Why should we learn *ASME and EN13445?
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This post was last edited by B0SS on 2018-11-19 at 20:47. As a company, manufacturing equipment that meets American and European standards provides greater resilience against risks. Even in a sluggish domestic economy, it is possible to secure projects from abroad to get through tough times. Foreign projects offer better payment terms; payment starts as soon as the materials are purchased, and around 90% of the amount can be received by the time of delivery. In recent years, Ineos and BASF have started purchasing equipment designed in accordance with European standards in their home markets, and they will gradually proceed to purchase only such equipment, no longer accepting ASME+PED standard equipment. Why change? Because the equipment design standards vary, the inspection cycles also differ ； For chemical companies, time is money. As individuals: There are more and more manufacturers in China holding ASME U certificates, and an increasing number of them are starting to work on ASME projects. It’s quite difficult to switch to a job with a higher salary if one only knows the national standards. For design engineers in manufacturing plants that frequently work on projects abroad, both GB and ASME are standard requirements; for some manufacturing plants, it is also advisable to be familiar with European standards as well as analysis methods. If you are not good at mechanics, you may not be interested in learning analysis, or you simply lack interest in it. So it is recommended that you learn ASME and EN13445 to enhance your value. The purpose of pursuing personal studies is to make money; for technicians who want to earn more, changing jobs is the fastest way to do that (excluding illegal and speculative methods, of course). If you want to move from a manufacturing plant or a small design firm to a foreign-funded engineering company, then knowing ASME and European standards gives you a competitive advantage over others. If you want to move from a small manufacturing plant to one that works on overseas projects, even if you haven’t done it before, your chances are greater since you understand the concept. One will be able to integrate more quickly and demonstrate one’s value sooner. How to learn* so as to learn faster and better*, and acquire the most practical knowledge. Of course, long-term guidance from those on the front lines of design helps individuals make fewer mistakes, thereby allowing companies to reduce the losses (in terms of time and money) resulting from design errors. Those working on the front lines of design will use their over a decade of experience to teach you the standards and software usage
With the poor economic situation, it is most important for companies to survive. It’s most practical to earn money on one’s own through work. Without changing jobs, learning some analysis skills – even being able to conduct simple partial analyses – can also be a way to get a higher salary. If young designers at this stage still only know how to carry out conventional design according to national standards, cannot do any analysis, and have no understanding of foreign standards at all ； It’s a bit difficult to lead a better life by pursuing a career in pressure vessel design.
Regarding learning analysis, does Engineer Chu have any good resources to recommend? lol
I wouldn’t dare to speak rashly about analysis; although I’ve been doing it for almost a decade, my main focus isn’t on analysis. I only know Ansys Classic; its operation involves half command-based workflows and half graphical interface tasks. I’m not sure whether you want to learn the software operations or the theoretical knowledge
I think what the original poster said makes a lot of sense – technicians need to keep learning in order to grow faster. I’ve been reading books related to pressure vessels lately; could the original poster recommend some books on this topic that are suitable for beginners?
This post was last edited by Hunhun on 2018-11-27 at 18:50: 1) Read Li Jianguo’s work: The mechanical foundations of pressure vessel design and the application of relevant standards; 2) Review various standards (150, 151, 47041, 47042)； 150 – it is better to refer to the standard definition from version 89; this standard definition includes descriptions of certain principles and mechanical models used in the calculations. 3) Refer to Ding Bomin’s book: Analysis and Application of ASME Pressure Vessel Codes. In terms of principle, it seems that the 95 version is better. This one also covers some fundamental concepts. The old book 4) Questions and Answers on the Design of Chemical Pressure Vessels is useful as well
If it’s related to design, two or three books are usually sufficient: one is the green-covered training manual for pressure vessel designers, another is the blue-covered training manual for pressure vessel design engineers, and there’s also an old book of questions and answers on the design of chemical industry pressure vessels
Thank you very much to the original poster. Which types of calculation and simulation software should one be familiar with? For getting started with these software tools, could you recommend any relevant books?
The last edit to this post was made by Hunhun on 2018-11-28 at 12:24. For software, one should refer to the help files that come with it; there are no other books needed. The types of software one needs to master depend on the tasks involved in one’s work. The software that is most directly related to equipment is limited to a few options such as SW6 and PVDESKTOP in China, PVelite, Compress, and AUTO Pipe Vessel from ASME, VVD, AUTO Pipe Vessel, and DIMY according to EN13445. Software related indirectly to equipment includes STAAD and RSTAB for steel structure design, as well as HTRI, ASPEN, and PRO II for process-related tasks. The extent of one’s proficiency in these software tools depends on the requirements of one’s work
If analysis is to be carried out, for the simplistic NOZZLE PRO, the most widely used large-scale analysis software in China is still ANSYS