PRESSURE EQUIPMENT DESIGN

Slate Consulting specialises in design of pressure equipment and systems for chemical, mineral processing, oil and gas, power and fabrication industries. This includes general purpose and specialised pressure vessels, heat exchangers, pressure piping systems, pipelines, and storage tanks. From small to large greenfield and brownfield projects, we can provide full package design, including pressure equipment specifications, datasheets, layouts, detailed calculations and fabrication drawings.

Whether it is entire module, individual skids or individual vessel design, Slate Consulting can support the project as a Principal, or integrate into Owner's or designer's team of engineers. We can undertake the role of owner's engineer and represent their interests by managing compliance and quality assurance of mechanical package deliverables.

Pressure Vessels

Slate Consulting is a market leader in design of pressure vessels with extensive experience in Australian and international projects. We specialise in:

  • mechanical / structural design of metallic vessels in accordance with AS 1210, ASME BPV VIII-1 & 2, PD 5500 and EN 13445

  • design by analysis utilising FEA

  • equipment specification

  • reverse engineering - of vessels without full traceability

Heat Exchangers

Slate Consulting has extensive experience in design of shell and tube, double pipe, air cooled, plate heat exchangers and heating coils, including:

  • thermal design, rating and evaluation

  • mechanical / structural design in accordance with AS 1210, AS 3857, ASME BPV VIII-1 and 2, BS 5500 and TEMA.

Pressure Piping

Slate Consulting offer pressure design, flexibility and hydraulic shock analysis of:

  • metallic systems in accordance with AS 4041 and ASME B31.1, B31.3 and B31.8

  • glass and fibre reinforced plastic (GRE / FRP) systems in accordance with BS 7159 and ISO 14692

Pipelines

Slate Consulting can provide:

  • mechanical design of onshore pipelines in accordance with AS 2885 and ASME B31.4

  • pipeline management plan

  • pipeline safety management study

Storage Tanks

Slate Consulting can provide:

  • mechanical/ structural design of metallic tanks in accordance with AS 1692, API 650 and API 620

  • floating roof design

  • fabrication drawings including shell development and plate nesting