PAULIN Research Group - CONSULTING

PRG Provides Consulting for the following:

• Static & Dynamic Stress Analysis for Piping, Pressure Vessels, Structural Support, & Equipment
• Application of Finite Element Analysis software to all of the above
• Code compliance
• Fitness for service
• General design or integrity issues with Piping, Pressure Vessels, Structural Suoports, and Equipment

If you would like PRG to provide your company with an estimate to perform FEA or other analysis on your models/designs, please call us at our main number (+1-281-920-9775) and ask for sales, or submit your request for a quote to our sales group by e-mail at: sales@paulin.com.

One of our key technology and consulting partners, Dynaflow Research Group (DRG) also provide world class Static & Dynamic Fluid Flow analysis and simulation in order to provide in-depth information on the impact of the fluid flow on the surrounding piping and equipment.

For our consulting work, PRG will use our FEA-based software where it adds value, but we will also work with other modelling and analysis applications that your company may require such as CAESAR II, Compress, ANSYS, etc.

Some areas where our technology and expertise will provide consulting value are:

• Bolted Flange Design
  • PRG's unique design techniques incorporate the latest ASME and EN14445 design criteria. Non-linear finite element analysis is used in leakage rate predictions using laboratory test data correlated to ASME preliminary appendix BFJ "Gb", "Gs" and "a" parameters.
  • Bolt load interaction studies not previously possible are now used to estimate gasket pressure (and flange leakage) for loose or tight individual bolt or series of bolts.
  • Stud bending and shear stresses due to initial tightening, tight/loose bolt interaction, pressure and direct forces and bending moments are included in our analytical capabilities.
  • We routinely apply these high standard techniques to standardized flanges including ASME B16.5, B16.47, DIN2600 flanges and heat exchanger body flanges.
• Dynamic Analysis
  • Field vibration problems in piping, fixed and rotating equipment
  • Compressor analysis
  • Wind and seismic analysis
• Fitness for Service
  • Fracture mechanics , stress, equipment behavior condition and service, materials, fabrication and quality are all part of the equation that determines equipment life. Experienced engineers weigh these factors and seek the data that provides these answers from stress state analysis to spec and Code compliance.
  • We have answered the questions” will it last and how long “ for coffin boxes, nozzles and vessel components.
  • PRG Software encompasses API 579 modules to provide solutions to this growing area of plant engineering requirement.
• Integrity Assessment
• Pressure Vessel Consulting
  • With a full suite of fabrication background tools and people, PRG has been performing pressure vessel design, analysis and fabrication support for years.
  • We tackle the difficult problems. Unusual loadings, complicated assemblies, weird attachments, non-standard components. This is where the unique features of FE/Pipe shine while providing the essential code compliance and evaluation answers sought to make informed judgments.
  • PRG staff completed the Engineering, Design, and Construction supervision of the World's largest Coker Drum in Millennium Oilsands Plant. Detailed FEA of the head superstructure permitted custom attachment for difficult road transport.
• Vibration
  • PRG performs both Engineering Design and Field Analysis of piping, compressor, vessel and rotating equipment vibration. This includes rotating tumblers, spin dryers, agitators, field piping and vessel vibration.