| Version 8.33.8 (20.12.2021) | |
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| Essential changes | |
| UG 27, UG28, UG29, UG32, UG33, UG34, UG37, UG99 | ASME BPVC VIII Div. 1, Edition 2021 implemented |
| Version 8.33.2 (08.12.2020) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | Correction of the calculation of expansion coefficients. |
| ATLAS System | In modules with combo boxes, definition files could no longer be used due to an internal problem. This problem consisted of the definition file being read out incorrectly. This has been fixed. |
| ATLAS System | Use of definition files was somewhat restricted. An error message could occur. |
| EN16.12 | Equation for calculating the cross-sectional area of the reinforcement was corrected. |
| Version 8.33.1 (20.11.2020) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | Ductile iron according to EN 13445 has been added to the material database |
| ATLAS System | A bug sometimes caused definition files to be read incorrectly. This bug refers to values stored with more than 10 digits. |
| 12516D | Display of the equation adapted to operation and testing. |
| Project | Load table according to EN 13445-3 chapter 22 added |
New modules / completely revised modules | |
| WA07 | Cylindrical jackets of drums and collectors under internal pressure according DIN EN 12952-3:2012-03 The module determines the required wall thickness of jackets of drums and collectors under internal pressure. This requires the specification of the boundary conditions, the geometric sizes and the loads on the component. |
| WA10 | Ends and spherical shells according DIN EN 12952-3:2012-03 This section applies to the design and dimensioning of spherical shells and dished heads, if necessary with openings. It does not deal with the influence of external forces and moments. If necessary, these must also be taken into account. |
| WA11 | Pipes according DIN EN 12952-3:2012-03 The module determines the required wall thickness of pipes and pipe bends, |
| ZICK | Saddle calculation according to the Zick method |
Enhancements | |
| Beben | DIN EN 1998-1/A1:2013-05 included |
| Version 8.32.2 (27.04.2020) | |
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| Essential changes | |
| Materials | Update of transfer of characteristic material values from the material server: To ensure that the material properties are correctly transferred from the material server to the calculation program, the function for transferring material properties has been updated.
We therefore recommend that you update the program to avoid complications when using the material server. |
| Version 8.32.1 (02.03.2020) | |
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| Essential changes | |
| UG27, UG28, UG29, UG32, UG33, UG34, UG37, UG45, UG99 | ASME BPVC VIII Division 1 Edition 2019 implemented |
Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | AD W-4 Materials - New Edition February 2013 implemented |
| Materials | AD W-3/1 Materials - Edition November 2015 implemented |
| Materials | AD W-3/2 - MAterials November 2015 edition implemented |
| Materials | AD W-1 Materials New Edition May 2018 implemented |
| Materials | AD W-0 Materials Edition May 2016 implemented |
| Materials | Screw material A4-80 added (ISO 3506-1) However, no set of rules is specified. Use is the responsibility of the user. |
| ATLAS System | Cancel Printing crashed the Project Explorer. |
| ATLAS System | The cast quality factor can now be considered. Concerns calculation modules according to ASME VIII-1 |
| 1092 | DIN 1092-1:2018-12 implemented |
| 1092 | DIN EN 1092-1:2018-12 included |
| 12516B | Additional axial forces on mask corrected. (naming was mixed up) Correction of equation 165: Instead of a_min the calculation is now performed with a. |
| ANSI | Nominal width has no unit |
| ANSI | Maximum design pressure is now also calculated for branches and pipe bends |
| EN09 | Correction connections main module to single calculations of the nozzles. |
| EN09 | Correction of the display of the angle information in the help. |
| S31 | Message for checking stability added / corrected. Reference to module EC3Cyl. |
| UG33 | Revision / correction of graphical representation of forces on input mask. |
| UG99 Obsolet | Explanations/information for the calculation of the test pressure according to ASME added to input mask. |
| UHXC | Revision calculation according to ASME UHX Problem with connections fixed. |
New modules / completely revised modules | |
| EN10, EN10 Obsolet | The module for DIN EN 13445-3 2018-12: 10 was redesigned. |
| Version 8.30.1 (25.09.2019) | |
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| Essential changes | |
| ATLAS System | NEW: QuickSheet: - Simple calculation of complex issues. Build your own LV calculation module, which exactly captures your problem. No programming effort. Enormous time savings for routine work. |
| S1 | Edition May 2019 implemented |
| E, EN11, EN12, EN13.04, EN13.05, EN13.06, EN16.06, EN16.08, EN16.09, EN16.13, EN17 | DIN EN 13445-3:2018-12 implemented |
| PDEN 13445-5 | DIN EN 13445-5:2018-12 implemented |
Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | EN 10028 updated to edition 10-2017 |
| Materials | The list 'Current materials' was not updated immediately after changes. |
| Materials | Determination of strength values in the creep range according to EN 13445-3 Section 19 corrected. |
| ATLAS System | Display of the chapter or chapter number in the footer of the program revised or adapted. |
| ATLAS System | Minus tolerances according to AD B0 for ferritic materials according to EN 10029 |
| 12516A, 12516B, 12516C, 12516D | Nominal design stress for austenite with A>=35%. The tensile strength is taken into account. |
| 12516A, 12516B, 12516C, 12516D | Creep according to EN 12516 incorporated or considered. Selection takes place in the Project module. Creep time is set accordingly to 100,000 hrs. |
| 12516B | In some cases, the system calculated back to the characteristic value. |
| 12516B | Material assignment corrected |
| 12516D | Test case can now be considered |
| 1591 | When copying module 1591, the load case modules were not immediately moved to the correct group. |
| 1591 S | The bolt diameter was not taken into account when determining the material characteristic value. |
| ANSI | Branches can now be selected separately by schedule or wall thickness key |
| APA | Influence of the temperature on the design strength corrected. |
| B51 | When overwriting an allowance for the pipe material, the message "Clear variable" was erroneously displayed. |
| B6 | Safety factor for the test load case corrected. |
| EN09 | The cutting direction for openings has been adjusted. When changing the basic body shape, the cutting shape is reset if necessary and can be adapted to the new basic shape by the user. |
| EN11 | Message that this combination is not provided for in EN 13445-3 when slip-on weld flange with full face gasket is selected. |
| EN15 | An error message was displayed for the validity range of g that was not correct. |
| EN16.11 | Correction of the geometry check. Determination of D_eq corrected. |
| EN20 | Check of the validity area of variable 'X' added. Permitted range: 0 <= X <= 0.6 |
| ER06 | Calculation of required wall thickness corrected. The calculation of the maximum allowable pressure was correct. |
| ER09 | If no reinforcement was selected, the pipe length L could not be entered. |
| FANY | Will be replaced by new module Annex 3F according to ASME 2019 Annex 3F |
| SPIE | Help button corrected |
| UG37 | Options for the type of the shell are displayed more clearly. |
New modules / completely revised modules | |
| ASEQ | ASEQ - Determination of the resulting shear force at the foot of a structure caused by an earthquake. IBC 2012 and ASCE 7-10 Requires new unlock key. |
| ASME B31.1 | Power Piping: Straight Pipes and Bendings with Reinforcements per ASME B31.1 Requires new unlock key. |
| ASWD | ASWD - Wind load analysis - Chimneys, stacks and vertical tanks according to ASCE 7-05 Requires new unlock key. |
