Fitness for Service / Asset Performance

Closed form and numerical FEA solution techniques are used to assess the mechanical integrity (MI) of facility assets in a managed framework (AIM, OIM), perform fitness for service (FFS) and service life assessments of deteriorated equipment; contributions in DCU coker drum analysis & SMR heater component reliability have been recently identified.

Operational Integrity Management

In followup to continuing incidents in the HPI / CPI and transportation (pipeline) industries, owners must have an operational integrity management system (OIMS) to continuously demonstrate their ability to operate facilities in a Code compliant, safe and responsible manner.   Yet, many plant problems continue to originate in shortfalls in the implementation of the OIMS program.

Design, Rerates & Evaluation

Design, re-rating and alterations of pressure piping and pressure equipment, storage tanks, thermal & mechanical performance evaluation & rating of fired heaters, once-through-steam generators (OTSG) / heat recovery steam generators (HRSG); 3rd party auditing; consultation on pressure equipment regulatory issues, registration & compliance; cold eyes reviews.