EN 13445

Clauses supported by NextGen for the design and verification of unfired pressure vessels according to EN 13445.

EN 13445-3 (Design)

Clause Description
5 Basic design criteria
6 Maximum allowed values of the nominal design stress for pressure parts
7 Shells under internal pressure
8 Shells under external pressure
9 Openings in shells
10 Flat ends
11 Flanges
12 Bolted domed ends
13 Heat Exchanger Tubesheets
14 Expansion bellows
15 Pressure vessels of rectangular section
16 Additional non-pressure loads
17 Simplified assessment of fatigue life
18 Detailed assessment of fatigue life
19 Creep design
20 Design rules for reinforced flat walls
21 Circular flat ends with radial reinforcement ribs
22 Static analysis of tall vertical vessels on skirts

EN 13445-3 Annexes

Annex Description
Annex E Procedure for calculating the departure from the true circle of cylinders and cones
Annex F Allowable external pressure for vessels outside circularity tolerance
Annex G Alternative design rules for flanges and gasketed flange connections
Annex J Alternative method for the design of heat exchanger tubesheets
Annex S Extrapolation of the nominal design stress based on time-independent behaviour in the creep range

Additional verifications

When designing according to EN 13445, 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 WRC bulletins
  • Pipe bends verification according to EN 13480
  • Expansion joints verification according to EJMA
  • Structural analysis and lifting analysis for vertical vessels
  • Heat exchanger design according to TEMA