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Pressure vessel Support Indicator

Engineering-grade calculations for pressure vessel supports, structural beams, and weld design. Compliant with ASME, ASCE, and COVENIN codes. SI and US unit systems supported.

What is PSI?

PSI is a web-based engineering platform for pressure vessel support design and analysis. It guides mechanical and structural engineers through the full lifecycle of a support calculation — from geometry input to printable reports — all within a modern browser dashboard.

Support Design

Configure saddle, skirt, leg, lug, and ring supports with geometry, material, and load inputs.

Support Analysis

Analyze support performance with metrics, charts, and code checks against ASME/ASCE and COVENIN.

Structural Elements

Beam and weld design/analysis modules with configurable profiles and bracing configurations.

Engineering Reports

Generate and print design summary reports with project info, geometry, wind/seismic data, and results.

Core capabilities

5 support types

Saddle, Skirt, Legs (braced/unbraced), Lug, and Ring supports — each with full geometry inputs.

Dual code support

ASME/ASCE and COVENIN seismic and wind load code paths for US and Venezuelan projects.

SI & US units

Switch between metric (mm, MPa, °C) and imperial (in, psi, °F) unit systems at any time.

ASME materials

Built-in reference tables for ASME VIII Division 1 and Division 2 material properties.

Print/export

Export design summaries as print-ready HTML pages with project metadata and results.

Dark mode

Full dark mode support with a collapsible sidebar for comfortable extended-session use.

How it works

1

Create an account and log in

Register at /registro and sign in to access the full platform dashboard.
2

Enter vessel geometry

Navigate to Support Design and fill in outer diameter, length/height, wall thickness, insulation, fluid level, and specific gravity.
3

Configure loads

Set wind zone, exposure category, and seismic parameters (site class, Ss, S1, or COVENIN city/state/soil type).
4

Select and configure a support type

Choose from saddle, skirt, legs, lug, or ring support — each with its own geometry panel.
5

Review analysis and export

Check the analysis dashboard for metric results and charts, then print the design summary report.

Quick navigation

Introduction

Learn about PSI’s scope, architecture, and engineering background.

Quickstart

Get from login to your first design calculation in under 5 minutes.

Support Types

Detailed documentation for each of the five supported configurations.

Design Codes

Overview of ASME/ASCE and COVENIN code implementations.

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