Pressure Equipment Workshop 2026: Talk Resources
Thanks for coming to the talk. Everything I pointed at is here.
The slides
Download the talk slides (PDF, 760 KB). The clause quotes and the worked case on slide five are all in there.
The decision tree
Which Nozzle Method, When: The Full WRC Decision Tree is the written version of slide four, with the layer the slide skips: the design codes that decide which methods you are allowed to use, the pressure SIF, pads, and the exits to PD 5500, EN 13445, GOST and FEA.
Download the full tree as SVG or PNG. The slide version is here.
Worked examples
The worked examples with real numbers will be on the PV Cloud YouTube channel, starting with the compensation-pad two-pass check. The channel is new and the first video is still being recorded, so subscribe there to be told when it lands, or check back on this page.
The calculator
PV Cloud is the WRC 537/297 calculator that generated the report pages in the talk.
Background reading
Photo credits
The plant photos on the Design vs Reality slide are from Wikimedia Commons:
- Yokkaichi petrochemical complex, Mie, Japan — photo by Takayoshi Endou, CC BY 4.0.
- Forchem tall oil refinery, Rauma, Finland — photo by kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Nippon Shokubai Kawasaki plant — photo by FoxyStranger Kawasaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Solvay chemical plant, Tavaux, France — photo by Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Phosphate Hill drone footage is my own.