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• How to design an hairpin or double pipe heat exchanger
  Following this guide, you'll be able to design two different types of uncommon heat exchangers: hairpin and double-pipe
• How to design a double tubesheet heat exchanger
  By following the TEMA RCB-7.1.2 requirements it is possible to calculate heat exchangers equipped with double tubesheets.
• Design of adjacent VSR openings beyond 0.8 De of a formed head
  How to overcome the limit in the VSR norm that defines a method to calculate adjacent openings only when they are entirely in the spherical portion of a formed head
• Fatigue Analysis Screening, Method B according to ASME Section VIII div 2 Clause 5.5.2.4
  The fatigue screening allows to determine if a fatigue analysis is required as part of the vessel design. If the screening is satisfied, then a fatigue analysis is not required as part of the vessel design.
• Using the Usage Factor function to calculate the percentage of component utilization
  How to perform a quantitative analysis on pressure parts with the Usage Factor function
• PED compliance for equipments designed according to ASME
  NextGen supports the calculation of pressure vessels and heat exchangers according to the American ASME standards in accordance with the European PED standard
• Vortex shedding calculation according to EN13445 Clause 22.10
  It is possible to calculate the effect of the vortex shedding on the column according to clause 22.10 of EN13445