Services
ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND CONSULTING SERVICES
Mechanical and Piping engineering
- Detail engineering design for modifications, detail mechanical design, re-rates, operational flexibility checks, Safety, Flange checks for repair/machining, nozzle modifications, Turnaround preparation design studies, structural assessments, etc.
- Detail mechanical design of process equipment (e.g. pressure vessels, heat exchangers, tanks, etc)
- Piping vibration assessment and coordination with other specialist resources and consultants for more complex situations.
- Bolt torque, gasket design & selection advice and coordination with other specialist resources and consultants for more complex situations.
- Hot tap designs
- Piping design and stress analysis
- Piping support design and selection.
- Equipment re-rates: Support changed services and Operational Window violations.
- Code data & records build up: Minimum code calculations
- Procurement: Preparation of technical requirements for equipment procurement.
- Materials: Assessing material selection for design requirements. Preparation of material specifications (plates, forging, etc ) for procurement
- Construction/Fabrication Assistance: Review/prepare system for design and fabrication interface. Review designs for fabrication. Recommended repair procedures
- Estimating: Assisting in creating a database for engineering and fabrication estimates. Estimating equipment costs
- Quality Management: Quality Assurance auditing for engineering from drawing office to field implementation. Assistance in formulating procedures for accreditation and certification.
Design and Drafting
- Mechanical design, detailing and drafting
- Piping design, detailing and drafting- piping isometrics and pipe support details
- Structural and civil design and drafting
3 D Laser Scanning and 3D plant modeling and rendering
3D virtual plant modeling suitable for:
- retrofit projects – accurate as-built layout dimensions
- turnaround and maintenance planning- e.g. scaffolding
- process safety support- emergency shut-offs and safety critical devices
- Inspection support- Equipment and piping isometrics for corrosion monitoring points
- plant As-built vs. EFD verifications
Extraction of Mechanical and piping isometrics for prefabrication and construction
Asset Integrity & Reliability assurance support:
- Simple Code minimum thickness calculations, Basic corrosion rate calculations, and basic remaining life determination, in support of run repair decisions and populating the Inspection Data Management system (IDMS)
- Professional Engineer - AIA Design Verification for new fabrication, repairs and modifications as required by SANAS accreditation for SANS 10227 & ISO 17020
- Support for actions following Corrosion Reviews/RBI studies
- Support for actions resultant from Asset Integrity reviews
- Fitness for service assessments for Wet H2S cracking, Injection points, piping deadlegs, Hot hydrogen damage, Creep & creep cracking damage, Amine and deaerator Cracking, Buried piping, etc
- Fitness for service assessments for Small bore connection, dead legs and injection point criticality assessment and inspection strategy-
- Buried lines and soil to air interface.
- Criticality rating of heat exchanger bundles based on Consequence assessment
- Materials: Line class selection and clarifications & assessing material degradation and selection for process requirements.
- TA scope review, & optimization.
- Professional Engineer Review of leak sealing boxes & Clamp designs.
Consulting Support
- Extensive or complex Fitness for service & remaining life calculations & predictions, typically based on FEA, creep, fatigue, fracture mechanics, etc.
- Integrity Review of Critical Equipment
- RBI health check/review
- Structural Integrity: Fracture and Fatigue reliability assessments.
- Integrity management planning strategies
- Life extension studies of Equipment at end of life, due ageing, degradation, high temperature or obsolescence.
- Special Emphasis Equipment Assessment: Wet H2S cracking, Injection points, piping deadlegs, Hot hydrogen damage, Creep & creep cracking damage, Amine and deaerator Cracking, Buried piping
- Corrosion under insulation and external corrosion:
- Tank Risk based assessment strategy for outage plan
- Criticality ranking of relief valves and other safety devices for inspection scheduling.
- Legal: Liaison and coordination with relevant legal entities for compliance.
- ISO 9000/14000 auditing
- Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) support
- Risk based Inspection (RBI) support
- Optimal management of physical assets to Publicly Available Specification 55 (BSI): PAS 55 review/health check
- Process safety: Facilitating and/ or participating in Process safety audits and reviews and Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) studies. Providing assessment and assurance of Process Equipment integrity to satisfy Process safety safeguarding barriers.
- Advanced Stress Analysis And Other Engineering Analysis- FEA/FEM of pressure vessel, Heat Exchanger & piping components: Nozzles, Head to skirt joint, Flanges, Exchanger Expansion Bellows, Jacketed vessels, Support Attachments (saddles, lugs), etc
Process Engineering Services
Process engineering services shall be provide, if required through a strategic alliance partner.
Metallurgical Services
Metallurgical services shall be provided, if required through a strategic alliance partner.