Skills
Total 24+ years’ experience where 17+ years as piping stress analysis engineer including pipe support engineering and 7 years’ experience as piping engineer in offshore and onshore of oil & gas / petrochemical industries / power industries.
• Basic safety and Emergency Course (Can travel offshore)
• 10+ years of Norwegian continental shelf experience and 10 years international experience including USA / JAPAN
• Expert in Stress analysis software - Caesar-II, Triflex, AutoPipe
• Expert in Pipe support engineering
Engineering Software: Caesar-II / Triflex / Autopipe / Rohr2, Staad, Ansys, FE Pipe etc.
Plant Design / 3D System: PDMS, PDS, Navisworks, Microstation and Autocad etc.
Others: IFS-7, Pro Arc, STID, TIME, i-Docs, MS-Office, Outlook and Lotus Notes etc.
Projekthistorie
Total 24+ years’ experience in Mechanical / Piping field where 17+ years in as piping stress analysis engineer including pipe support engineering and 7 years’ experience as piping engineer in offshore and onshore of oil & gas / petrochemical industries.
• Expert in Stress analysis software - Caesar-II, Triflex, AutoPipe
• Expert in Piping and Pipe support engineering
? Participate and plan piping engineering related activities in different phases of project.
? Leadership, supervision and responsibility for stress engineers assigned to the project.
? Overall co-ordination of stress activities, review and development of a safe, economical, and operable design in accordance with project guidelines and specifications.
? Create new and update existing Engineering Standards as required by project.
? Man-hour estimation and manpower, schedule and budget planning.
? Attend design review meetings as required, both internal and with the client.
? Interface with Piping Design, Pipe Supports, Structural, Mechanical, Process and instrumentation and other disciplines.
? Ensure that stress related requirements such as allowable loads on mechanical equipment nozzles are fully understood by relevant disciplines, and implemented.
? Select critical lines and control the Critical Line List.
? Ensure that deliverables within scope of stress engineers are produced in accordance with the Project schedule and the Critical Line List.
? Communicate / present complex technical solutions and concepts to other engineers and non-engineering personnel.
? Technical bid evaluation of all engineered supports and special piping components.
? Check and approve datasheets for engineered pipe supports.
? Supervise preparation of the Project Stress Analysis Calculations and Report.
? Perform and / or assist with technical audits.
? Provide guidance to less experienced developing engineers.
? Offshore surveys for piping, pipe support, stress analysis requirements.
? Knowledge of ASME Codes B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, VIII Div.1 & 2, API 610 / 617/ 618, RToD, NEMA SM 23, TEMA, Norsok / UKCS, DNV, PED, PD5500, EN 13480 etc.
Skills Engineering Software:
Caesar-II / Triflex / Autopipe, Staad, Ansys, FE Pipe, PV Elite etc.
Plant Design / 3D System:
PDMS, Navisworks, Microstation and Autocad etc.
Others: IFS-7, Pro Arc, STID, TIME, i-Docs, MS-Office, Outlook and Lotus Notes etc.
Language: English (Fluent)
Work Experience: Jun 2015 – till date,
Freelancer for various projects
• Prepared piping design layout of Pig launcher / Receiver / LPG Tank and its pipeline design including burried pipping and pipe support design using PDMS.
• Carried out comprehensive buried piping stress analysis and pipe support design for LPG pipelines as per B31.4.
• Prepared pipe stress isometrics and its checking.
• Performd checking of high temperature steam piping stress lines for a power plant as per EN 13480.
• Prepared pipe stress reports and checking third party auditable calculation files.
• Performed the stress analysis of skid module, manifold piping, flow lines, other oil and gas critical lines as revamping project. As Student – Stavanger University, studied and project work for following courses:
• Subsea Technology: Prepared project work for Brazil field of 2450m depth.
• Pipelines and Risers: Performed calculations for pipeline sizing, On-bottom stability, Span calculation, VIV check, expansion analysis and lateral buckling etc.