| ANSI | ANSI - Module completely revised. Straight pipes, pipe bends and branches (process piping) according to ASME B31.3 2016 |
Enhancements | |
| Materials | Material server thoroughly revised |
| Materials | EN 13445-6, clause 5.2.2.2 "Non-destructive testing" implemented. The material server now allows this to be taken into account. Activation by the user is done via the option menu of the material server. |
| Materials | Bolt material 1.6562 (40 NiCrMo 8 4) according to VdTÜV WB 380 included in material server |
| Materials | Materials according to EN 1653 (copper) added. |
| Materials | AD W/2 has been updated to edition September 2016 |
| Materials | Materials from obsolete standards are hidden |
| ATLAS System | When connecting to Excel: "Save as..." in Excel was not recognized by the program as a change. |
| ATLAS System | Evaluation of the validity area for calculated variables: In some cases, incorrect messages could occur. |
| ATLAS System | Export to DOCX: behavior of page numbers and table of contents corrected. |
| ATLAS System | Existing communication with Excel can be transferred to another Excel table. Thus alternatives can be calculated simply. |
| 12516B | Body material can be specified for self-sealing valves |
| 12516C | Strength condition fulfilled or not fulfilled is displayed graphically |
| B51C | AD B5 2016-09 implemented |
| B7 | Message revised. If no bolt material is selected as the material, a corresponding note with the possibility of correction or adjustment follows. |
| B9 | T-pieces of the same diameter can be calculated |
| EN09 | Mask more precise |
| EN10 Obsolet | Mask more precise and mask dynamics improved |
| S31 | Edition May 2018 implemented |
| Version 8.29.1 (10.04.2019) | |
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| Essential changes | |
| Materials | New material 1.4562 |
| Materials | New option: "Determine corrosion allowance in EN like AD 2000 B0". |
| Materials | New option "Determine characteristics of screws according to EN 13445-3, section 11.5.2". |
| Materials | New Material: 1.4952 according to VdTUEV 546 |
| ATLAS System | LV VISUAL: New visualization of the problem formulation (BETA version) |
| 159N | New gasket data |
| ADR, DECK, EN07, EN08, EN09 | DIN EN 14025:2018-09 implemented |
| S31 | Edition May 2018 implemented |
Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | It is now also possible not to make a selection for the standard for limiting tolerances. |
| Materials | Maximum thickness for some materials corrected according to EN 10028-7 |
| Materials | Messages on wrong material appeared |
| Materials | Wall thickness tolerances according to EN 458 added. |
| Materials | At low temperatures, the characteristic value remains the same (as at 20°C), but a message may appear indicating that further action may be required. |
| Materials | By moving the mouse you could completely hide columns in the material window. |
| Materials | The interpolation of characteristic values according to AD 2000 and EN is rounded down to one decimal place. Up to now, it has been rounded down to whole numbers. |
| Materials | Nominal calculation stress under test condition for austenites with elongation at break > 35% according to EN 13445-3, Section 6.5.2 b) corrected. In some cases, the value output was too low, so the calculation was conservative. |
| Materials | Characteristic values for the material 1.4541(w) according to EN 10216-5 were missing. |
| Materials | Characteristic values for bolt materials added as per EN 13445-2, in conjunction with EN ISO 3506 Annex F.2.1 |
| Materials | Nominal calculation stress of bars according to EN 13445-3 corrected as a function of diameter. |
| Materials | For some materials, the coefficient of thermal expansion was extrapolated above the defined temperature range. |
| Materials | Rp0.2 values for materials according to EN 10028-7, Table 10 corrected. |
| Materials | Incorrect behaviour for some materials according to DIN 17440: If the thickness was outside the valid range, the material server did not provide a characteristic value at 20°C, but at elevated temperatures. |
| Materials | The search for materials no longer takes spaces into account. |
| Materials | Material selection blocked after search with incorrect input. |
| Materials | Minor deviations in modulus of elasticity for some materials of EN 10222-5 |
| Materials | The material server no longer supplies a value for the wall thickness tolerance if the nominal thickness is outside the scope of the respective limit dimension standard. |
| ATLAS System | The program could crash when printing very large files. |
| ATLAS System | The special menu was not displayed correctly after a change. |
| ATLAS System | Problems could arise if two parameter studies were performed consecutively. |
| ATLAS System | Parameter study did not work if the "Wait" option was set at the same time. |
| ATLAS System | Print: Module description was not always printed |
| ATLAS System | Parameter study: Values in connected chapter were not reset |
| ATLAS System | Feezing: Proposed amount to be requested was exceptionally too low. |
| 12516A | Two different openings can be specified. |
| 12516A | Calculation of the maximum allowable pressure for conical shells corrected |
| 12516A | The lengths b1 and b2 were displayed incorrectly on the mask in the drawing. The calculation was correct. |
| 12516B | Actual wall thicknesses completed |
| 12516C | Calculation of coefficient beta corrected |
| 1591 | The coefficients of thermal expansion of the flanges can be overwritten separately for each load case. |
| 1591 | eE = 0 and e_Tilde_E = 0 added for blind flanges |
| 1591, 1591 S | You can overwrite the coefficient of thermal expansion of the gasket individually for each load case. |
| APY | Unit of self-sealing force Fss corrected. |
| ATB | Messages on strength conditions added. |
| B1 | Scenarios in which the strength condition was not fulfilled could not be evaluated in the scenario manager. |
| B2 | Determination of material properties as a function of wall thickness corrected. |
| B3 | When calculating a hemispherical head, a required thickness for the knuckle was calculated, which is not necessary. However, the strength condition was evaluated correctly. |
| B51 | Error in the presentation of equation 26. However, it was calculated correctly. |
| B6 | Input mask for profiles with any cross-section corrected. A complete input was not possible. |
| B6 | Safety factor for cast steel corrected according to Table 1. |
| B8 | Improved selection of types |
| B9 | Wall thickness allowance for block flange was not determined. |
| EN09 | In the case of multiple nozzles, error messages occurred that were not justified. |
| EN12 | For the strength condition, the required wall thickness was incorrectly compared with the nominal wall thickness instead of the actual wall thickness. |
| EN13.04, EN13.05, EN13.06 | Units for total moments corrected |
| EN13.05 | You can now enter the final flange thickness in configuration b and thus check it. |
| EN16.08 | In the selected load case "Special case" the result was not calculated. |
| EN16.10 | The wall thickness allowance was determined with the calculation wall thickness, not with the nominal wall thickness. |
| ER06 | In the denominator of equation 6.1-1, the design pressure was used incorrectly for the test case. |
| ER06 | Non-applicable information hidden |
| ER07 | The result was not calculated for bolted flat round heads. |
| ER07 | The allowable pressure increased with the total pressure because the coefficient beta was determined with the required wall thickness instead of the final wall thickness. |
| ER08 | Only the characteristic value and safety factor applicable to the selected load case are displayed. |
| IGEL | Unit conversion did not work for some variables. |
| S31 | Messages for stability proofs corrected |
| S31 | Input mask corrected |
| S34 | Empty pages were created when printing. |
| SEGB | Number of segments limited |
| UG27, UG37 | Automatic connection from UG27 to UG37 corrected. |
