-New Designs

-Modifications to Existing Systems

-Existing Systems with Maintenance Problems

-Analyzing Piping Failures

-Excessive Pipe Sag

-Broken Supports or Restraints
-Bottomed or Topped Out Spring Supports

-Rotating Equipment Vibrations

-Shaking or Vibrating Piping

-Damaged Foundations of Connected Equipment and Vessels

-Leaking Flanges

-Squirming or Leaking Expansion Joints

Accuracy and a high level of detail are needed to accurately calculate piping stresses and piping loads on connected equipment. Our experience collecting data, field checking piping drawings against as-built systems, knowing what data is needed, and using detailed modeling techniques allows us to quickly and accurately model piping systems.

PEC excels in solving piping problems. Our experience allows us to quickly recognize problems and develop solutions that are practical and economical. Piping problems are often identified during our field visits when we are collecting data. When this occurs, we sketch details needed for recommendations during our preliminary visits which allows us to provide quick solutions.

PEC will teach plant engineers how to perform pipe stress analysis and how to properly apply ASME B31.1 and ASME B31.3 piping codes. If you have a piping problem or need a new line designed and analyzed and would like to learn pipe stress analysis, we offer the following:

-Visit your plant or facility, bringing a laptop, stress analysis software, and engineering books

-Together, our engineer and your plant engineer will collect information for the analysis

-We then analyze the piping system and develop recommendations so that piping stresses and piping loads on connected equipment are below their respective allowables

This method allows: (1) the plant to have a system modeled and analyzed, (2) the plant engineer to know and understand this piping system very well, and (3) the plant engineer to begin developing knowledge of how to design a piping system to ASME B31 piping codes .

After approximately three of these jobs, the plant engineer can analyze his/her own piping systems. If needed, we are available to check their input, calculations, results, recommendations, etc.