• Advanced Finite Element Analysis: Prepared project work using Ansys / Matlab.
Jun 2013 – May 2015,
Lead Piping Stress Engineer, CB&I, The Hague, Nederlands.
Project: Asata Hansteen Topside Spar FPSO, Client: Statoil (Jul 2013-May 2015)
• Prepared pipe stress procedures and initial set-up for software’s incl. materials.
• Prepared Critical Line List (CLL) as per B31.3 / DNV / Norsok / PED.
• Estimated Man-hour, manpower, schedule and budget planning.
• Executed re-injection reciprocating compressor (3 stages) static / dynamic piping stress analysis (175oC / 103 barg) including layout concept, special anti-vibration pipe supports requirements, and as per pulsation / mechanical response analysis. • Performed centrifugal compressor inlet & discharge piping stress analysis.
• Prepared preliminary pipe support MTO for pre-order and weight control.
• Prepared pipe support standards and calculated its allowable loads.
• Assessed and recommended piping routing with designers as preliminary manual flexibility check based on pipe stress and pipe supports aspects.
• Checked stress calculations before delivery to third party verification DNV GL.
• Prepared blast / vibration span table using excel calculation.
• Analyzed dynamic analysis for pump failure (surge)/exchanger tube rupture (slug).
• Performed vibration analysis and fatigue analysis. • Performed FIV / VIV / AIV, nozzle loads check and flange leak analysis. • Attended design review meetings as required, both internal and with the client.
Project: KING LNG FPSO, Client: Pangea (Jun 2013 - Jul 2013) - Standstill
• Estimated man-hour and manpower, schedule and budget planning.
• Prepared piping stress procedure for the project.
• Calculated forced displacements for pipe stress input due to various effects such as hull hogging & sagging, Module movements etc.
• Prepared Caesar II load cases for operating, transit, blast and fatigue analysis.
Jul 2012 – Jun 2013,
Student - Master of Technology in Mech. Engineering, NIMS University
• Prepared Master thesis: “Fatigue analysis of Piping Systems due to Static and Dynamic Loads on Topsides of offshore FPSO platform”.
Jun 2011 – Jun 2012,
Sr. Piping Stress Engineer, Aker Solutions, Stavanger, Norway
Project: Gudrun Tie-ins, Sleipner A & Gino Krog tie-in FEED, Client: Statoil
• Performed comprehensive piping stress analysis for critical lines including Sleipner-A platform gas metering skid piping with offshore survey.
• Reviewed Vendor drawings and interacting with them for design compliance.
• Prepared stress isometric inputs and making stress iso using microstation.
• Performed offshore survey for pipe support and pipe stress calculation relevant.
• Prepared preliminary stress analysis and reports for riser piping to pig-launcher with PSV networks for FEED stage of Gino Krog tie-in project.
Slug analysis also carried out for flowline from riser pipe to pig-launcher with different slug scenario.
Project: Ormen Lange-Test Pit Project / Draugen Platform Modifications, Client: Shell
• Full responsible and performed for piping stress analysis of all piping system in as-built phase for Test Pit project.
• Prepared & checked stress analysis reports.
• Checked production isometrics and pipe supports as per stress reports.
Sep 2008 – Jun 2011,
Sr. Specialist Engineer–Piping, Rosenberg Worley Parsons, Norway
Projects: Kvitebjørn Pre-compressor & Valemon Tie-in, Client: Statoil
Sleipner – A, 10 bars Inlet Pressure, Client: Statoil
• Prepared preliminary set-up for project
• Performed man hour estimation, Job planning, allocation and monitoring.
• Prepared project procedure for stress analysis and Technical Queries (TQ).
• Prepared Critical Line List (CLL).
• Interfaced with Piping Design, Pipe Supports, Structural, Mechanical, Process and instrumentation and other disciplines as required. • Supervised preparation of the Project Stress Analysis Calculations and Report.
