Services for pressure vessels

The VES services range from consulting to actual execution of engineering work. VES has over 30 years experience in mechanical engineering and design for pressure vessels. With the experience and the in-house developed software tools VES is capable of providing flexible and efficient services to the customer.

A wide range of equipment can be handled from reactor and column to small filters and heat exchangers. Your complex design problems such as stacked equipment reboilers to columns are in reliable hands with VES.

Consulting

Every design problem is a challenge to VES. VES, together with the customer, will define the basic design requirements. Proper definition of the design requirement is half way the route to the design solution. VES will develop the design solution taking into account all the design parameters, codes, regulations and limitations. The customer is involved in this process managed by VES. Continuous feedback to the customer is required to assure an efficient development of the design solution. The consulting work is completed with a full report of the investigation work, the data used and motivators for the chosen design solution.

Engineering for estimating purpose

Projects for new investments or revamps go through various pre-award stages before the final go-ahead is given by management. Based on preliminary design estimates are made to be able to calculate a rate of return on the project. The equipment in project is an important factor in the base estimates for projects. Many of the other cost is derived from the overall equipment cost such as piping and civil/structural. With this data already a significant part of the project cost is defined.

VES executes the calculations and engineering for the pressure vessels. The results of the engineering by VES provide the customer with a reliable basis for the estimates. The engineering for estimating purpose concludes in a basic design for the pressure vessels including the overall dimensions, weights, wallthickness and a sketch of the equipment.

Engineering for design

The engineering for design completes the details further to fix the engineering information for detail design. Calculations are prepared for the operation modes (lifting, construction, testing, operation, shutdown and upset conditions), the actual dimensions, detail design requirements, nozzle locations/oads, configuration of internals and accesories such as agitators.

The VES engineering deliverables allow efficient detail design and editing of the documents. The basic design drawing is in a DXF file format which can be imported in Autocad 14. The mechanical datasheets and supporting documents have a XLS file format which can be edited in MSExcel. All files can be send as an attachment to an e-mail. Translation of the files is not required.

Services in the Red-Bag group

VES is the first company who became a member of the Red-Bag group of companies. Via this group VES is able to provide further services for:

• Thermal rating of heat exchangers
• Engineering and delivery of plate exchangers
• Detail design and drafting ready for fabrication
• Fabrication and delivery of pressure vessels