| UG32 | For elliptical heads 2:1 the message for condition UG32J appeared, although it is not applicable. |
| UG32 | No result was calculated for the "No reinforcement" option. |
| UG34 | Calculation of the required radius of curvature in design type b1 corrected. |
| UG37 | Selection of modules for adjacent nozzles improved. |
| UHXa, UHXb, UHXC | Transfer of material data to load case calculations improved. |
| UHXb | The bolt material did not produce any results in the search. |
| WRC | The created FEM module was not immediately visible in the TreeView. |
New modules / completely revised modules | |
| Annex 3-F | Determination of the maximum number of load cycles under fatigue according to ASME BPVC 2017, Section VIII-Division 2, Annex 3-F and Part 5. New licence file required! |
| Pmax-EN | Maximum allowable pressure in a project according to DIN EN 13445-3:201-12 & DIN EN 13480-3:2017-12 & DIN EN 12516-2:2015-01. New licence file required! |
| UG-99 | Test pressure according to ASME BPVC VIII-1 2017 UG-99 und UG-100. Completely revised and simplified. New licence file required! |
Enhancements | |
| Materials | The message "No characteristic value available for this material" appeared, although no material had been selected yet. |
| Materials | Limiting dimensions according to EN 10217 and 10028 |
| Materials | Creep values added for material 2.4816 |
| Materials | For AD2000 you can choose between "No interpolation between 20°C and 50°C" and "No interpolation between 20°C and 49°C". Previously, the two options could be selected independently of each other. |
| Materials | Nominal design stress for spheroidal graphite cast iron (GJS): requirements of 13445-6:2018-12 implemented. |
| Materials | The material server can be started as an independent program. |
| ATLAS System | The description of the module in the module selection was not displayed completely if it was too long. |
| 12516C | Graphic corrected for circular annulus case II. |
| 1591 | For non-cylindrical shells, the outer diameter of the shell is no longer calculated or displayed. |
| B13 | In AD Merkblatt B13, Section 6.2.2 "predominantly" applies to bellows with more than one convolution. The user can now select whether this option should be valid or not. |
| B51 | Note on mask if the number of peripheral tubes was estimated by the module. |
| B51A | New variable " Cross-sectional force of one tube" added |
| B7 | New gaskets: Gore 500 and Gore 800 |
| EN07 | Characteristics corrected for calculations according to EN 14025. The nominal design stress was correct. |
| EN15 | Depending on the load case, the modulus of elasticity was re-calculated. |
| EN16.08 | Dimensioned graph for entering geometric data |
| ER07 | Input mask optimized |
| FGB | Further geometry resp. ratios diameter to radius |
| PRAT | Current edition of the standard in the header: DIN 28083:2017-12 instead of 1987. No change in the results |
| Project | The concept of limiting tolerance standards has been revised: The limit tolerances come from the standard of the selected material. The user only has to provide additional information in some cases. |
| Project | With ASME projects, the comment "according to PED" no longer appears in the project module. |
| WTSC | Strength verification from WTS was only possible once, then the program had to be closed first. |
| Version 8.28.7 (21.02.2019) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| 1591, 1591 S | Texts were overlaid in the printout. |
| EN16.11 | The calculation of the utilization was corrected. |
| PDEN 13445-5 | Corrected consideration of the net surcharge for the test pressure. |
| SPAR | Dimensioned graphics can now be printed. |
| Version 8.28.6 (15.02.2019) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| ATLAS System | When printing a project, the corresponding standard or regulation of a module was not printed |
| Version 8.28.5 (30.01.2019) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| 12516C | Strength condition was not printed when option "Do not print equations" was selected. |
| 1591 | Descriptions in fig. 7.1 (flange geometry) were interchanged. |
| 1591 | The shank diameter of an expansion screw was read from the wrong table column. If there is no value for the shanjk diameter of the selected bolt, a message is displayed. |
| 1591 | When calclating without a defined leakage rate, the required gasket seating was not calculated correctly in the load cases. |
| Version 8.28.4 (14.01.2019) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | Limiting temperature was missing for material SA-312-TP316L |
| ATLAS System | When using the option "Set value in expert mode", the justification was not documented completely. |
| B9 | You can now enter the available width of the shell (e.g. distance to circumferential seam). |
| B9 | When connecting an AD module with AD B9 module, design strength and safety factor were not connected. |
| B9 | For necked-out openings in spherical shells, the strength condition was not calculated. |
| EN07 | Presentation of equation for Dic of cylindrical shell corrected in input mask. The calculation was always correct. |
| FEM | Program operation and buttons revised. Possible problems with input solved. |
| ZIEH | Calculation of d0: Case distinction Rigid bolt / Necked down bolt corrected. |
Enhancements | |
| IGEL | The created modules WRC or FEM were not immediately displayed in the project overview. |
| Version 8.28.2 (16.11.2018) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| ATLAS System | At projects comprising more than 300 materials, errors occurred when determining the strength values |
| ATLAS System | In projects with more than 100 modules, errors in the calculation could occurr, especially in the 1591 module. |
| 1591 S | The safety factor for the material of the loose flange, was not displayed in the input mask. The calculation was not affected. |
| B7 | For rectangular flanges, factor C5 was not calculated. |
| DICH | In projects containing the DICH module, there might have been possible errors in other modules, especially when they were connected. |
| Version 8.28.1 (07.11.2018) | |
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| Essential changes | |
| Materials | The material database is now fully integrated in the program. Now you can use it while entering design data in the program. |
| ATLAS System | New Start Form! Completely revised concept for selecting required calculation modules. |
| ER06, ER07, ER08, ER09, ER11 | DIN EN 13480 updated to edition 12-2017 |
Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | When saving an ATL file, the settings of the material database of the project were set as default. |
| Materials | Multiple messages "No strength value found". |
| Materials | Now we distinct explicitly, between general material data base settings and material settings for the current project. |
| Materials | Modulus of elasticity added for material A2-80. |
| ATLAS System | In some cases, the y-axis had a wrong scale in the parametric study. |
| ATLAS System | Corrosion allowance for seamless or welded pipes made of stailnless steel is "0". |
| ATLAS System | After printing, graphics on the input mask disappeared. |
| ATLAS System | Error when using the command "Delete all connections of the module" |
| 1591, 1591 S | When using the option 'blind hole', the elongation due to thermal expansion was incorrect. |
| ADR | In the equations for minimum thicknesses eT and eC, De instead of Di was shown. The calculation was always correct. |
| ANSI | The design pressure was mistakenly set with the density of the material. |
| B51 | For floating head heat exchangers, C5 was calculated incorrectly |
| B7 | When entering the lever for ring joint gaskets with a comma instead of a decimal point, the decimal places where cut off. |
| B7 | Variable 65 'Utilization of bolt under test condition' was deleted when printing the project. |
| EN07 | Calculation of nominal design stress under test conditions according to EN 14025 corrected |
