PD5500
PD5500:2003 former British Standard BS5500
PD5500-Unfired Fusion Welded Pressure Vessels
The following sections are included in the VVD software module.
| Section | Description |
| 2.1-2.3 | Material selection and determination of allowable stresses. |
| 3.4 | Construction categories and design stresses |
| 3.5.1 | Cylindrical/spherical shells under internal pressure |
| 3.5.2 | Domed ends |
| 3.5.3 | Conical ends and truncated cones |
| 3.5.4 | Openings and branch connections |
| 3.5.5 | Flat ends and flat plates |
| 3.5.6 | Spherically domed and bolted ends of the form shown in fig. 3.5-36 |
| 3.6.2 | Cylindrical shells under external pressure (including design of stiffeners) |
| 3.6.3 | Conical shells under external pressure |
| 3.6.4 | Spherical shells |
| 3.6.5 | Hemispherical ends |
| 3.6.6 | Torispherical ends |
| 3.6.7 | Ellipsoidal ends |
| 3.6.8 | Procedure by which the departure from the mean circle may be obtained |
| 3.6.4 | Spherical shells under external pressure |
| 3.8.3 | Narrow faced flanges |
| 3.8.4 | Full faced flanges with soft type gaskets |
| 3.8.5 | Ungasketed seal welded flanges |
| 3.8.6 | Reverse narrow-face flanges |
| 3.8.7 | Reverse full-face flanges |
| 3.8.8 | Full faced flanges with metal to metal contact |
| 3.9.2 | Characteristics of perforated plates |
| 3.9.3 | Tubesheets of exchangers with floating heads or U-tubes |
| 3.9.4 | Tubesheets of fixed tubesheet exchangers |
| 3.9.5 | Allowable shell and tube longitudinal stresses |
| 3.9.6 | Allowable tube joint end load |
| 5.8.5 | Standard test pressure |
| Annex B.2-B.3 | Cylindrical/spherical/conical shells under combined loading. |
| Annex F | An alternative design approach for compensation using the pressure area method. |
| Annex G.2.2 | Radial loads on cylindrical shells |
| Annex G.2.3 | External moments applied to cylindrical shells |
| Annex G.2.5 | Local loads on spherical shell/nozzle attachments |
| Annex G.3.2 | Support for vertical vessels |
| Annex G.3.3 | Support and mountings for horizontal vessels |
| Enq.Cas 5500/122 | Local Loads on Nozzles |
In addition modules for design of skirt and lifting lugs are included.