The VCESage Program is a system of program modules in which a group of mechanical engineering assessment capabilities have been consolidated to provide a technically accurate, easy-to-use computerized engineering design/analysis capability to plant engineers. The VCESage Program provides engineers with the capability to review or analyze existing and/or new equipment for structural adequacy, code compliance, rerating, and remaining life evaluations. These analysis capabilities make the VCESage Program a valuable tool for performing Fitness-For-Service assessments of in-service plant equipment.

The VCESage Program was developed by owner/user engineers of plant equipment with a goal not only to provide a strong design capability, but also to provide superior analytical techniques to perform fitness-for-service analysis of existing equipment. Unlike designers of new equipment, it was recognized that owner/users could not always establish fitness-for-service of equipment by showing compliance to an existing recognized code or standard. A significant amount of pioneering technical work is typically required, especially when dealing with equipment designed and constructed based on twenty or thirty year old technology. The VCESage Program attempts to present many new and alternative analytical procedures to facilitate analysis and remaining life assessment of existing equipment.

The VCESage Program consists of plant equipment design and analysis capabilities based on design requirements and guidelines in the ASME Code, API, TEMA and other nationally recognized codes and standards. These guidelines are augmented by sound engineering practices where the rules in the standards require interpretation or do not cover specific requirements.