Pressure vessel analysis with COMSOL Multiphysics
Pressure vessel analysis is essential for ensuring the safety and reliability of tanks, reactors, heat exchangers and pressure-containing equipment. Physixfactor performs advanced COMSOL simulations to evaluate stresses, deformation, buckling, fatigue and thermomechanical loading, helping engineers optimize designs before manufacturing.
Stress calculations in pressure tanks
This is an example of a stress calculations of the properties of a pressure tank. During the filling process the stress distribution changes as the liquid level increases during the filling. These simulations where intended to study the peak stresses and the cycle load from the filling process during time. Improvements could be indicated for a long time failure free operation of the tank in severe conditions.
For example, the internal stress calculations are very important for pressure tanks in order to garantee a lifetime leakage free operation. The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) is a standard which is used throughout the world. According to the code requirements the simulations were performed.