| EN07 | For calculating the allowable unreinforced opening, allowances wer not considered. |
| EN11 | For bolt materials (e.g. 1.4404+AT) the message "Material not specified according to DIN EN 13445" was shown. |
| EN16.08 | Error in calculating variable a2. |
| EN16.08 | No unit for saddle loads according to S32 |
| EN16.08 | Conditions that were not fulfiled were presented with a red cross, even if the calculation still was valid. |
| EN16.08, EN16.08 Obsolet | For calculation, the thickness of the saddle plate was used instead of the vessel wall thickness. |
| PDEN 13445-5 | Presentation improved on input mask |
| SPIE | "Create DXF file" did not work |
Enhancements | |
| Materials | Coefficient of thermal expansion corrected for materil K90941-A691-9CR |
| Materials | AD-S6 edition 05 2018 |
| ATLAS System | When a message was shown multiple times, the message windows was always on top. |
| ATLAS System | Up to now, the material database showed a value of 0,001 MPa as strength value, if there was no value in the database. Now, no value is shown at all. |
| 159N | New gasket data |
| 1591 | The accuracy of iteration is now 5% by default, but can be overwritten by the user. |
| 1591, 1591 S | You can now enter the value QSminL for all load cases individually. If you do not enter anything, the program uses the value from the database. |
| FEM | Data for reinforcement pad are only shown if there is a reinforcement pad. |
| Project | The Project module is always created, even if you have deleted it manually. |
| Version 8.27.3 (24.09.2018) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| 12516C | In some load cases, the maximum moment was not displayed correctly. |
| 1591 | The program did not perform the calculation, If there was no coefficient of thermal expansion for the selected flange material. Now you can enter the value manually or overwrite the existing one. |
| 1591 | You can now select if you want to have a blind hole in the first flange or in the second flange. If you select one of these options, you cannot select "Flanges identical". |
| 1591 | Error fixed when switching 'consider creep' fom Yes to No |
| 1591 | Typing mismatch in geometric conditions for applicability of code section 4.1 1-2 and 4.1 2-2. The denominator should be 0,01 instead of 0,1. There was no error in the calculation. |
| 1591, 1591 S, 159N | Problem solved for high gasket loads |
| ANSI | Calculation by using the schedule did not bring any results. |
| B0 | In the English input mask, the value 'liquid' was not displayed for test medium. |
| B3 | For construction type "hemispherical head" all values, which are not required are now hidden. Mostly values concerning the knuckle. |
| B3 | When changing the option 'Allowance according to DIN 280X' from yes to No, the allowance was not determined immediately. |
| B9 | In some cases, the wrong equation was displayed for the strength condition. Calculation was correct. |
| EC3Cyl | In the equation for sigma_x,M one bracket was missing on the input mask. Calculation was correct. |
| EN11 | You can now overwrite the safety factor for assembly condition. |
| S31 | Safety factor for lad case exception was corrected. Must be at least 1. |
Enhancements | |
| 1591 | You can now download and diplay the gasket data sheet. |
| APY | When calculating according to Class 1 all entries for second flange are hidden. |
| B3 | If the strength condition is not fulfilled, a message is displayed. |
| B51 | Presentation of equations improved. |
| B51 | The CE factor for rectangular and elliptical plates is now shown in the equations on the mask. It has always been considered in the calulation anyhow. |
| B7 | "Reduced bolt force F_DV" is only shown, when required. |
| B7 | Added bolts M5, M6 and M8 |
| B8 | Now you can enter the thickness of the semi-finished product for calculating the design strength. |
| BULK | Considering bulk load for calculation of seismic loading. |
| EJMA | Spring rates are now stated for axial and angular movements and for torsion. |
| EN10 Obsolet | Inputs revised. Equations revised. Now considering the actual nozzle length inside / outside. |
| EN10 Obsolet | Unclear variable definition in input mask "bolt diameter" replaced by "Bolt outside diameter" |
| EN11 | Load case 'Exception' added. |
| EN16.08 | According to EN 13445-3, section 5.2 the weld factor for test conditions and exception conditions is now set to 1 by default. |
| SFLA | Helpful graphics added |
| SFLA | The weight of the flange was not re-calculated, when changing the nominal diameter of the flange. |
| SG | Helpful graphics added |
| Version 8.27.2 (11.07.2018) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| 1092 | Selection possibility of flanges revised. |
| 12516A | There were unnecessary input variables in the input mask for reverse slip-on weld flanges, |
| 1591 | Gasket data base revised. |
| 1591 | Iterative process revised |
| 1591 | Correction of transferring values (temperature, material thickness) to material data base |
| 1591 S | Correction of the Condition check |
| ATB | Texts for selecting the construction types Fig. 1-6b) and 1-6c) were interchanged |
| B5 | Input of gasket charecteristics for o-ring seals revised. Value k1 adjusted. |
| B51 | When changing the calculation parameter C, not all equations were calculated immediately. |
| B51F | Calculation of allowable number of load cycles corrected. |
| EC1, EN22 | Correction: THe considered area of attachments is reduced by the part of the column, they cover. |
| EC1, EN22 | A singular vertical cylinder, was calculated in module EC1 incorrectly as 'adjacent cylinders'. |
| EJMA | The theoretically calculated allowable number of load cycles were limited to 2.000.000. This limitation was removed. |
| EN16.07 | Design pressure was not convertible to bar |
| UG37 | For displaying the message 'Wall thickness insufficient acc. UG-45", the actual wall thickness with allowances was compared with the required wall thickness without allowances. |
| UHXb | According to load case and combination, the bolt force is set to 0 |
| UHXb | Sometimes there were error messages even when the according variable was still within the allowable range. |
Enhancements | |
| B3 | Selection of construction types simplified |
| EC1, EN22 | Now you can enter the bearing height. Up to now, it was assumed that the column is fixed at ground level. |
| EN10 Obsolet | There was no message, if the nozzle wall thickness was too small |
| Version 8.27.1 (22.05.2018) | |
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| Essential changes | |
| 1591 | We have totally revised the 1591 module:
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| E13, EN07, EN08, EN09, EN10 Obsolet, EN11, EN12, EN13.04, EN13.05 | DIN EN 13445-3 Edition 12-2017 implemented |
| EJMA | EJMA 10th edition implemented |
| 1092 | Latest code DIN EN 1092-1:2013-04 implemented |
| 159N | Gasket database updated |
| PDEN 13445-5 | DIN EN 13445-5 12:2017 implemented |
| WRC, WRCK | WRC 537 implemented |
Bug Fixes | |
| ATLAS System | Scenario Manager:: In case of empty columns in the Excel sheet between Variables of different chapters, some results were not calculated. |
| ATLAS System | Partially italic text parts in the input mask were wrapped incorrectly |
| ATLAS System | When activating a new licence file, a message is diplayed, asking to restart the program for the changes to take effect. |
| B4 | Condition for flange inclination was checked as 'not fulfilled' even if it was actually 'fulfilled' |
| B51 | Flanged rim calculation and calculation of axial load did not work with more chapters within the same project. |
| B9 | Utilization was not calculated, when there was no reinforcement and no material was entered. |
| BEIN | Optimization input of user-defined profile types |
| EN09 | Correction in load case 'Exception'. Strength values were missing for the calculation and the calculation could not be performed. |
| EN10 Obsolet | One geomteric condition for set-through nozzle was evaluated using the outside diameter. The English edition of the EN 13445-3 demands using the inside diameter. This is now inmplemented in the program. |
