AD 2000 Merkblätter

Chapters supported by NextGen for the design and verification of pressure vessels according to AD 2000.

Berechnung (Design)

Chapter Description
B 0 Design of pressure vessels
B 1 Cylindrical and spherical shells subjected to internal overpressure
B 1 Appendix 1 Design of tube bends
B 2 Conical shells subjected to internal and external overpressure
B 3 Domed ends subject to internal or external pressure
B 4 Dished heads
B 5 Unstayed and stayed flat ends and plates
B 5/1 Design of plain rectangular tubes and sectional headers
B 6 Cylindrical shells subjected to external overpressure
B 7 Boltings
B 8 Flanges
B 9 Openings in cylindrical, conical and spherical shells
B 10 Thick walled cylindrical shells subject to internal pressure
B 13 Single-ply bellows expansion joints

Sonderfälle (Special cases)

Chapter Description
S 1 Simplified analysis for cyclic loading
S 2 Analysis for cyclic loading
S 3/0 General verification of stability for pressure vessels - Basic principles
S 3/1 Vessels on skirt supports
S 3/2 Verification of load-carrying capacity for horizontal vessels on saddle supports
S 3/3 Vessels with domed ends on feet
S 3/4 Vessels with support brackets
S 3/5 Vessels with ring supports
S 3/6 Vessels with nozzles subject to additional loadings
S 3/7 Allowing for thermal stresses in heat exchangers with solid headers
S 6 Creep stress for steels

Metallische Werkstoffe (Metallic materials)

Chapter Description
W 0 General principles for materials
W 1 Flat products made of unalloyed and alloyed steels
W 2 Austenitic and austenitic-ferritic steels
W 3/2 Cast iron materials - Cast iron with spheroidal graphite, unalloyed and low-alloyed
W 4 Tubes made of unalloyed and alloyed steels
W 5 Cast steel
W 6/1 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Wrought materials
W 6/2 Copper and copper wrought alloys
W 7/1 Fasteners - Bolts and nuts made of quenched and tempered steels
W 7/2 Fasteners - Bolts and nuts made of austenitic steels
W 8 Clad steels
W 9 Steel flanges
W 10 Materials for low temperatures - Ferrous materials
W 12 Seamless hollow bodies made of unalloyed and alloyed steels for pressure vessel shells
W 13 Forgings and rolled parts made of unalloyed and alloyed steels

Additional verifications

When designing according to AD 2000, NextGen also supports the following verifications based on additional international standards:

  • Flange verification according to EN 1591-1
  • Standard flanges verification according to EN 1092-1 and EN 1759-1
  • Local loads verification according to EN 13445 and WRC bulletins
  • Pipe bends verification according to EN 13480
  • Expansion joints verification according to EJMA
  • Structural analysis and lifting analysis for vertical vessels