PRG NozzlePRO 2025.4: Pressure Vessel FEA Software
NozzlePRO 2025.4 is a feature release from Paulin Research Group for FEA of pressure vessel and piping components, with new capabilities for nonlinear ratcheting analysis and structural attachments on flat heads .
Key New Features in 2025.4.0.2787
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Nonlinear Ratcheting Analysis: Shell element ratcheting analysis in accordance with ASME Section VIII Division 2, now available in NozzlePRO, PVPTPro, FEPipe, FEBend, BoxPRO, and FETee
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Structures on Flat Heads: Support for modeling structural attachments on flat heads added to NozzlePRO, FEPipe, and PVPTPro
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Improved Nozzle Orientation: Correct nozzle orientation maintained in VesselLink and Konnect when importing vessel files from COMPRESS
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Meshing Accuracy: Improved meshing for large offset nozzles located on heads in PVPTPro and NozzlePRO
Core Capabilities
| Category | Features |
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| Component Analysis | Nozzles, saddles, pipe shoes, clips on spherical, elliptical, ASME, dished, cylindrical, conical heads |
| Code Compliance | ASME Section VIII Div 1 and Div 2 validation; EN 13445, PD 5500 support |
| Multi-Nozzle Support | Multiple interacting nozzles, clustered configurations, structural attachments |
| Integration | DesignCalcs, Finglow, Codeware Compress, COMPRESS import via VesselLink/Konnect |
