Pumps and compressors vibrate. It’s a natural phenomena for anything that rotates or reciprocates, and it’s unavoidable. Normally, it’s not a problem. Until the vibrations hit resonance. When you have a pump or system operating at resonance, it can cause a fatigue failures. Recently, we found an example of this […]
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We were able to help our client save over $40,000 on the design and construction of an articulating solar array.
After an Extended Power Uprate (EPU), a power plant was having problems with Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) on the Feedwater Pumps. They were worried about damaging the pump, but they also didn't want to replace it. We helped them without changing the pump.
Normally, we can test impacts using FEA. In this case, FEA wasn't feasible, so we built a test stand to test missile impacts on block walls.
We found that API-650 tanks are more robust than most expect. The water in this tank absorbed 30% of the energy of a truck going 93 mph!
Eventually, most steel rusts. And most buried pipes are made from steel. So what do you do when your buried pipe gets rusty? What if the pipe leaked?
We diagnosed the failure of a nozzle check valve in an Auxiliary Feedwater System at a power plant. In summary: great valve, wrong application.
We have helped sites prepare for their TI-2515/191 inspections by using a tool we call the Compliance Matrix. Give us a call for more information.
A nuclear plant found that they needed to protect pipes from wind driven missiles. We designed a barrier system for them using 3D modeling and FEA.
Using FEA and hand calculations, we were able to help a nuclear utility evaluate RCP Seal Leakoff pipes and components for high temperature and pressure.