| EN11 | Correction of equation 12.5-6. When calulating dished ends, the absolute value of Mop must be used. |
| EN11 | It was not considered that there is an exception rule for cas steel regarding the safety factor. |
| EN11, EN12 | Calculation of dished ends with EN12, flange calculation as side calculation in EN11: For calculating the moment under operation conditions (Mop), the wrong equation was presented in the input mask. Nevertheless, the calculation itself was correct. |
| EN16.06 | Strength condition was not displayed and evaluated correctly for external pressure |
| EN16.07 | Angle between the resulting lifting force and the direction of the weight force added. |
| EN16.07 | Optimisation of calculation. |
| EN16.07 | Calculation of allowable lug force acc. RKF corrected |
| EN16.14 | Safety factor for austenitic materials corrected. It was too high. Calculations were on the safe side. |
| EN17 | From version 8.24.2 on the module always used design strength values at 20°C. This is solved now. Calculation now performed with calculation temperature T_calc |
| EN22 | Increasing factor Kappa for adjacent cylinders acc. table 7.14 of EN 1991-1-4 is now considered |
| PDEN 13445-5 | The ratio test pressure / operating pressure was calculated incorrectly for testing group 4. |
| PDEN 13445-5 | Corrosion allowance now with unit. |
| UG32 | Calculation of equivalent spherical outside diameter corrected. THis diameter is for information only. A calculation result is not affected. |
| UG37 | Corrosion allowance from material data base was transferred |
| UG37 | Graphics corrected |
| UG37 | tUG-45 was calculated as Max(ta, tb) with external pressure, whereas ta was set incorrectly as value for internal pressure. |
| UHXa | Depending on the configuration, wrong variables wered displayed. |
| UHXb | In the connected load cases not all results were calculated, because the gasket diameter was missing. |
| UHXb | Load cases 4 to 7 were only calculated partially. |
| UHXb | When connecting load cases, teh equation system was overdetermined. Too many variables were connected. |
| UHXC | For type C the mean contact diameter G1 was not shown and the module could not continue the calculation. |
New modules / completely revised modules | |
| BULK | New module: Calculation of bulk loads in silos acc. to EN 1991-4:2010-12. New licence file required! |
Enhancements | |
| ATLAS System | New units for velocity: km/h and in/s |
| ATLAS System | You may now delete the contents of ComboBoxes with the DEL key |
| ATLAS System | You may now drag a variable from the navigation manager on the input mask to set a link. |
| ATLAS System | The currently selected variable is shown in the connection navigator even when it is already connected |
| 1591 | Leakage rate now convertible to a different absolute temperature and a different medium. |
| B4 | It is now possible to enter the vaule 0 for the gasket characteristics, to claculate an O ring in the option "reinforced flange". |
| B4 | The result check of the strength conditions will always be printed in documentation. |
| B7 | The messacge 'Check number of bolts" was adjusted to AD 2000 B8 section 2.3.1.1. |
| EN07, EN10 Obsolet, EN15, EN16.07, EN16.10, EN16.11, EN16.14, EN20 | According to EN 13445-3 section 5.2 the weld factor is pre-defined as 1 for load cases Testing and Exception |
| EN08 | Out-of-roundness is now specified. Tolerance equation acc. EN 13445-3 section 8.5.1.2 implemented |
| FGB | Headline changed from "Flat domed heads subject to internal and external pressure" to "Flat domed heads subject to internal pressure". |
| UG37 | User can overwrite wall thickness tb1 acc. UG-45 |
| Version 8.26.1 (21.02.2018) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | The correction factor for enamelled parts was not stored in the ATL file. |
| Materials | When entering an invalid text in a material input field nothing happened until now. Now the selection mask of the material data base is displayed. If the user then enter an invalid text again, possible results are deleted. |
| ATLAS System | The wrong chapter name was displayed in the variable monitor, if the name of the chapter was changed manually. |
| ATLAS System | Printing to printer with post script driver (PC L6) was not possible |
| ATLAS System | When using the Scenario Manager with the option 'Print every Scenario' and there are messages at the same time: The messages are presented as message boxes when printing. This is not the case anymore if the user includes the messages in the printing. |
| ATLAS System | Conversion from t to kg was not possible |
| ATLAS System | You could not print to an unmapped network drive |
| ATLAS System | If a Proxy server was selected for Feezing, the settings were not saved. |
| ATLAS System | Creating a new chapter within an existing group: Chapter was not created within the group. |
| ATLAS System | ComboBoxes, where the user could enter a value manually, closed immediately after first opening. |
| ATLAS System | When creating a new group, the TabStrip was not updated immediately. |
| Doku | Special characters in file names are now allowed when including RTF files and DOCX files. |
| 12516D | Material characteristics have been calculated with the required wall thickness instead of the final wall thickness |
| 12516D | When selecting "Flat plate with radial groove acc. fig. 35": Calculation of required plate thickness corrected. |
| APA | Ratio Su/Sua is determined even if material charactersitics are missing |
| B3 | There was an error when connecting B3 and B9 automatically. |
| B9 | Mask corrected: For reinforcing ring pad values, which were not required were shown. |
| B9 | Connecting of modules corrected. |
| EC3Cyl | Calculation of equivalent wall thickness corrected in 4 cylindrical sections. |
| EN07 | Bug fixed: When connecting EN07 (cylinder) with EN07 (cone) there was an overdetermination. |
| EN07 | Calculation ofKorbbogenboden-type torispherical head: Check for Nozzles in knuckle area was incomplete. You could not perform the calculation completely. |
| EN09 | Error fixed in option 'reinforcement rings' when calculating pressure loaded area of shell, |
| EN09 | Text for condition 9.4-3 changed to: Shell without nozzle or with reinforcement pad" |
| EN09 | Presentation of the equation for Pm corrected in the input mask. The calculation was correct. |
| EN15 | The joint efficiency is not pre-defined as 1 anymore |
| EN22 | For calculating the vibration sensitivity, the snow height was considered by mistake. |
| EN22 | When calculating the total height of the column, the starting height of the first section was not considered. |
| ENAJ | Error when calculating nominal design stress fixed. |
| FEM | Variable description in input mask made easier to understand |
| S32 | Equations added for determination of the section modulus in section A-A for proof of saddle. |
| UG29 | Text regarding strength condition corrected in input mask. |
| UG32 | Sketch of conical shells improved |
| UG33 | Calculation of outside radius of Korbbogenboden-type torispherical head corrected. |
| UG37 | At geometrical conditions, demanding a calculation according App. 1-7 (large nozzle diameter), but spherical shell, there was an endless loop. |
| UG37 | Calculation of required wall thickness tb3 acc. table UG-45 corrected |
| UHXb | Problem solved when connecting the load cases |
Enhancements | |
| Materials | New material: Nickel Alloy 718. Material number 2.4668 |
| Materials | When the user overwrites a value from the material data base and then deletes it, the input value field was empty. Now, the value is updated immediately by the values from the material data base. |
| Materials | Material 1.6580 acc SEW 550:1976-08 now included in material data base. |
| Materials | Minimum fracture elongation added for bolt materials according to DIN EN 20898 (Strength classes) . |
| ATLAS System | When selecting an entry in a ComboBox, it is immediately interpreted as input. Up to know you had to press the enter button. |
