New Equipment Design
Equity Engineering uses its extensive experience in industry codes and Finite Element Analysis to both design new equipment and support clients in the review of third party designs.
Case Study #1 – High Pressure Separator for a Gulf of Mexico Production Platform
Equity designed a High Pressure Separator for a Gulf of Mexico production platform. We wrote the Manufacturer’s Design Report and performed fracture mechanics calculations to establish a reduced minimum design metal temperature:
High Pressure Separator
We also performed finite element analyses to extreme loads such as storm wind conditions on the vessel:
FEA of High Pressure Separator - Storm Wind Load Case (Deformation Magnified)
Case Study #2 – Fatigue Design of a Reactor
Equity performed a design review of a Reactor for a vessel fabricator. The review initially required us to determine the fatigue life of the reactor based on the operating and regeneration cycles in accordance with the new ASME Section VIII Division 2 rules. Through the course of the analysis, high thermal stress locations in the nozzles expanded the scope to include an elastic stress design. Equity provided some significant design changes that both addressed the elastic stress design, the fatigue life, and the creep life for the nozzles and other key vessel components. We also provided a fabrication specification to provide "best practice" fatigue fabrication details.
von Mises & Temperature Plots for Reactor Design
Mr. Sowinski has experience in both plant and corporate environments. He provides plant engineering support to maintenance and inspection personnel in both the refining and power utility industries. His plant experience in start-up, normal operation and shutdown environments along with his stress analysis and mechanical design experience has enabled him to develop advanced skills in solving a wide range of industry problems.
