ASME Standards & Certification
Digital Engineering Initiatives
Report
February 2023
For further Information Contact:
Steve Weinman, Director of Standardization and Testing, weinmans@[Link]
Kate Hyam, Director of Nuclear Codes and Standards, hyamk@[Link]
Ryan Crane, Director of New Product Development, Craner@[Link]
Table of Contents
Technical and Strategic Advisory Board - Digital Twin Task Group................................................ 4
B89 Dimensional Metrology .......................................................................................................... 4
B89.4.23- 2020 X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) Performance Evaluation ........................ 4
B89.7 series of standards on Measurement Uncertainty ....................................................... 4
Digital Engineering Standards Committee - Future Consideration ................................................ 5
MAM Manufacturing and Advanced Manufacturing .................................................................... 5
Subcommittee on Additive Manufacturing ............................................................................... 5
Working Group on Additive Manufacturing for Nonmetallic Materials Applications............. 5
Subcommittee on PHM Prognostics and Health Management ................................................. 6
MBE Model Based Enterprise Standards Committee .................................................................... 6
MBE-1-2022 The Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) Framework. .................................................. 7
PTC Performance Test Codes Standards Committee ..................................................................... 7
PTC 19.1 Committee on Test Uncertainty ................................................................................. 7
PTC 19.1-2018 Test Uncertainty ................................................................................................ 7
NEW - PTC 19.1.1-202X Test Uncertainty: Example Applications and Calculations ................... 8
NEW - PTC DVR Committee on Control and Quality Improvement of Process Data .................. 8
RAP Standards Committee on Power Plant Reliability, Availability, and Performance.................. 8
NEW RAP/PTC Joint Subcommittee on Heat Rate ..................................................................... 8
VVUQ Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification Standards Committee ................ 8
Published Documents: ............................................................................................................. 10
VVUQ 1-2022, Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification Terminology in
Computational Modeling and Simulation. ANSI approved 8/8/22 and is expected to be
published by the end of December 2022. ............................................................................ 10
V&V 10 – 2019 Standard for Verification and Validation in Computational Solid Mechanics
............................................................................................................................................. 10
V&V 10.1 – 2012 (R2022) An Illustration of the Concepts of Verification and Validation in
Computational Solid Mechanics........................................................................................... 10
VVUQ 10.2 – 2021 The Role of Uncertainty Quantification in Verification and Validation of
Computational Solid Mechanics Models .............................................................................. 10
V&V 20 – 2016 (R2021) Standard for Verification and Validation in Computational Fluid
Dynamics and Heat Transfer ................................................................................................ 10
V&V 40 – 2018 Assessing Credibility of Computational Modeling through Verification and
Validation: Application to Medical Device ........................................................................... 10
Documents Under Development ......................................................................................... 10
VVUQ 20.1-202X, Supplement to V&V 20-2009 – Multivariate Metric for Validation. ........ 10
VVUQ 30.1-202X, Scaling Methodologies for Prototypical Nuclear Power Systems Response.
............................................................................................................................................. 10
VVUQ 40.WG2.1-202X Assessing Computational Model Credibility Using the ASME VVUQ
40 Risk-Based Framework: Tibial Tray Component Worst-Case Size Identification for Fatigue
Testing Technical Report. ..................................................................................................... 10
VVUQ 60.1-202X Considerations and Questionnaire for Simulation Software Selection - An
ASME Guideline Document. ................................................................................................. 10
VVUQ Symposium ................................................................................................................... 10
Y14 Standards Committee on Engineering Product Definition and Related Documentation
Practices ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Published Documents .............................................................................................................. 11
Y14.41-2019 Digital Product Definition Data Practices ........................................................ 11
Y14.45 –2021 Measurement Data Reporting ....................................................................... 11
Y14.46-2022 Product Definition for Additive Manufacturing............................................... 11
Y14.47-2019 Model Organization Practices ......................................................................... 11
Y14.48 – 202x Universal Direction and Load Indicators (in development) ........................... 11
PSD Plant Systems Design Standards Committee........................................................................ 12
Document Under Development: .......................................................................................... 12
Subcommittees: ................................................................................................................... 12
Vision for publication: .......................................................................................................... 12
Technical and Strategic Advisory Board - Digital Twin Task Group
ASME Staff Contact: Ryan Crane craner@[Link]
This Board considers and evaluates products and services and makes recommendations to
relevant Standards and Certification bodies and other ASME business units.