| ATLAS System | Loading an ATL file was not possible if the file was containing a module, which is not part of the program package or not unlocked. Now you can at least load the modules which are unlocked. |
| 159N | Modulus of elasticity of gasket at small contact pressures added |
| B5 | Message for plate with groove corrected and extended |
| S32 | Mask extended |
| UG28 | Wall thicknesses according to UG-28 and UG-16 are stated in the input mask. The user can overwrite the minimum wall thickness according to UG-16 (e.g. in case of heat exchanger tubes) |
| Version 8.25.1 (20.11.2017) | |
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| Essential changes | |
| Materials | ASME 2017 materials added |
| ATLAS System | New printing option: Printing to Microsoft Word DOCX. |
| AFL, AFLT, AP14, AP26, APA, APY, ATB | ASME 2017 implemented |
| UG27, UG28, UG29, UG32, UG33, UG34, UG37, UG99 Obsolet, UHXa, UHXb | ASME 2017 implemented |
| 159N | Gasket database updated. |
Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | Material descriptions corrected. |
| ATLAS System | No values in conversion of units of locked input fields |
| ATLAS System | Changing size of window using arrow keys and then 'Enter' -> Size of window was changed to the previously set value. |
| ATLAS System | Some dimensionless variables were not displayed in the navigator or shown as 0. |
| ATLAS System | When printing to RTF and setting the 'Number of first page' greater than 1: Page numbers in printed documents were not correct. |
| ATLAS System | Error when entering variables of dimension 'mechanical stress', when standard input unit for pressure was set to 'bar'. |
| ATLAS System | When loading a file, equations might cover variable fields partially |
| ATLAS System | When using the slider with the mouse, sometimes the slider made more than one step. |
| ATLAS System | Input mask zoom corrected. |
| ATLAS System | Dimensionless variables were always displayed as 0 in the variable monitor. |
| ATLAS System | In the conversion of units a wrong unit was marked, if the variable in the ATL file contained a differing unit than the standard unit. |
| ATLAS System | Formatted texts on graphics not printed correctly. |
| 1591 | When printing a file, which contains 1591 module, you had to activate the module first before printing. Otherwise printing was aborted. |
| 12516A | Basic body with branch: Effective lengths l1 and l0 are calculated with the corroded wall thicknesses. |
| 12516C | For spherical shells with adjacent flange, type II, ri = di/2 is calculated. |
| 1591 | If the program could not verify only one geometrical condition, no geometrical was verified at all. |
| Doku | New feature: Include Microsoft .docx files |
| EN11 | Materials according EN 10222-5 updated |
| EN16.08 | Final wall thickness was not transferred to material data base. |
| EN16.08 | Rupture elongation was stated without unit. |
| HOSE | Missing units field for variable internal pressure. |
| PDEN 13445-5 | Correction of determination of smallest or largest ratio of strength values. By default the smallest ratio is selected. |
| UG37 | Caluclation of nozzle wall thickness acc. to UG45: When changing the strength value in the main module manually, the change was not transferred to the background module. |
| UG37 | The geometrical condition 'opening diemeter <= 0.5 * shell diameter" was analyzed wit the nozzle outside diameter for set-on nozzles. |
| UHXa, UHXb, UHXC | Error when connecting the modules: Strength value of head = 0 |
| ZUSA | Units of connected variables are displayed. |
Enhancements | |
| ATLAS System | Visio interface optimised. |
| ATLAS System | LV Optimiser separated from LV Scenario Manager |
| 12516A | The thickness of the flange neck eacF was automatically corrected without showing a message. According to the code, eacF shall not be entered in the according equations at any value exceeding 1/3 hF |
| 1591 | Input of Young's modulus of the gasket for operation and testing not possible anymore to avoid wrong inputs.. |
| EN17 | The degree of fatigue is stated on the input mask. |
| ENAO | Description of steel groups added to help file. |
| ER08 | Help file extended. |
| S32 | Additional notes on input mask to simplify the input. |
| Version 8.24.2 (25.09.2017) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| ATLAS System | Unit Inch could not be saved as (") |
| ATLAS System | When changing units globally, a program restart was required. |
| ATLAS System | Wenn connecting the same module, there is a message box if you want to copy or connect. If the user selecetd 'Cancel', the modules were connected anyhow. |
| 1591 | 1591 module updated. (Correction) |
| 159N | Gasket data of 'Kempchen - Grooved gasket B7A / B9A / B15A PTFE unsintered (1.4541 / 0,35 mm)' correted in database |
| 159N | Thickness of 'SGL Group - Sigraflex Hochdruck Pro V15011Z3I-P 92 x 49 x 1.5'' corrected in database |
| EN16.13 | Calculation of allowable unit bending moment for rectangular solid section corrected. |
| EN16.13 | Calculation of outer ring diameter d4 corrected and added for profile types 5 and 6 |
| SPIE | Error in calculating 'mean distance tube center to boundary tubes' from version 8.22.1 fixed |
| Version 8.24.1 (08.09.2017) | |
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| Essential changes | |
| ATLAS System | Printing to PDF creates automatic bookmarks from the chapter headlines |
Bug Fixes | |
| ATLAS System | You could not show help for individual input fields, which were locked for input. |
| ATLAS System | The menu item 'Switch on/off WAIT" did not change the corresponding button. |
| ATLAS System | When activating 'Split window' the lower part of the window was empty. |
| ASME modules | Determination of design pressure corrected depending on the hydrostatic pressure. |
| 12516D | With bolted covers flat plates with/without bore/nozzle, you may now overwrite factors Cx, Cy and Cz for special design. |
| AFL | Loose type flange with lap: Now we distinguish between gasket diameter and the contact diameter used for lever calculation. In the code both values are G. |
| B1 | When connecting two B1 modules (e.g. cylindrical shell with hemispherical end) the wrong values were connected. |
| B1, B11 | Connection function of B1 and B11 revised. Calculation temperature is now connected. |
| B8 | Message text corrected. Weldings are checked according table 4. |
| EN16.14 | Connection of identical modules corrected. |
| EQU | Connection of resulting variables of value 0 was not possible. |
| Podest | Strength condition pressure: Now it is compared with the absolute value of he stress, as the stress can also be negative. |
| UG27 | Presentation of equation for plong corrected on input mask. Calculation was correct. |
| UG27 | Calculation of tlong corrected. |
| UG27, UG32, UG34, UG37 | When connecting modules UG27, UG32, UG34, and UG37 some values could only be changed in one module. |
| UG37 | Determination of material chracteristics in UG28 module. |
New modules / completely revised modules | |
| APA | New module: Basis for establishing allowable loads for tube-to-tubesheet joints. ASME BPVC VIII Nonmandatory Appendix A, Edition 2017. New unlock key required. |
| EN16.13 | New module: Vertical vessels with ring supports DIN EN 13445-3/16.13:2016-12. New unlock key required |
| ENAO | New module: Physical properties of steels DIN EN 13445-3 Annex O. New unlock key required. |
Enhancements | |
| ATLAS System | Entering values in the conversion of units is now possible |
| ATLAS System | The units for display are now taken from the loaded ATL file. |
| EN16.10 | In the input mask, the design pressure was stated in bar and in MPa. Due to the conversion of units one of this instance is redundant and was removed. |
| EN16.14 | Safety factor is still calculated according the code, but the user can now overwrite it when required. |
| EN22 | Determination of snow load zones optimised. Help system revised. |
| IGEL | IGEL module optimised: Useability improved for adding and removing nozzles. |
