADE.  If you have not received this mailing it is repeated below.

Note that customers who are upgraded to PV Elite will be liable for PV Elite maintenance charges when renewals are due.  This is an increase of approximately €300 (plus VAT).