RITA® 5.0 - The tank calculation software

The tank calculation software RITA^® has been used for almost 20 years to perform calculations as part of the structural analysis of tanks made of thermoplastics. RITA^® 5.0 is a completely newly developed version of the software based on the latest technology and combines the proven advantages of the successful software with a number of other useful new features.

The most important new features in RITA® 5.0

3D viewer showing a three-dimensional preview of the tank.
Switch between 3D view and 2D sketch of the tank possible
Calculation of tanks having conical or sloped bottoms for installation in earthquake zones
Expansion of the calculation of tanks in a collecting tank with seismic load
Calculation of rectangular tanks made of the twin-wall sheet Polystone® P CubX®
Extended steel section database for rectangular tanks
Consideration of the new draft of the DVS guideline 2205-5 for the calculation of rectangular tanks
Complete revision and extension of the static printouts

RITA 5.0 also offers:

Program interface and reports in German, English, French, Czech and Polish
In addition to the standard materials, tanks made of PE-EL can also be calculated
Consideration of the DIBt media list
Miner tool for calculating the mean media temperature

The special features for the round tank calculation include:

Calculation of tanks in shell construction according to DVS 2205-2 supplement 6
Wind and snow load zone tool for easy determination of wind and snow loads
Calculation of tanks for installation in the earthquake area
Proof of a floating protection for tanks placed inside a collecting tank

The highlights of the rectangular tanks are:

Either automatically optimized or interactive calculation of tanks with all-round reinforcements
Consideration of tie rods when calculating tanks with all-round reinforcements
Steel profile management to determine which profiles should be taken into account in the calculation
Various steel grades can be selected for the steel profiles