| SPIE | Number of tubes in window zone and zone of transverse flow corrected when defining tie rods and dummy tubes. |
| UG27, UG28, UG29, UG32, UG33, UG34, UG37 | Pressure on input mask was stated in bar and MPa. Double entry removed, as it is redundant due to the possible conversion of units. |
| UG32 | "Outside radiius of crown with allowances' added to input mask for documentation. |
| UG37 | Presentation of equation for A1 optimised on input mask. Traceability improved |
| Visio | Colouring of Visio shapes revised. Legibility improved. |
| Version 8.23.1 (11.07.2017) | |
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| Essential changes | |
| Materials | The material data base is now completely integrated in the strength calculation program. You cannot start the server separately anymore. |
| ATLAS System | The small blue squares in an input field, indicating that there is information concerning this variable, are replaced by small blue question marks. The functionality stays the same. |
| ATLAS System | Error with printing of big projects solved. When printing big projects, containing many modules and equations, a program crash was possible. Printing a file is now a separate process. While printing you can now continue working with the program or even close the program. |
| ATLAS System | Help files are always displayed online and are not downloaded beforehand. If you need an offline help, please ask us how to proceed manually. |
| B8 | Current code version June 2017 implemented |
| HPR | Current version of code AD 2000-Merkblatt HP 100 R:2017-06 was implemented. |
Bug Fixes | |
| ATLAS System | Scenario Manager: If the user entered a unit in Excel, incompatible with the internal unit of the variable it was possible that it resulted in wrong values. Now there is a message and the user can decide whether to continue the scenario calculation or abort it and correct the error. |
| ATLAS System | After multiple undo actions, it might have been possible that not all states could be restored (redo). The user setting 'Number of possible undo steps' was not saved. |
| ATLAS System | Definition files can now save text and material data. |
| ATLAS System | Message list was always displayed in the foreground, even if there was no new message. |
| ATLAS System | The module name entered by the user was cut after 60 characters. |
| ATLAS System | Error solved when starting a parametric study by entering in an input filed (e.g. '0,1...8') In some cases the parametric study was started but no results for depending variables were calculated or displayed. |
| ATLAS System | Undo or Redo actions resulted in errors displaying text blocks on the input mask. |
| 12516C | Error in calculating Ma0: the value of as was not considered. |
| 12516C | Compliant with the standard dv is used instead of d1 in equation 127. |
| 135S, 136S, EN13.06 | 0.2% Yield strength of tube material was not displayed on the input mask. |
| B6 | Tolerances for outside diameter: Relative tolerances from DIN EN 1127 were considered, but not the absolute minimum values. |
| B8 | Equation for calculation of rectangular flanges corrected in help file. |
| Beben | When selecting 'Calculation acc. to VCI guidelines', the equations concerned, were not recalculated immediately. |
| EN09 | Error solved when evaluating the geometrical conditions in the different cases (section 9.4.5) |
| EN09 | Elliptical ends only: The inside radius of curvature ris was calculated incorrectly. |
| EN10 Obsolet | Error with automatic module connection, The 'Required wall thickness of the end' was connected to the 'wall thickness tolerance'. |
| EN11 | Blind holes in second flange only: Strength conditions of the thread in the second flange were calculated with the material of the first flange. Now the material of he second flange is used. |
| EN16.07 | The allowable stress of the lug material was displayed wrongly. Operating stress with test conditions selected and vice versa. Nevertheless, it was only displayed incorrectly. The calculation was always correct. |
| EN16.10 | Geometrical condition for bracket support type C is now checked |
| EN16.12 | Variable 136 'thread pitch' was named incorrectly as 'bolt pitch' on the input mask |
| Project | It was not possible to open a calculation module from the 'Project" sheet. Only the selection menu of the 'Project' module was started. |
| S33 | You can now overwrite the safety factor Sk for anchor bolts. |
| SPIE | Height of baffle cut in mm: Height is referring to baffle diameter not inside diameter of the shell. Changes are only small, as the baffle diameter is only slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the shell (3-5mm) The height of the window in the baflles in % is referring to the inside diameter of the shell. |
New modules / completely revised modules | |
| EN16.08 | Completely revised - Now all conditions, calculations and proofs comprised in chapter 16.8 'Horizontal vessels on saddle supports' are now present on one input mask. - Line loads according chapter 16.6 are not determined anymore. Must be done in separate EN16.6 module - Proof of the saddle support according to AD S3/2 is performed automatically in existing module S32. - Type C saddle is not an individual calculation. For asymmetric support, the proof shall be performed according Type A by pairs New unlock key required The old module was moved to the category 'Obsolete'. |
| EC3Stiff | New module: Proof of cylindrical shells with ring stiffeners under uniform external pressure according Eurocode 3. New unlock key required |
Enhancements | |
| ATLAS System | Printing: The module title is always printed, if you have renamed a module. The option to unselect printing the title was removed. |
| 12516B | Equation (227) for calculating the bolt diameter added to input mask. |
| 12516C | The required wall thickness according 8.2.5 for the transition is now displayed. |
| B9 | Equation 8 (mutual influence of openings) is only displayed when the user has entered the distance between the openings. |
| EN07, EN08 | Handling of EN08 module improved. Dished ends under external pressure are calculated in EN 07 module. reference added in EN 08 module to EN 07 module. |
| EN16.10 | You can now select the type of support bracket in the input mask. |
| EN16.11 | If there is a tilting moment , which would let the vessel fall down, this is not allowed according to DIN EN 13445-3/16.11. According AD S3/3 it is possible to proof the anchorage against tilting. We have added an option 'Proof according AD 2000 S3/3" which ignores the exclusion of the EN. |
| EN22 | The snow height is now determined by the program depending on the entered snow load zone. |
| ER09 | The material server now provides the microstructure of the pipe material and the stiffener material. The user is able to overwrite it. |
| UG27 | Cylindrical shells; Text for condition for required wall thickness was corrected (allowances are considered). |
| Version 8.22.1 (12.04.2017) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | HA-8 and HA-9 tables added |
| Materials | ASME Notes added |
| Materials | Characteristics of material 1.4462(P) added |
| ATLAS System | When connecting a big module (e.g. 1591) using the navigator, there might have been an index error. |
| ATLAS System | Program crash was possible, when merging a big module from the database to an ATL file which did not contain a big module. |
| Doku | When including RTF files with file names with umlauts, the file was not included. Now there is a message, that the file name must be changed. |
| PIPE | PIPE Input Assistant was not started correctly in some cases. |
| PIPE | PIPE Input Assistant was not started correctly in some cases. |
| 12516D | You can now calculate covers according EN 12516-2 Fig. 32 |
| 12516D | Units removed for variable wall thickness ratio |
| ATB | When selecting construction types, no graphics was displayed |
| B1, S34 | Connect modules extended for B1 module and S34 |
| B3, Pmax NZul | If the background process was closed by the user manually, there was an error in displaying it again. |