The Digital Twin Task Group is currently evaluating industry needs for Digital Twin applications.
Topics of current consideration include development of a Digital Twin Guidance document
related to Advanced reactors and SMRs.
Task group meets monthly. If you are interested in participating in this effort contact Ryan
Crane.
B89 Dimensional Metrology
ASME Staff Contact: Justin Cassamassino CassamassinoJ@[Link]
B89 Standards Committee on Dimensional Metrology has published twenty-eight documents
(e.g., standards and technical report). They have twenty-six Project Teams that report to six
Divisions. The following standards
B89.4.23- 2020 X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) Performance Evaluation
This Standard specifies the dimensional measurement accuracy of industrial X-ray computed
tomography (CT) systems for length, size, and form measurands of sphere-based test objects
made of homogeneous materials. Medical CT systems are outside the scope of this Standard.
The material properties of the measured test objects are restricted to three classes of material
selected to be representative of industrial materials: plastic polymers, aluminum alloys, and
steel alloys; other materials are outside the scope of this Standard. However, this Standard may
be used as a guide for testing the performance of a CT system for other materials. The
evaluation of workpieces composed of multiple materials or of “density gradient”
measurements, e.g., gradual density variations within the material, is outside the scope of this
Standard. This Standard applies to a variety of CT systems that may vary by scanning mode and
system components involved in the acquisition of images.
B89.7 series of standards on Measurement Uncertainty
B89.7.1 – 2016 (R2021) Guidelines for Addressing Measurement Uncertainty in the
Development and Application of ASME B89 Documents [Technical Report]
B89.7.2 – 2014 (R2019) Dimensional Measurement Planning
B89.7.3.1 – 2001 (R2019) Guidelines for Decision Rules: Considering Measurement Uncertainty
in Determining Conformance to Specifications. Work is underway to update this standard.
B89.7.3.2 – 2007 (R2021) Guidelines for the Evaluation of Dimensional Measurement
Uncertainty [Technical Report]
B89.7.3.3 – 2002 (R2022) Guidelines for Assessing the Reliability of Dimensional Measurement
Uncertainty Statements
B89.7.4.1 – 2005 (R2016) Measurement Uncertainty and Conformance Testing: Risk Analysis
[Technical Report]
B89.7.5 – 2006 (R2016) Metrological Traceability of Dimensional Measurements to the SI Unit
of Length [Technical Report]. Work is underway to update this to a standard.
B89.7.6 - 2019 Guidelines for the Evaluation of Uncertainty of Test Values Associated with the
Verification of Dimensional Measuring Instruments to their Performance Specification
Digital Engineering Standards Committee - Future Consideration
ASME Staff Contact: Fred Constantino constantinof@[Link]
• STB-1-2020 Guideline on Big Data/Digital Transformation Workflows and Applications
for the Oil and Gas Industry
• A Committee is being considered to develop standards or related products that advance
the understanding and use of data analytics techniques and provides guidance on the
steps to utilize data analytics and machine learning/artificial intelligence (ML/AI) for a
given application or to address an industry need.
MAM Manufacturing and Advanced Manufacturing
MAM Standards Committee on Manufacturing & Advanced Manufacturing. There are currently
four Subcommittees.
Subcommittee on Additive Manufacturing
ASME Staff Contact: Justin Cassamassino CassamassinoJ@[Link]
Charter: Develop standards or related products that provide rules, guidance, and examples of
the design, manufacture and quality assurance of additively manufactured parts. There are
thirteen members. It was approved in December 2020. Their Charter is to coordinate, promote
and foster the development of standards, other products or events related to Advanced
Manufacturing.
Working Group on Additive Manufacturing for Nonmetallic Materials Applications
This Working Group currently has twenty-five Members and two Contributing Members.
That meet monthly. Topics could include NDE, characterization of feedstocks, sampling
of liquid feedstock, design practices and use of recycled polymers.
