K Home International
Vessel and Heat Exchanger Department has been established
to strengthen the companies capacity to handle major
engineering contracts. It supplements the companies
current strength in piping, civil and structural,
instrumentation and electrical disciplines.
The core group consists of Senior Engineers and
Designers with many years of experience in the Chemical
and Offshore industries. The section can offer a
complete service for clients wishing to procure
pressurised static equipment. This would include
review of process data sheets, preparation of specifications
and mechanical data sheets, design and detailing,
compilation of enquiry documentation, review of
vendor quotations, order placement and review of
design documentation to the requirements of independent
third party inspection authorities.
The section includes an approved Vessel & Heat
Exchanger Design Verification Engineer.
We can advise clients on repairs of vessels, tanks
and heat exchangers. The necessary design calculations
and repair drawings to satisfy an Independent Verification
Authority can be supplied.
Design codes used include Pressure Vessel, Heat
Exchanger and Storage Tank Codes, BS5500, ASME VIII
Div 1 & 2, ASME III, AS1210, A D Merkblatt,
Dutch Stoomwezen Rules, TEMA BS2654, API 620, API
650.
To assist with detailed calculations the company
is a registered holder of the Finglow Pressure Vessel
Software for BS 5500 and ASME VIII Div 1. Finite
Element Analysis and recognised publications such
as “Formulas for Stress and Strain”
by Roark/Young are used for specialised problems
and applications not covered by code rules.
Documents are produced using either our own heading
or formats, or in the customer formats, using AutoCAD
and Inventor 3D. As a minimum the following documents
are produced by the Vessels and Heat Exchanger Department:
Mechanical Data Sheets for Pressure Vessels, Storage
Tanks and Heat Exchangers; Fabrication drawings
for Pressure Vessels; Storage Tanks and Heat Exchangers;
Mechanical Specifications; Detail Design Calculations;
Quotation Summaries (Bid Analysis).
