Consulting
Services
Process
System Consulting Services
Since
1989, ABZ has analyzed and evaluated the methods, equations and physics
necessary to solve problems related to fluid flow. ABZ's work in fluid
flow was used to create and support reliable and easy to use software
for fluid flow analysis. ABZ continues to search for innovative and
efficient methods to improve upon the Design Flow Solutions Software
and to support ABZ's customer base of more than 22,000 working engineers.
ABZ
has applied this experience and knowledge of fluid flow to solving
numerous customer problems. This includes solving the design problems
associated with complex flow networks in diverse industries such as
aerospace, process gases, chemical processing, power generation, and
oil and gas production.
ABZ
offers consulting services to assist clients in solving complex fluid
flow problems. Examples of the types of problems that ABZ can help
clients solve are provided. ABZ can provide an independent check of
the calculation or provide the full analysis. Services can be provided
by fixed price or time and material as needed by the client. For additional
information and quotes for ABZ consulting work, call Ed Abbott at
800-747-7401.
Design
Basis Evaluation
ABZ
provided in depth analysis and review of power plant design basis
as part of a comprehensive program to update design calculations,
drawings and instrumentation setpoints. The evaluation included detailed
cross-checking of as-built and operating data with the underlying
design basis and federal regulations. ABZ provided the plant owner
with an assessment of any design deviations and the actions necessary
to correct them. The scope of the program included fluid systems important
to plant safety and governed by federal regulations. ABZ reviewed
procedures, Technical Specifications, regulatory documents, and design
basis calculations. The effort also included the development of procedures
for conduct of design basis work.
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ABZ
Projects
ABZ
continues to provide valuable and cost effective support to cleints
in applying DFS to solving complex fluid flow problems. The following
provides a brief description ABZ's DFS projects.
Chemical
Plant Perimeter Fire System
ABZ
modeled the perimeter fire system for a chemical plant. The fire system,
originally designed nearly 40 years ago, had been modified several
times. The design needed re-baselining to satisfy state inspectors.
ABZ modeled the entire system using DesigNet and provided a model
that could be easily manipulated to test the system performance in
various configurations.
Gasoline
Transfer Station
ABZ
provided consulting and modeling services to a major oil company.
The company has numerous gasoline transfer stations. The station consist
of a transfer pumps, tanks and valving controls to load trucks for
delivering gas to local gas stations. Each transfer station has the
same basic design but with slightly different characteristics. The
company needed a simple method that each transfer station operator
could evaluate the station's performance. ABZ provided the generic
station using DesigNet.
Aircraft
Landing Fittings
ABZ
assisted a manufacturer of aircraft landing fittings with assessing
the hydraulic design of a new hydraulic operator. The company had
a prototype under development and needed to establish a test program.
The scope of the test program needed to be comprehensive enough to
establish the operator's reliability but at the same time not unnecessarily
impact the production schedule. ABZ provided a model of the fittings
using the Branch version which in turn established the testing parameter
for the operator.
LNG
Tanker
ABZ
assisted in modeling the entire cargo section for a liquified natural
gas (LGN) vessel. This was required to in order to determine the ability
of the vessel to discharge cargo, under specific constraints, at terminals
other than those for which the vessel was originally intended for
trade.
The
analysis showed that the several pumps would have to be replaced in
order to meet the discharged requirements at the anticipated trading
terminals.
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