Other proposals under consideration:
Design for AM workflow practices – A Practical Guide to Engineers - all applications
available to them. Exploration of capabilities, feature identification, Software
identification. Build preparation, scaling volumetric to stl conversion and other topics.
Based on L&D Course on AM Design for Metals.
Document Preparation to meet FAA Certification Criteria - Public Domain standards that
meet the requirements for FAA Type certification of processes do not exist. The industry
relies on internal standards. ASME could develop a map to guide suppliers and aircraft
manufacturers through the process of Title 14 of the Code of FR 25.603 Materials,
25.605 Fabrication Methods and 25.609 Protection of structure. Guideline document to
be developed.
Subcommittee on PHM Prognostics and Health Management
ASME Staff Contact: Donnie Alonzo alonzod@[Link]
Charter: Develop standards and guidelines that advance the design and implementation of
monitoring, diagnostic, and prognostic capabilities, along with ways of verifying and validating
their performance, to enhance adaptive maintenance and operational control strategies within
manufacturing. The Subcommittee was formed in July 2018
‒ Prognostics is the process of predicting the reliability of a product or process.
‒ Health Management refers to the process of measurement, recording, and
monitoring equipment deviation from normal operation conditions.
A white paper has been developed to delineate the goals, scope, and benefit of implementing
Prognostics & Health Management (PHM). This white paper characterizes key considerations
that should be kept in mind when addressing manufacturing problems or pain points with PHM
technologies. Whitepaper link to download.
The Committee has completed the draft guideline. It is an extension of the white paper and will
cover: Baseline Metrics and identification of pain points, PHM readiness characterization,
where to deploy and improve existing PHM deployments, and the determination of a PHM
business case for manufacturing systems. The draft guideline is being balloted by the MAM
Manufacturing and Advanced Manufacturing Standards Committee and may be published in
2023.
MBE Model Based Enterprise Standards Committee
ASME Staff Contact: Fred Constantino constantinof@[Link]
Charter: Develop standards or related products that provide rules, guidance, and examples for
the creation, use and reuse of model-based datasets, data models, and related topics within a
Model-Based Enterprise.
Areas of concentration for these standards include topics such as: types of models and their
intended uses; rules for creating semantic PMI and its representation; types of features and
data elements for model-based datasets; organizational schemas for datasets; managing links
between product definition and process definition datasets; creating, managing and using
technical data packages for product definition and process definition; rules governing the data
quality of the model; managing discrepancies (between existing standards, data format
standards, and other standards that affect model-based definition (MBD) and MBE).
A report was developed to provide a brief background and motivation for MBE and proposes a
methodology for developing ASME MBE standards using a model-based approach.
[Link]/MBEReport
MBE-1-2022 The Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) Framework.
The MBE Standards committee was issued in June 2022. This document defines the concept of
an MBE, and its elements, by providing a high-level structural definition. An MBE may be
viewed as a system of systems having its own elements and interfaces. The purpose of this
standard is to support consistent definition, organization, and relationships for high-level
elements of an MBE to facilitate integrating elements of an MBE, sharing information across the
constituent elements of an MBE, and exploiting the requirements defined in the MBE
standards. This standard provides understanding of what may comprise a specific MBE and the
relationships between the elements in that enterprise. The MBE Framework will provide a
prefabricated structure that the standards adopter can use to organize its implementation of
the MBE architecture into complementary views.
PTC Performance Test Codes Standards Committee
ASME Staff Contact for PTC: Donnie Alonso AlonsoD@[Link].
The PTC Standards Committee has 48 subcommittees related to performance measurements of
powerplant related systems and equipment. Subcommittees related to Digitalization or Digital
Engineering are noted below.
Charter: The Performance Test Code Standards Committee develops codes, supplements and
other types of documents, which provide rules and procedures for the planning, preparation,
execution, and reporting of results for performance tests and evaluations.
PTC 19.1 Committee on Test Uncertainty
Charter: Provides procedures for the evaluation of uncertainties in individual test
measurements, arising from both random errors and systematic errors, and for the propagation
of random and systematic uncertainties into the uncertainty of a test result.
