Pipedes

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Expert project management for peace of mind
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The trusted name in piping design
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Approved consultants for Africa’s biggest companies
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Specialist engineers with decades of experience
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WE HANDLE STRESS

Pipe Des Consulting Engineers was established in 1987 and has been servicing Clients in the Oil & Gas, Pulp & Paper, Sugar and Chemical industries ever since.

With more than three decades of experience, Pipe Des is an industry leader in piping stress analysis and piping design having provided many thousands of hours of successful service for our Clients. Pipe Des Consulting Engineers pride themselves on their piping stress / flexibility analysis, green & brown fields piping design and project management expertise.

Pipe Des strives to keep up with the ever improving technology of our industry and in doing so ensures that our Clients receive the most efficient service, tailored to their specific needs and always taking great care to keep to time sensitive deadlines.

Thanks to a highly proficient team, Pipe Des is able to offer expert advice and assistance in mechanical engineering and project management. Furthermore, Pipe Des is able to provide services which include Structural and Civil Engineering, Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering, Tank and Vessel Engineering as well as 3D aboveground scanning and underground utility scanning using our team of expert professionals.

PIPE DES CONSULTING ENGINEERS

FOR TURNKEY ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS WHICH MEET YOUR NEEDS

WHAT WE DO

PIPING STRESS & FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS

Our engineers are expertly trained in piping stress analysis using the latest CAESAR II software by Intergraph. This is used for existing and new piping systems; for systems with high temperatures and pressures as well as systems with sub-zero temperatures and those which require exotic materials. Their experience in stress and piping flexibility analysis has enabled Pipe Des to resolve vibrating piping systems, under-supported and over spanned piping systems and overstressed pipelines in numerous different applications.
Utilizing output results from the CAESAR II calculations, Pipe Des can design special supports where required in order to sufficiently mitigate piping system vibrations ensuring no damage is caused to connected equipment and surrounding structures as well as confirm that loads on equipment nozzles are within allowable code limits.

SPRING SUPPORT & EXPANSION BELLOW DESIGN

Pipe Des has conducted new and “as-built” designs for large numbers of piping spring supports and expansion bellows for a variety of different Clients. Comprising of detailed as-built surveys to technical datasheets, Pipe Des will spec the correct spring support or expansion bellow for your application.

PIPING DESIGN

A team of highly experienced piping designers carry out all green and brown fields design and drawing work at Pipe Des Consulting Engineers. With their incredible experience, Pipe Des is able to offer engineering solutions for multiple scenarios. Development of basic & detailed Engineering packages for complete piping installations, Pipe Des will ensure that all your piping needs are met.

3D ABOVE GROUND SCANNING & MODELLING

3D Above ground scanning is hugely beneficial to both the Client and Pipe Des. Not only does it reduce the time and cost spent on site but it produces a highly accurate virtual image of your plant that can be used for this project or others. 3D scanning can also be used to plan shutdown/maintenance work along with designing new plant and piping in both green and brown fields settings. Where existing plants do not have as-built drawings, 3D scanning and modelling allow Pipe Des to minimize time-on-site, improve safety for the Client and produce accurate drawings and models of the plant.

UNDERGROUND UTILITY & PIPE SCANNING

With on-site safety, a major priority for both Clients and Pipe Des, the provision of services such as underground utility and pipe scanning, through the use of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) equipment, brings safety to the fore and offers a range of benefits. These include not only accurate site layouts and diagrams of pipes and underground utilities, showing depths and sizes, but these are also superimposed and displayed in relation to existing aboveground structures. The equipment we use is completely safe for hazardous environments, reducing on-site risks. Pipe Des are proud to be able to scan through any existing standard surface such as concrete, sand/soil, asphalt and still obtain accurate results. Using these scans, you can have absolute peace of mind when planning major excavations, construction or maintenance works on site.

WHAT WE DO

  • Turnkey Project Management
  • Construction Management
  • Tank & Vessel Design & Drawing
  • Surge Analysis
  • HAZOP Studies (Hazard and operability study)
  • Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering
  • Process & Instrument Diagrams (P&ID’s), Engineering Flow Diagrams (EFD’s)
  • As Built Plant Surveys
  • Civil Design and Drawings
  • Structural Design and Detailing

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