Storage and Transportation Systems
The storage and transportation of fluids, from hydrocarbons to cryogenic substances, present unique challenges, including pressure surges, dynamic loads, and fire and explosion risks. Dynaflow Research Group leverages decades of expertise to design robust systems that ensure safety, reliability, and long-term functionality. Our team specializes in advanced analyses, including surge and waterhammer analysis, pipe stress analysis, and fitness-for-service evaluations, ensuring compliance with international standards like ASME and API 579-1.
Using our in-house software BOSfluids, we perform surge and cavitation analysis to prevent damage from extreme pressure events during fluid transport. We also optimize firewater systems for flammable product storage, ensuring effective response during emergencies. For cryogenic storage, such as ammonia, we accurately model thermal expansion issues and provide mitigation strategies to prevent pressure-related failures.
Our expertise extends to vibration analysis, finite element analysis for explosion impact, and root cause failure analysis to address operational inefficiencies or failures. With a proven track record across industries like oil and gas, chemicals, and renewable energy, Dynaflow ensures your storage and transportation systems are safe, compliant, and efficient for decades of operation.
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Dynaflow uses BOSfluids to simulate and mitigate surge events caused by operations like fluid loading or unloading. For example, pump stations in oil terminals and chemical facilities often experience dangerous pressure spikes during startup or shutdown. Our surge analyses ensure system integrity by providing solutions like pressure dampeners or optimized pipe layouts.
Dynaflow ensures piping networks comply with design standards such ASME B31.3 and EN 13480. Our expertise includes stress analysis for above-ground and underground systems, addressing dynamic loads, thermal expansion, and vibration issues. For instance, we’ve analyzed firewater piping systems to withstand both operational and emergency conditions.
Firewater systems are critical for facilities storing flammable products. Dynaflow designs deluge systems, calculates sprinkler coverage, and evaluates surge pressures caused by rapid water flow. Our work ensures these systems respond effectively during emergencies, safeguarding personnel and assets.
Storage tanks and piping systems deteriorate over time due to corrosion, denting, or operational stresses. Using FFS analyses based on API 579-1, Dynaflow evaluates whether systems can continue operating safely or need repair, replacement, or re-rating.
Failures such as leaks, vibrations, or explosions require precise investigation. Dynaflow performs RCFA to identify underlying issues and prevent recurrence. For example, we’ve resolved bellow failures in surge-prone pipelines, improving system reliability.
FEA is used to model and evaluate structural performance under extreme conditions, such as explosions or dynamic loads. Dynaflow has applied this technique to assess explosion damage in hydrogen storage systems and optimize piping designs in chemical plants.
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