PTC 19.1-2018 Test Uncertainty
Work is underway to update this standard.
NEW - PTC 19.1.1-202X Test Uncertainty: Example Applications and Calculations
This document is under development.
NEW - PTC DVR Committee on Control and Quality Improvement of Process Data
ASME Staff Contact: Michelle Pagano PaganoM@[Link]
Charter: Develop procedures and guidelines for using techniques such as data validation and
reconciliation to assess the quality of measurements and evaluate the reconciled results to
reduce random uncertainties.
Working on development of DVR-1-20XX Data Validation and Reconciliation – Concepts,
Methods, and Applications.
RAP Standards Committee on Power Plant Reliability, Availability, and
Performance
ASME Staff Contact for RAP: Donnie Alonso AlonsoD@[Link]
Charter: Establish standards and guidelines that provide for the optimization of power plants to
enhance reliability, availability and performance, which includes design for operation and
design for maintenance. There are three Subcommittees and one joint Subcommittee.
NEW RAP/PTC Joint Subcommittee on Heat Rate
Charter: Provide procedures and methodology for power generating facilities to determine
long-term power output and heat rate. This includes a measure of the quality of analysis and
reporting programs used for power output and heat rate of power generating facilities.
The RAP/PTC Joint Subcommittee on Heat Rate was established in 2020 as a joint standards
development activity between the RAP and PTC Standards Committees. To improve heat rate
reporting, this subcommittee will apply techniques, including those from the PTC DVR
Committee on Control and Quality Improvement of Process Data.
The subcommittee is working on the development of ASME HR-1-20XX Power Generating
Facilities: Continuous Power Output and Heat Rate.
VVUQ Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification Standards
Committee
ASME Staff Contact for both: Michelle Pagano PaganoM@[Link]
Charter: Coordinate, promote, and foster the development of standards that provide
procedures for assessing and quantifying the accuracy and credibility of computational models
and simulations.
VVUQ 10 Computational Solid Mechanics 2001
VVUQ 20 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer 2004
Computational Simulation of Nuclear System
VVUQ 30 2010
Thermal Fluids Behavior
VVUQ 40 Computational Modeling of Medical Devices 2011
Computational Modeling for
VVUQ 50 2016
Advanced Manufacturing
VVUQ 60 Computational Modeling for Energy Systems 2017
VVUQ 70 Machine Learning 2019
In Development: ASME VVUQ Subcommittee
on Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Airframes
The year in the table is when that Subcommittee was formed.
Published Documents:
VVUQ 1-2022, Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification Terminology in
Computational Modeling and Simulation. ANSI approved 8/8/22 and is expected to be published
by the end of December 2022.
V&V 10 – 2019 Standard for Verification and Validation in Computational Solid Mechanics
V&V 10.1 – 2012 (R2022) An Illustration of the Concepts of Verification and Validation in
Computational Solid Mechanics
VVUQ 10.2 – 2021 The Role of Uncertainty Quantification in Verification and Validation of
Computational Solid Mechanics Models
V&V 20 – 2016 (R2021) Standard for Verification and Validation in Computational Fluid Dynamics
and Heat Transfer
V&V 40 – 2018 Assessing Credibility of Computational Modeling through Verification and
Validation: Application to Medical Device
Documents Under Development
There are a series of Documents under development as noted in this report. Those that are
currently being balloted include:
VVUQ 20.1-202X, Supplement to V&V 20-2009 – Multivariate Metric for Validation.
Working to resolve comments from first consideration ballot.
VVUQ 30.1-202X, Scaling Methodologies for Prototypical Nuclear Power Systems Response. Has
been balloted twice. Working to try and resolve some remaining comments.
VVUQ 40.WG2.1-202X Assessing Computational Model Credibility Using the ASME VVUQ 40
Risk-Based Framework: Tibial Tray Component Worst-Case Size Identification for Fatigue Testing
Technical Report. Working to try and resolve some remaining comments.
VVUQ 60.1-202X Considerations and Questionnaire for Simulation Software Selection - An ASME
Guideline Document. Working to try and resolve some remaining comments.
