PIPING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

PIPING / MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

Waterman Tecsar’s depth of experience across a wide market sector includes:

STORAGE FACILITIES

Specification of new storage tanks

  • Analysis of existing tanks for venting, settlement and code compliance

  • Modifications to tanks per API 653

  • Piping modifications to existing underground salt storage cavern systems

  • Building Services

CSA Z662 PIPELINES

• Specification and design of new pipelines

• Assessment and modifications of existing pipelines

• TSSA registration (as applicable)

• Pigging stations, custody metering facilities

• Directional bores at road, rail and water crossings

 PRESSURE VESSELS

• Specification of new pressure vessels, heat exchangers, towers, drums, etc. to ASME Section VIII Division 1 & 2

• Failure analysis

• Fitness for service assessment to API 579

• Modifications to equipment

• Registration of alterations with TSSA or ABSA

• Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using SolidWorks

• Specification and installation of new API air cooled heat exchanger and modification to existing air coolers such as replacement bundles or fan retrofits

FIRED EQUIPMENT

• Specification of new API 560 fired heaters

• Revamp of existing heaters

• Specification of new radiant section and convection section tubing

• FEA design assessment of convection section tube supports for creep failure

• Fuel train and burner selection

• Specification of forced draft and induced draft fans and drive system

• Specification of stack dampers and actuators for process control

• Thermal oxidizer specification

• Regenerative thermal oxidizer specification

• Flare stack design

 PROCESS PIPING DESIGN

• Layout and design of new piping systems to ASME B31.3 and ASME B31.1

• Pipe rack, rail and truck loading design

• Safety shower facilities and fire protection systems

• Pipe specification development

• Piping stress analysis using CAEPIPE and Caesar II

• 3D and 2D design incorporating Point Cloud Images from Laser Scans

• Re-rating of piping for changes in design and operating conditions

• Hot Tap design and registration

• Pipe support design

• Failure analysis

• High temperature (1600°F) and cryogenic (-325°F) piping design

• Retrofit to supports for vibrating piping

• Specification of expansion joints to EJMA standards

• High energy piping system assessment for power plants

• Design of autofrettage piping system for high pressure (50,000 psi)

BULK MATERIAL HANDLING

• Specification of silos for bulk material storage

• Specification and design of dilute phase conveying system for plastic pellets, grain and dust

• Specification of blower systems, diverter valves, rotary feeders, cyclone separators, metal detectors, mass flow instruments, sampling system, filter receivers etc. as part of system

• Dust explosion assessment

ROTATING EQUIPMENT

• Specification for new API 610, ANSI centrifugal pumps, seals and drive system

• Specification of air compressor system including dryers

• Process gas compressor specification

• Miscellaneous equipment including gear pump, lube system, hydraulic system, chemical injection and sampling

• Specification of chillers for process cooling

• Installation and modification of extruder systems including feed system, pelletors, separators and vapor collection

COOLING TOWERS

• Specification of new and modification to existing cooling towers including; wood and fiberglass towers, fans, pumps and basin

• Cooling water circulation system

• Chemical injection system for cooling towers

STEAM BOILERS

• Specification and installation of industrial steam boiler and system for capacities up to 300,000 PPH

• Specification and installation of deaerator and piping system

• Specification and installation of temporary boilers

• Specification and installation of water treatment system for boiler systems including; softeners, cation and anion exchangers, mixed bed exchangers, filtration, reverse osmosis, demineralized water storage tanks etc

MODULAR EQUIPMENT DESIGN

• Design of modular process, skid mounted piping, equipment, instrument and electrical systems for a wide range of process applications

OTHER SERVICES

• Construction cost estimating

• Shop inspections

• Field supervision

• Metallurgical failure analysis

• Welding procedure review

SOFTWARE

Waterman Tecsar Piping / Mechanical Engineering Department is experienced with software packages such as:

• LFM for Manipulating Laser Scans of Existing Facilities

  • Ametank

• AutoCad and AutoCAD Plant 3D

  • PDS

  • SPISO

  • ASHRAE Psychometric Analysis

  • ASHRAE Duct Fitting Database

• Autodesk Mechanical

• Autodesk Simulation 360

• Bentley Microstation

• BitWyse - ISO, Pipe 2/D

• CadWorx (3D Modeling)

• Caepipe

• Caesar II

• Carrier Hourly Analysis Program

• Coade – PVElite

• E2G Hot Tap

• E2G Tank Settlement

• MathCAD

• Microsoft Office

• Paulin FEPipe

• Pipe Data Pro

• Smartplant

• SolidWorks