We calculate flow properties to identify and prevent pump cavitation, size piping and select piping components, predict and eliminate water hammer or other undesirable fluid transients, size relief valves. Complete piping system design includes design and specification of supports, restraints, valve selection, specification of specialty items.

We design piping systems as per API, ASME and NEMA codes and based on good engineering practices. These include preparation of detailed specifications and drawings of plant systems and equipment for procurement. We also perform checking of vendor data for technical suitability, preparation of piping production drawings, material control, stress and flexibility analysis, plant equipment layout drawings, isometrics, installation specifications and schedules of work etc.

Our piping designs assure that a system has adequate flexibility, and specify spring supports and rigid restraints. Complete piping system design includes design and specification of supports, restraints, valve selection, specification of specialty items such as expansion joints, orifice plates, pressure safety valves, etc, and bills of materials. Piping designs will be provided to the level of detail requested; from full designs, to piping layout and stress analysis only.

We design piping supports and restraints for new and existing systems. Supports include rigid supports (shoes, dummy legs, trunnions, low friction sliders, etc) and spring supports (variable rate and constant force). Restraints include strut rods, hydraulic snubbers, axial stops, etc. We provide detailed drawings with Bills of Materials. We can use loads calculated by others, or calculate our own, whichever is needed.

We design and/or specify expansion joints for new and existing piping systems. Expansion joints are used to increase system flexibility when piping loops are not an option. Expansion joints are also used on rotating equipment and vessel nozzles to prevent piping from overloading them. There are numerous expansion joint styles, designs, and material choices available. Correctly designed and specified expansion joints generally outlast the piping system they are installed in.

Piping Vibrates or Oscillates, Internal Pipe Erosion, System Does Not Deliver Expected Flow Rate, Safety Valves Chatter, Check Valves Slam Open or Shut, Lines Needed in an Existing Plant, Re-routing Existing Lines, Existing Piping Systems with Support or Restraint Problems, Existing Piping Systems with Insufficient Flexibility, Overloaded Nozzles on Rotating Equipment, Overloaded Nozzles on Vessels, Tanks, or Heat Exchangers.