Engineering Projects
Case studies and project highlights from our consulting work.
CO2 Capture and Storage Design Project
Air Liquide and BASF want to capture and store the CO2 of five factories at the BASF site in Antwerp. Dynaflow was requested to perform
Geothermal Energy Production Support
The geothermal installation Trias Westaland, with presently 2 geothermal doublets, produces 40MW of sustainable thermal energy that is supplying heat to 54 greenhouses and several
Fiberglass piping design and installation for a petrochemical plant
DRG provides a complete set of engineering and consultancy services for Fiberglass piping (FRP) networks. This includes detailed engineering studies, product development, factory audits, site
CFD analysis of the two-phase flow in slug catcher finger
Introduction The two-phase flow in the finger pipe of a finger-type slug catcher is analyzed using CFD techniques. When the fluid flow in the inlet
CFD analysis of a finger-type slug catcher header
Introduction The flow in the header of a finger-type slug catcher is analyzed using CFD techniques. In order to design a high-performance finger-type slug catcher,
Naptha Offloading Jetty Pipeline
Combined Pressure Surge and Dynamic Stress Analysis Introduction At BASF Antwerp a steel pipeline was under construction, this pipeline was to be used for the
Extension of a Fiberglass Cooling Water System for a Power Plant
Pressure Surge Analysis Introduction An existing power plant of Essent will be extended with a new power plant. The new power plant is based on
Cyclohexane Unloading Line
Combined Pressure Surge and Dynamic Stress Analysis Introduction In the harbor of Antwerp an unloading line was being commissioned for use with cyclohexane. This line
LNG Bunkering Line to Fuel Ferry Ships
Pressure Surge Analysis Introduction An LNG-plant was planning to construct an additional LNG bunkering line that will be used to fuel ferry ships in Stavanger.
GRP Cooling Water System
Feasibility Study Introduction A cooling water system consists of a large underground branched GRP piping system connecting to steel branch continuations at each U/G-A/G interface.
Tuning a piping model to vibration measurements
Vibrations had been seen in the piping of a reciprocating compressor plant and the operator of the plant was worried that fatigue cracks could occur.
Pulsation dampener: computational vs analytical
Accumulators are used to reduce pressure pulsations from reciprocating pumps by adding volume to the piping. In the preliminary design stage the size and position
Pulsation analysis: Important difference in solution methods
Commercially available pulsation analysis software uses either a transient (time domain) or harmonic (frequency domain) solver. A time domain solver is more accurate for determining
API 674 acoustical study, differences DA1 and DA2
When purchasing or delivering a reciprocating pump an API674 pulsation study might be required. The API 674 describes two different design approaches in Annex C
Third-party review fiberglass EPC project Oman
Third-party review of fiberglass EPC project in Oman Dubai, 2 March 2017 DRG is probably best known for their large involvement in all facets of
Infield inspections Oman
Infield inspections Oman – enhancing processes & performance July 2016 The link between assessment and performance As engineers, we are happiest when we are out