Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Services to Ensure Equipment Integrity, Safety & Reliability
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a Powerful Computational Method used to Predict how Products React to Real-world Forces, Vibration, Heat, and other Physical Effects. O’Donnell Consulting offers Expert FEA Analysis Services to Ensure Equipment Structural Integrity, Safety and Reliability. By working closely with your team, we ensure that our analysis aligns with your unique objectives.
(Stress, Thermal, Vibration and Fatigue) Finite Element Analysis is performed on equipment including pressure vessels, heat exchangers, skids and other power / process / manufacturing components.
The benefits of FEA Analysis includes:
- Creating a Stronger, Safer Product – FEA Determines where Weaknesses are, and used to Create a Stronger Design – thus Enhancing Equipment Performance.
- Reducing Unneeded Material – Low Stress Areas Add Needless Weight & Cost to the Part.
- Determining the Strength of a Part – FEA Analysis Predicts under what Conditions an Object will Fail and whether it will Meet Code.
O’Donnell Consulting performs both design/ analysis of new equipment and analysis of operating equipment to codes including AWS, API, and ASME.
Mechanical Engineering
O’Donnell Consulting Performs ASME Design & Analysis on Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers and other Process Equipment. FEA Analysis is Performed by Simulating Various Loading Conditions – Determining Stress and Strain Distributions and Potential Failure Points. This Provides a Comprehensive, Detailed Picture of how the Component will Behave. See our Portfolio of FEA Solutions which Span Various Industries including Manufacturing, Energy and Aerospace.
Types of Finite Element Analysis
Nonlinear FEA – accounts for scenarios where material properties, geometry changes, or contact interactions don’t comply with linear assumptions. Unlike linear FEA, it models relationships where outputs (e.g., stress) aren’t proportional to inputs (e.g., load). Examples include simulating plastic deformation, or creep in high-temperature environments, or simulations where surfaces collide or separate.
Dynamic FEA – evaluates time-dependent loads, including vibrations, impacts, and transient forces. It captures inertial effects and damping behavior often ignored in static analyses. Applications include (1) Modal Analysis, which identifies natural frequencies to avoid resonance in structures like bridges or turbine blades (2) Seismic Response and (3) Shock/Impact Analysis, such as aerospace component durability during launch.
Thermal FEA – simulates heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation) and its effects on materials and systems. Applications include Electronics Cooling and Thermo-Mechanical Analysis, which predicts thermal stresses in welding processes or high-temperature industrial equipment.
Nonlinear FEA handles complex material/geometric behaviors, Dynamic FEA tackles time-varying loads, and Thermal FEA optimizes thermal management systems. These tools allow industries to innovate while reducing reliance on costly physical prototypes.
Recent Projects
Experience Includes
- Seismic, Vibration & Fatigue
- Heat Transfer
- Linear/ Nonlinear FEA Analysis
- Fracture Analysis
- Component Life Assessment
- Thermal Cycling & Fatigue
- Thermal / Transient
- Buckling Analysis
- Creep & Creep Fatigue
- Fatigue / Failure Analysis
- Design Verification
- Fabrication Process Evaluation
- Vibration, Shock & Impact
- Crack Propagation
- Elevated Temperature
- Water Hammer
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Fluid Flow Analyses
- Lifting Lug Analysis
- Torsional / Bending Strain
- Design Optimization
Applications Include:
- Petrochemical
- Transportation
- Aerospace
- Energy
- Military
Partial List of ASME Codes We Reference
B&PV Section VIII Div. 1 (Design & Fabrication of Pressure Vessels)
B&PV Section VIII Div. 2, Part 5 (Design by Analysis)
B&PV Section VIII Div. 3 (Alternative Rules for Construction of High-Pressure Vessels)
B31.1 & B31.3 (Engineering & Operation of Power and Process Piping)
B31.4 (Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids & Slurries)
BTH-1 & B30.20 (Below the Hook Lifting Devices)
API 579 / ASME 579-1 Fitness For Service
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Finite Element Analysis Related Links
>> Tom O’Donnell, PE
>> Description of Finite Element Analysis
>> Vibration & Fatigue Analysis Services
>> Background of the ASME Code
>> Project: FEA Analysis of Heater Vessel to ASME Code
>> Portfolio of Finite Element Analysis Solutions
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