It was developed in response to the specific needs of international markets, in which F.I.R.S.T. GmbH is increasingly gaining a foothold through its sales partners. CONVAL^® 8.0 users will profit from the implementation of relevant ANSI, ASME, API, EN, ISO, ISA, and IEC standards in the various modules.

Thanks to these enhancements, significantly more devices can now be sized using the modules, such as eccentric orifice plates, rectangular Venturi nozzles, Venturi nozzles for critical flow etc. Among other things, the new version enables safety valves to be designed for two-phase media.

Important additions and improvements have been incorporated into the calculation of material properties. CONVAL^® 8.0 now also supports GERG 2004 XT08, for instance, which calculates mixtures in the liquid, two-phase, and gaseous states with more components as well as better stability and performance. CONVAL^® 8.0 is thus the only application currently available that is capable of handling even the most complex property calculations for LNG projects.

A controllability index, which permits a quick and impartial comparison of alternative solutions without having to bother with complicated details, has been incorporated in CONVAL^® 8.0 as a new feature for assessing a control valve's suitability for specific tasks and speeding up the selection process.