Nonlinear finite-element analysis using ABAQUS and ANSYS — stress, buckling and contact modelling for piping, vessels, supports, nozzles and specialty or proprietary components. FEA underpins our Level 3 fitness-for-service work and any case that falls beyond closed-form code methods.
Fatigue-life evaluation in FE-SAFE for cyclic thermal and pressure service, and fracture-mechanics assessment of crack-like flaws — feeding directly into remaining-life estimates and defect-tolerance decisions on welds and pressure boundaries.
Transient and steady-state flow, thermal, mixing and erosion simulation for piping, vessels and process equipment — finding and resolving the root causes that static design checks miss.
Pressure surge and water-hammer studies for liquid pipelines and plant piping — pump trip, valve closure and relief scenarios — with mitigation design where transients exceed system limits.
