By E3D Training Professor 
PV Elite is a powerful pressure vessel design and analysis software developed by Hexagon. It is widely used in oil & gas, petrochemical, power, and process industries for designing vertical and horizontal vessels, heat exchangers, and tanks.
Module 1: Introduction to Pressure Vessels
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What are pressure vessels?
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ASME Section VIII overview
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Types of pressure vessels (horizontal, vertical, jackets, heat exchangers)
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Basic design parameters (pressure, temperature, corrosion allowance)
Module 2: Getting Started with PV Elite
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Software interface and project setup
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Material selection and code settings
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Unit system and calculation settings
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Creating a new vessel project
Module 3: Designing a Vertical Vessel
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Defining shell and head components
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Nozzles: placement, load cases, and sizes
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Skirts, supports, and base rings
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Wind and seismic loading
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Generating calculation reports
Module 4: Designing a Heat Exchanger
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TEMA type selection
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Tube layout, baffles, and supports
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Expansion joints and nozzle layout
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Pressure part and non-pressure part setup
Module 5: PV Elite Output Interpretation
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Understanding stress values
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Reading thickness calculations
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Interpreting nozzle load checks
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Generating calculation reports for client review
Module 6: Drawing and Documentation
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Exporting reports to Word/PDF
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Generating nozzle orientation drawings
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Link to CADWorx or other 3D modeling tools
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Bill of materials generation
Module 7: Industry Applications and Case Studies
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Case study: Pressure vessel in refinery project
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Client deliverables and project flow
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Common mistakes and validation checks
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ASME compliance checklist
Conclusion:
By learning PV Elite through real-time examples and practical design applications like Kagira offers, you can confidently work on live projects. Whether you’re aiming to become a mechanical design engineer, a pressure vessel specialist, or a QA/QC engineer, mastering PV Elite gives you a professional edge in the competitive engineering design world.