VVUQ Symposium
VVUQ Symposium is held each year in May: [Link] Next Event will be
held May 17-19, 2023 in Baltimore, MD.
Y14 Standards Committee on Engineering Product Definition and
Related Documentation Practices
ASME Staff Contact: Fred Constantino constantinof@[Link]
This Committee has twenty-six Subcommittees that report to it. They have published twenty-
two standards. The following standards are being developed to help address Model Based
Definition Standards to address data needs of Additive and Advanced Manufacturing.
Published Documents
Y 14.5 Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Y14.41-2019 Digital Product Definition Data Practices
Scope: Establishes requirements, defines exceptions, and references documents applicable to
the preparation and revision of digital product definition data, such as data set(s) or graphic
sheet(s) in digital format.
Y14.45 –2021 Measurement Data Reporting
Scope: Establishes uniform practices for reporting attribute or variable measurement data for
the dimensioning and tolerancing specifications defined in ASME Y14.5-2018 and actual values
defined in ASME Y14.5.1-2019. Measurement data used in support of product acceptance,
manufacturing process evaluation, design development, and other uses is addressed. All
reporting requirements are independent of the measurement process or equipment used to
gather the data.
Y14.46-2022 Product Definition for Additive Manufacturing
Scope: Establishes definitions of terms and features unique to additive manufacturing (AM)
Y14.47-2019 Model Organization Practices
Scope: This standard establishes a schema for organizing a three-dimensional (3D) model and
other associated information within the context of a digital product definition data set that
enables a model-based enterprise.
Formed from MIL-STD-31000A Appendix B to define a 3D technical data package (TDP)
Includes organizational framework requirements for model-based definition (MBD)
Revision underway. Public review closed October 26, 2022.
Y14.48 – 202x Universal Direction and Load Indicators (in development)
Scope: Standardization of methods to unambiguously define and specify directions, directional
requirements, loads, and loading requirements in product definition data sets.
Background - ASME product definition data standards lack a robust tool to define directions.
There are methods for 2D drawings and 3D models, but none of these work on actual as-
produced parts; they only work on perfect geometry in the product definition. This effort is
intended to provide tools that bridge the world of perfect geometry of drawings and models
and apply to actual imperfect as-produced parts and assemblies.
Uses include but are not limited to build direction in additive manufactured parts, direction of
fibers in composite parts, direction of geometric tolerance zones, direction of surface texture
requirements and other specifications.
PSD Plant Systems Design Standards Committee
ASME Staff Contact: Daniel Miro-Quesada miroquesadad@[Link]
Charter: To develop, review and maintain a technology neutral standard for design of plant
systems for nuclear facilities, including power generation; fossil power generation facilities
(e.g., coal, natural gas); oil refining; oil and natural gas production; petrochemical; chemical;
and hazardous waste plants and facilities. This standard provides processes and procedures for
organizations to:
(a) conduct process hazard evaluations and analysis in the early stages of design that
(1) advance as the design matures and
(2) provide structure to the development of a quantitative risk assessment;
(b) incorporate and integrate existing systems engineering design processes, practices and tools
with traditional architect engineering design processes, practices and tools; and
(c) incorporate and integrate risk informed probabilistic design processes, practices and tools
with traditional deterministic design processes using reliability and availability targets. The
focus of this standard is to provide requirements and guidance for design processes, practices
and tools that will provide a means for organizations to develop safer and more efficient
system, structure, and product designs with quantified safety levels.
Document Under Development:
PSD-1 – 202X, Plant Systems Design
Subcommittees:
These subcommittees are responsible for developing toolboxes for the three technical areas of
the PSD-1 Standard.
Subcommittee on Plant Risk Evaluation (PRE),
Subcommittee on Probabilistic Design Methods (PDM), and
Subcommittee on Systems Engineering Design Integration (SEDI)
Vision for publication:
The PSD Committee is using Innoslate, a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tool, to
write PSD-1 in the cloud. The goal is to also publish PSD-1 in the cloud. It is envisioned that a
company can integrate their procedures with the cloud-based standard so that their
procedures can easily be updated when a new edition is published. Users would also be to
access the standard from multiple devices, such as phones and tablets.