Mechanical Calculation of a Tank
Mechanical verification of a process storage tank under API 650 rules, complemented by a dedicated FEA analysis of the flat roof structure. The assessment confirmed that the tank fully complies…
Engineering Calculation of a New Butane Storage Sphere
Engineering calculation of a new butane storage sphere, designed and manufactured to replicate an existing sphere, with dimensions and thicknesses taken from the existing unit as the basis for verification.…
Mechanical Calculation of a Storage Vessel
Mechanical verification of a pressure vessel belonging to a chemical storage system, carried out under ASME Section VIII Div. 1 (2023 Edition) despite the equipment's original design code, construction year,…
Thermal and CFD Study of a Heating Coil for a Bitumen Storage Tank
Thermal engineering study to estimate the additional heating power required to raise a mass of bitumen inside an existing storage tank from minimum ambient temperature up to 120°C within a…
Mechanical Calculation and Verification of Steam Generators and a Knock Out Drum
MAWP rerating study for a set of steam generators and a knock out drum, following API 510 Section 8.8 criteria, which required calculations based on the original 1969 design code…
Development of an FFS Study for a Nitrogenated Water Storage Tank
Fitness for Service study for a 22.5 m diameter, 13 m nominal height storage tank used for nitrogenated water, prompted by severe corrosion related deterioration found in the tank bottom…
Finite Element Calculation of an Agitator Support Attached to a Storage Tank
Finite Element Analysis of a load bearing support clip welded to the second shell course of a storage tank, 11 m in diameter and 13.8 m high, designed to retain…
Bolted Joints Analysis of a Heat Exchanger
Detailed mechanical verification of a shell and tube heat exchanger by Finite Element Analysis (FEA), focusing on the bolted joints at the body flange to tubesheet interface at both ends,…
Fatigue/Cyclic Analysis by FEA for One Heat Exchanger
Fatigue and cyclic analysis by Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for a hairpin type heat exchanger, in accordance with ASME VIII Div. 2, Part 5.5.3. The study considered 12 operating cycles…
Development of FFS study for sphere | API 579-1 / ASME FFS-1
Development of an FFS study for a sphere in accordance with the API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 code. With the starting information, it was determined that the damage present was localized loss…
Analysis of the collapse of the floating roof of a storage tank
The evaluation of the possible causes of the collapse of the floating roof of a tank designed and manufactured according to the API 650 code was carried out. Tank characteristics:…
Design verification of an Oxygen filter | FEA & ASME VIII
Verification of the pre-design of an oxygen filter carried out for different states of charge: weight of all parts (internal and external), vacuum, and hydrostatic test. First, the analysis was…
Review of Calc’s, DWG’s, Material Specifications and Special Studies of 7 PV
The objective of this project was to carry out a technical consulting study that consisted of the review of seven pressure vessels. For two tags, a 3D model was developed,…
Mechanical Calculation, Design and EN13445 Compliant Verification
The scope of this project was to supply the relevant calculations required to verify compliance, of 12 equipment: 8 pressure vessels and 4 S&T heat exchangers, with the current edition…
Creep and Fatigue Analysis for a 180º curve in a crude oil furnace | FEA
The evaluation of two different solutions for a 180º curve replacement was carried out by means of FEA. One of the solutions was to replace it with 2 short radius…
Mechanical Calculation of Storage Tank | Finite Element Analysis
The mechanical calculation of a storage tank with flat bottom and conical fixed roof, under 2 bars of pressure, was carried out. The verification of the tank was executed by…
Detailed FEA Analysis of the Lifting Devices of two Coke Drums
The mechanical analysis of the lifting devices, two trunnions in the upper part of the pressure vessel and an auxiliary bottom tail structure that connects to the lower pressure vessel…
Shell & tube heat exchanger bellow replacement | TEMA + ASME VIII-1
The objective of this project was the verification of the components of an S&T Heat Exchanger due to a new bellow to be installed in the shell. The stresses induced…
HAZOP/FMECA + WHAT IF Study of a Voltage Regulation System
The purpose of this study was the identification of hazards by means of a HAZOP/FMEA risk assessment of a Voltage Regulation system. The analysis was followed by a WHAT IF…
Thermal/Mechanical analysis of the drive train of four (4) converters | FEA
The evaluation of four (4) converters under heavy operating conditions was carried out, specifically for the elements comprising the entire drive train. The analysis was developed to verify the structural…
Stress analysis of a Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger | ASME VIII-2 + FEA
A nozzle loads analysis for a S&T heat exchanger was performed by means of FEA, with the aim of obtaining the stress level induced in the nozzle-to-shell joint. A standard…
Static & Fatigue analysis of a compressor silencer | ASME VIII-2 + FEA
The project consisted of the analysis of a gas muffler for a reciprocating compressor. The static calculation was carried out to define the thicknesses for sustained loads. Likewise, due to…
Flange analysis: local failure, plastic collapse, fatigue | ASME VIII-2 + FEA
For a non-standard flange made of carbon steel, material designation SA-EN 10028-2 P355GH, subjected to 75.000 pressure cycles (0-30 barg @ 60º C) for a lifespan of 20 years, the…
Maximum nozzle loads analysis in a S&T Heat Exchanger | WRC 537 + FEA
The objective of the project was to conduct the stress analysis of the nozzles of two shell and tube heat exchangers installed in a FPSO due to the high design…
Static & Fatigue analysis of S&T Heat Exchangers | ASME VIII-2 + FEA
The project consisted of the mechanical design, static calculation and fatigue analysis of two (2) shell and tube heat exchangers for an FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading unit). The…
Thermal & Mechanical Analysis of a S&T Heat Exchanger
Due to corrosion problems in an existing equipment, its replacement with a spare exchanger of similar dimensions was evaluated. Both exchangers were of different dimensions and had different transfer areas.…
Design & Calculation of 11 Bolted Structures | SBC-304
The purpose of the project was the design and calculation of 11 bolted structures, including the structural calculation for dimensioning the profiles, the calculation of bolted joints, the calculation of…
Design verification of a Water Storage Tank | FEA – Eurocode 3
The purpose of the project was to validate, through finite element analysis (FEA), and in accordance with the requirements included in the Eurocode 3, the dimensioning of a tank for…
