APPLICATION OF API 653 CODE TO APPROACH MODIFICATIONS ON EXISTING ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANKS

api 650 tank

Table of Contents API-653 SCOPE API 653 “Tank inspection, repair, alteration, and reconstruction” standard covers steel storage tanks built according to API 650 code and its predecessor API 12C. It provides minimum requirements for maintaining the integrity of such tanks after they have placed in service and addresses inspection, repair, alteration, relocation, and reconstruction. API-653 […]

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A FLEXIBLE PIPE CONNECTION ON CREEP RANGE

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A FLEXIBLE PIPE CONNECTION ON CREEP RANGE

Objective An equipment manufacturer required CADE to conduct the validation design of a flexible pipe connection, between a reactor and a steam generator, to meet the requirements of the end user. This connection had to join the output of two pieces of equipment working at high temperatures and consider the displacement of one of the […]

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT DURING LOCAL PWHT

local pwht-tensiones-y-deformaciones

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT DURING LOCAL PWHT Post weld heat treatment (PWHT) is a thermal treatment usually  performed in steels that have been welded. Its object is to ensure that the welding properties are suitable for its expected operation according to the mechanical and structural requirements prescribed in the corresponding design codes. This kind of treatment is usually performed on pressure equipment and pipes within refineries, petrochemical and power plants. Depending on used material and thickness of […]

3D POINT CLOUD GENERATION TO MODIFY EXISTING SYSTEMS

3D Point Cloud (Nube de Puntos 3D) -Brownfield projects and as built engineering with 3d laser escáner - Ingeniería de proyectos brownfield e ingeniería As-built

3D POINT CLOUD GENERATION TO MODIFY EXISTING SYSTEMS OBJECTIVE In projects for the modification or upgrading of existing industrial facilities, CADE regularly performs 3D laser scans in plants, in order to obtain precise and reliable data to generate 3D point clouds. In previous years, it was necessary to start from customer-supplied models or manual data […]

FATIGUE ANALYSIS OF PROCESS EQUIPMENT USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD

Caso-de-Estudio-Analisis-a-Fatiga-en-Equipos-de-Proceso - fatigue analysis

FATIGUE ANALYSIS OF PROCESS EQUIPMENT USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD OBJECTIVE A significant supplier of process equipment and pressure vessels requested CADE’s services to perform design validation for fatigue of a process reactor, aimed to be installed in a petrochemical plant. Validation of mechanical design, previously conducted by the manufacturer, was carried out according to ASME […]

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Parque Científico y Tecnológico

Paseo de la Innovación 3, 02006 Albacete – Spain

Tel. +34 967 19 01 72

Madrid

Santiago Bernabéu, 3 Entreplanta
28036 Madrid – Spain

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28014 Madrid – Spain

Albacete

Parque Científico y Tecnológico

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Tel. +34 967 19 01 72

Madrid

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28036 Madrid – España

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