Vessels design

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• Item properties setup
  A recap of all the options and settings available under the "Item properties" window
• How to create a reinforced ring opening (studding outlet flange)
  Creation of a reinforced ring (studding outlet) along with eventual connection to a blind flange
• How to create a jacketed vessel
  A quick guide to help you started with a jacketed vessel
• How to use a National Annex in EN1991-1-4
  Guide on how to use National Annexes in the calculation of wind pressure, according to EN1991-1-4
• Forming Strains in ASME
  Equations for Calculating Forming Strains in ASME VIII Div-1 and Div-2
• Set liquid level
  Set liquid level
• Limits on thickness for tubes and cylindrical shells in the VSR standard
  The VSR standard provides for different lower limits on the thickness of the walls of pipes and cylindrical shells. NextGen checks these limits on the basis of the criteria imposed by the standard, this article summarizes this process.
• Thread calculation according to EN14359 Clause 5.5.6
  The thread calculation procedure allows to determine the minimum length of thread engagement for sustaining compressive stresses and the minimum length of thread engagement for sustaining shear stresses