The Piping department has engineers and designers experienced in all aspects of pipework in the Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Chemical and both onshore and offshore Oil and Gas industries.

The vast majority of this design is produced using 2D and 3D CAD systems. For 2D design we use AutoCAD and Microstation. For 3D we use PDMS global software which is widely considered to be the Industry standard in 3D design. By using the global capabilities of PDMS, we are best able to make use of out low cost design centre head office in Teesside. We can also offer a client flexibility to carry out some of the design, simultaneously on the same model, in their offices, site or fabrication yard.

We can also offer Photogrammetry services to create 3D PDMS models of existing plants. These models can be accurate to +/- 3mm and are ideal to subsequently perform ’cut and carve’ type plant modifications, upgrades and improvements. For further information on the PDMS and Photogrammetry services offer by KHI, please Click Here

The piping department works closely with the process department and other disciplines to perform conceptual plant studies for new and revamps of existing plants.
The Piping Stress Department perform all aspects of stress analysis with the aid of PSA5 and Caesar II. This analysis is performed to meet the sustained, thermal displacement stress range and occasional stress requirements of American and British Standards. Static and dynamic load cases considered included but not limited to the following: Dead-weight; Slug flow; Wind; Water hammer; Thermal; Reciprocating machine pulsation flow; Seismic; Relief valve blow and Time history dynamic

Other design services offered by the piping department included: Front end conceptual layouts; Sanction estimates utilising ICARUS; Detailed design engineering layouts; Isometric production using AutoCAD, Microstation, I-Sketch or PDMS; Piping Specification Production.