Descriptions of Various Fatigue Analysis and Subsequent Solutions – on Equipment including Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Shafts, Feedwater Heaters, Bellows, Mining Equipment.
Fatigue may be characterized as a progressive failure phenomenon that occurs by the initiation and propagation of cracks to an unstable size.
Read more at Introduction to Fatigue Analysis.
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Vibration analysis on an industrial impeller (constructed of ASTM A514 Grade B Steel) to determine its natural frequencies.
Vibration Analysis on ASTM A514 Grade B Steel Industrial Impeller Read More »
Fatigue and API 579 / ASME FFS-1 Fitness-For-Service Evaluations on Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Vessels used in a Waste Facility. These evaluations had not been performed as required by the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code.
Fatigue and FFS Evaluations of Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Vessels Read More »
Structural and modal finite element analysis of a Vapor Recovery Unit (VRU) base skid to ensure structural integrity to ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code
Structural & Modal FEA Analysis of Vapor Recovery Unit (VRU) Base Skid Read More »
Fatigue Analysis of Heat Exchanger Coil to ASME B&PV Code Section VIII Div. 2 Part 5
Fatigue Analysis of a Heat Exchanger Coil to ASME B&PV Code Read More »
A client had determined that in very dusty environments where their base-ported pressure filter was used, particles can get in between the threads of the tube and cap.
Fatigue Analysis on Threads of Base-Ported Pressure Filter Read More »
Fatigue analysis on a rail coupler performed to AAR Specification M1001.
Fatigue Analysis on a Rail Coupler to AAR Specifications Read More »
Failure analysis and redesign of a refinery piping control loop that burst during desulfurizer startup.
Failure Analysis & Redesign on a Refinery Piping Loop that Failed in Startup Read More »
Failure investigation on a 6x36G IWRC Grade, non-galvanized wire rope using visual, metallurgical and hardness testing
Failure Investigation – Wire Rope Read More »
Failure analysis of cracks around bolt holes of the inlet and outlet tubesheets of a NASA heat exchanger.
Cracked NASA Heat Exchanger – Failure Analysis & Redesign Read More »
FEA design and (thermal, stress, vibration and fatigue) analysis – vessels & other components for nuclear radioactive waste cleanup.
FEA Design and Analysis – Pressure Vessel Components for Radioactive Waste Read More »
ASME Section VIII Design & Analysis – thermal, stress FEA analysis on elevated temperature/ pressure vessels to process nuclear waste.
ASME Section VIII Design & Analysis – Vessels Processing Nuclear Waste Read More »
FEA and Fatigue / Fracture Analysis of the Turbine Shaft on Hydroelectric Plant Exhibiting Linear Indications.
FEA & Fatigue Analysis – Hydroelectric Turbine Shaft Read More »
FEA design and (impact, thermal shock, and fatigue) analysis of pressure vessels and equipment subjected to high energy impact with a dual phase fluid at supersonic speed
FEA Design and Analysis of Large Scale Pressure Vessels under High Energy Impact Read More »
ASME Section VIII Div. 1 Linear Elastic Finite Element (FEA) analysis on a Low Pressure Feedwater Heater
ASME Section VIII Division 1 (FEA) Analysis on Feedwater Heater Read More »
Stress, vibration and fatigue (FEA) analysis on a bellows design. The 28-convolution bellows was designed to last for 5 years, or 13.14 billion cycles.
Stress, Vibration and Fatigue (FEA) Analysis on Bellows Read More »
Cracked tube-to-tubesheet welds on an Acid Plant Superheater. Investigation included Design, fabrication and elevated temperature operation.
Cracked Tube-to-Tubesheet Welds on Sulfuric Acid Plant Superheater Read More »
Development of elevated temperature design criteria for nuclear components – methods for fatigue evaluation and design for cyclic service.
Elevated Temperature Design Criteria – Nuclear Components Read More »
Finite element and fatigue analysis performed on a crane seat to ensure it would last its intended design life.
Finite Element and Fatigue Analysis on Crane Seat Read More »
Structural and fatigue analysis of a buckled longwall mining relay bar and subsequent redesign.
Structural and Fatigue Analysis of Buckled Longwall Mining Relay Bar Read More »
Risk assessment on cracking gyratory-reciprocating mineral separators. FEA, Fatigue, weld investigation and analysis.
Risk Assessment on Cracking Mineral Separator Units Read More »
