ASME VIII Div. 1

Paragraphs supported by NextGen for the design and verification of pressure vessels according to ASME Section VIII Division 1.

Subsection A - General Requirements

Paragraph Description
UG-16 General
UG-27 Thickness of Shells Under Internal Pressure
UG-28 Thickness of Shells and Tubes Under External Pressure
UG-29 Stiffening Rings for Cylindrical Shells Under External Pressure
UG-30 Attachment of Stiffening Rings
UG-31 Tubes, and Pipe When Used as Tubes or Shells
UG-32 Formed Heads, and Sections, Pressure on Concave Side
UG-33 Formed Heads, Pressure on Convex Side
UG-34 Unstayed Flat Heads and Covers
UG-36 Openings in Pressure Vessels
UG-37 Reinforcement Required for Openings in Shells and Formed Heads
UG-38 Flued Openings in Shells and Formed Heads
UG-39 Reinforcement Required for Openings in Flat Heads and Covers
UG-40 Limits of Reinforcement
UG-41 Strength of Reinforcement
UG-42 Reinforcement of Multiple Openings
UG-43 Methods of Attachment of Pipe and Nozzle Necks to Vessel Walls
UG-44 Flanges and Pipe Fittings
UG-45 Nozzle Neck Thickness
UG-46 Inspection Openings
UG-47 Braced and Stayed Surfaces
UG-48 Staybolts
UG-49 Location of Staybolts
UG-50 Dimensions of Staybolts
UG-53 Ligaments
UG-54 Supports
UG-79 Forming Pressure Parts
UG-99 Standard Hydrostatic Test
UG-100 Pneumatic Test

Subsection B - Requirements for Fabrication by Welding

Paragraph Description
UW-9 Design of Welded Joints
UW-13 Attachment Details
UW-16 Minimum Requirements for Attachment Welds at Openings
UW-19 Welded Stayed Construction
UW-20 Tube-to-Tubesheet Joint Strength

Subsection C - Requirements for Classes of Materials

Paragraph Description
UCS-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values
UCS-68 Low Temperature Service Requirements
UNF-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values
UNF-65 Low Temperature Operation
UHA-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values
UHA-51 Impact Tests

Subsection D and Appendices

Part / Appendix Description
Part UCC / Appendix 24 Design Rules for Clamp Connections
Part UEB / Appendix 26 Bellows Expansion Joints (U-Shaped unreinforced and reinforced only)
Part UHX Rules for Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers
Part UJV / Appendix 9 Jacketed Vessels
Part UNC / Appendix 13 Vessels of Noncircular Cross Section
Appendix 1 Supplementary Design Formulas
Appendix 2 Rules for Bolted Flange Connections With Ring Type Gaskets
Appendix 41 Electric Immersion Heater Element Support Plates
Appendix 46 Rules for Use of Section VIII, Division 2
Appendix Y Flat Face Flanges With Metal-to-Metal Contact Outside the Bolt Circle
Appendix EE Half-Pipe Jackets

Additional verifications

When designing according to ASME VIII Div. 1, NextGen also supports the following verifications based on additional international standards:

  • Standard flanges verification according to ASME B16.5 and ASME B16.47
  • Local loads verification according to WRC bulletins
  • Pipe bends verification according to ASME B31.3
  • Expansion joints verification according to EJMA
  • Structural analysis and lifting analysis for vertical vessels
  • Heat exchanger design according to TEMA