| B4 | At very high pressures it might have happened that the section modulus of the flange became negative and thus all strength conditions were diplayed as satisfied. |
| EN07 | Checking of strength conditions for nozzles in knuckle area revised. |
| EN08 | Value of material characteristics of shell was dimensionless |
| EN13.04 | When selecting 'Enter bolt load' unnecessary input fields were shown. In some configurations there is now a hint, that the bolt load has to be entered for each load case individually. |
| EN13.04 | Test load cases TC1 and TC2 were interchanged. |
| EN13.04 | In sub module EN 13.04 unnecessary material characteristics were displayed. |
| EN13.04 | The module sometimes displayed shell data in several configurations though this was incorrect and sometimes it did not display data of the channel though this would have been correct. |
| EN13.05 | In EN 13.05 module the variable 'Bellows convolution height' was named incorrectly as 'Length of bellows' |
| EN13.05 | The EN 13.05 module did evaluate the conditions for the bolt cross section even in configuration a (welded). This braught up the wrong message 'Not all strength conditions fulfilled' . |
| EN13.05 | Stress sigma was dimensionless |
| EN13.05 | For welded tubes there was a message that geometrical conditions are violated, which was wrong. |
| ER09 | The dependancy pr/py of pm/py was interpolated incorrectly beyond grid points. |
| ER09 | Strength conditions were not calculated for heating / cooling channels. |
| UHXb | Equation for Step 13.5.3 correcetd in input mask |
New modules / completely revised modules | |
| EN13.06 | Completely revised Input has been simplified and presenting of the results is now much better. You can select the different load cases freely and the calculation is now summarized in different sub modules. New unlock key required! The old module was moved to the category 'Obsolete'. |
Enhancements | |
| EC3Cyl | Text for condition acc. to EN 1993-4-1, section 3.1(6) refined. |
| EN13.04 | In the EN 13.04 module, the condition 'Bolt cross section sufficient' might have been displayed confusingly according to the configfuration. This has been simplified. |
| ER09 | Microstructure of material had to be entered by the user, now it is filled in automatically. |
| ER09 | Mean radius of dished heads was always calculated as hemispherical |
| FEM | Operation of calculation with loads acc. to NozzleSpecApp was optimised. You can now select loads acc. to NozzleSpec and modify them. |
| ZIEH | Now it is possible to select UNC threads in the ZIEH module |
| Version 8.21.1 (02.02.2017) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | EN 10216-5 and EN 10217-7 added for European Standards |
| ANSI | Branch calculation fixed for operating conditions |
New modules / completely revised modules | |
| EC1 | New module: Eurocode 1 - Wind loads acc. to DIN EN 1991-1-4, edition 1, NA Germany. new unlcok key required |
| EN13.04, EN13.05 | Completely revised.
Input has been simplified and presenting of the results is now much better. You can select the different load cases freely and the calculation is now summarized in different sub modules. New unlock key required. The old module was moved to the category 'Obsolete'. |
| ENAF | New module: Allowable external pressure for vessels outside circularity tolerance according to DIN EN 13445-3 Annex F, New unlock key required |
| ENAJ | New module: Alternative method for the design of heat exchanger tubesheets acc. DIN EN 13445-3 Annex J. New unlock key required. |
| ER11 | New module: Integral attachments to metallic industrial piping. Calculation of trunnions acc. DIN EN 13480-3 chapter 11. New unlock key required. |
| ESMC 912 | New module: Load transformation of nozzle loads for horizontal vessels on two saddles acc. BASF E-S-MC 912 (April 2016). NozzleSpecApp considered. New unlock key required. |
Enhancements | |
| Materials | Material data base now includes microstructure and fracture elongation of materials |
| Materials | You can now select tubes made of stainless steel according to EN 10216 and EN 10217 in from the EN category |
| VISIO | LV Visio AddIn with enhanced shapes |
| EN17 | Hitherto, you had to enter microstructure and elongation at fracture. Now the program determines these values automatically. |
| Version 8.20.2 (09.12.2016) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | Material groups added |
| ATLAS System | Display of external messages forced |
| 1591 | Ringjoint gasket acc. EN 1591 Edition 2000 |
| 1591 Old | Message different bolt lengths added |
| EN16.11 | Geometry check added |
| Version 8.20.1 (18.11.2016) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| VISIO | Visio interface |
| VISIO | Connection of two identical modules via VISIO enabled |
| EN07 | Connections and VISIO controlling fixed |
New modules / completely revised modules | |
| AP14 | New Module: Integral flat heads with a large, single, circular, centrally located opening acc. ASME VIII-1 Mandatory Appendix 14. New unlock key required. |
| EC3Cyl | New module: Verification of stability / buckling for cylindrical shells acc. DIN EN 1993-1-6 and DIN EN 1993 -4-1 (Eurocode 3). New unlock key required. |
| Version 8.19.1 (13.09.2016) | |
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| Essential changes | |
| ATLAS System | New start-up: When starting strength calculation package the Project module is shown instead of the treeview. |
Bug Fixes | |
| ATLAS System | Show group name in Navigator |
| ATLAS System | Coefficients of expansion are always shown as {xy}/K. |
| ATLAS System | When loading files by double-click the file name is not converted to capital letters anymore. |
| ATLAS System | Bug fixed: Sometimes messages were not displayed. |
| ATLAS System | When starting a new project, you have to enter the design standard you want to use for calculation. The selection box is preset with the corresponding standard depending on the started module. |
| 1591 | Materials preset not connected |
| EN07, EN09, EN10 Obsolet | Connection manufacturing tolerance added |
| EN08 | Manufacturing tolerance added |
| EN10 Obsolet | Manufacturing tolerance will be connected automatically |
| KSTA | Updated to new pipe version |
| Version 8.17.3 (16.06.2016) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| 1591 | Loose type flange bug fix. |
| AFL | Connection to flange data tables AFLT added |
| EN07 | Error Message geometrical conditions for nozzles in the knuckle added |
| EN10 Obsolet | Bug fix for Di and Deq |
| Version 8.17.1 (25.05.2016) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| EN09 | Index error when connecting multiple nozzles |
| Version 8.16.1 (18.04.2016) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | Previous material is pre-defined |
| 1591 | Leaking check and correction |
| 1591 | Torque changed. Iteration changed |
| 1591 | Correction seating |
| 1591 | Consider gasket creeping |
| B4 | Temperature may also be negative |
| B5 | Allowance c2 is 0 for wall thicknesses > 25 mm (acc. to B5, section 5) |
| EN16.09 | Equations for Wp corrected |
| EN16.10 | When changing the load case, the nominal design stress is re-calculated |
| EN16.10 | Safety factor 1.05 for testing |
| IGEL | Reinforcement pad added |
| PROJECT | PROJ renamed in Project |
| Version 8.15.1 (02.02.2016) | |
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| Bug Fixes | |
| Materials | Material data base + ANSI |
| Materials | EN12516 as independent code added |
| EN16.07 | Impingement factor added |
| EN16.09 | Only one design temperature |
| ER11 | Loads may be 0 |
New modules / completely revised modules | |
| EN11 | Completely revised |
| EN12 | New module: Dished ends bolted, convex / concave acc. to DIN EN 13445-3 chapt. 12 New unlock key required |
| EN16.06 | New module: Line loads acc. to DIN EN 13445-3 chapt. 16.6 New unlock key required. |
| EN16.07 | Completely revised |
| EN16.09 | New module: Horizontal vessels on ring support acc. to EN 13445-3 chapter 16.9 New unlock key required |