• Provided guidance to less experienced developing engineers.
• Check and approve datasheets for engineered pipe supports.
• Provided guidance to less experienced developing engineers.
• Responsible for piping stress analysis for all critical / non-critical piping system.
• Checked and approved stress analysis report for third party verification.
• Performed offshore survey for pipe stress engineering and pipe support relevant.
Mar 2007 – Jul 2008,
Sr. Piping Design Engineer, Kca-Deutag - RDS Norge AS,
Norway Project: Greater Ekofisk Modifications (GEM)-Eldfisk 2/4 for Conoco-Phillips, Aibel
• Performed detailed discussion and evaluation for new stress analysis / analyzed lines of high pressure mud, drilling manifold, choke & kill lines with stress group / support group based on existing site offshore survey conditions.
• Lead the meeting for progress report and guidance for pipe support engineering.
• Planned and monitored pipe support deliveries according to project schedule.
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007,
Sr. Piping Stress Engineer, JGC Corporation, Yokohama-Japan
Project: Olefin Plant, Aramco PetroRabigh, Area: HOFCC Unit
• Performed pipe stress analysis (Static/Dynamic) for critical lines using Caesar II.
• Performed pipe support design & its special items such as spring, snubber, strut etc.
• Selection / design of expansion joints & vendor drawing review with bid comparison.
Apr 2005 – Jan 2006,
Piping Stress Analysis & Support Engineer, CTCI Corporation, Taiwan
Project: Olefin Plant, Formosa Petrochemicals (OL-3 Unit)
• Performed pipe stress analysis if any changes in piping design parameters using Caesar-II / Simplex and its checking.
Oct 1997 – Apr 2005,
Engineer - Plant Design and Piping, Bechtel USA, India & Turkey
2003 -2005 EG LNG Train 1 Project, Equatorial Guinea. Piping Engineer.
Worked as an Area leader for Power Generation / Acid removal unit & pipe rack area.
• Cleared interference check, RDB report at 30%, 50%, 90% stage review.
• Reviewed pipe stress analysis / support design including pipe supports modeling.
• Executed client review at above 3 stages using SPR and net meeting.
• Coordinated engineering activities in compliance to company and local standards.
Power Generation (ASME B31.1) & Oil and Gas (ASME B31.3) Projects
2003-2004 Ghazlan Power Project, Saudi Arabia, piping engineer.
2001-2002 Turkey Boo Power Project, Engineer- pipe stress & supports.
1999-2001 Sabine River Power Project, USA, Engineer- pipe supports.
1997-1998 Reliance Refinery, Jamnagar Complex, Engineer- piping stress.
Activities for above projects:
• Performed piping stress analysis for all critical lines including high temperature lines.
• Performed Seismic Anchor Movement (SAM) analysis.
• Prepared final pipe stress reports.
• Performed design of pipe supports and its components including spring hanger selections using Lisega, PTP, Grinnel vendors catalogues.
• Performed weld and structural strength calculations.
• Modeled pipe supports in 3D model, extracted hanger sketch, checked and approved.
• Prepared 2D pipe support drawings using Microstation.
• Performed pipe supports cold & hot walk-down as pipe verification program to make sure that pipe support movements are as stress analyzed displacements.
• Performed field engineering support.
• Reviewed and approved vendor drawings, FCN, NCR etc.
Oct 1996 – Oct 1997,
Piping Engineer, Saipem Eni (IDEA Deutsche Babcock) Chennai.
Project: Polyethylene plant of Reliance Polyethylene Ltd
• Performed piping stress analysis using Autopipe / Caesar II program.
Jul 1993 – Oct 1996,
Piping Engineer, Systech Consultancy Services, Mumbai.
Clients: SPL, BPCL, IFFCO, SPIC, MECON, UDHE, TEIL, HLL, NOCIL, HPCL, BPC etc.
Activities handled for above projects:
• Stress analysis of piping system using Triflex software including jacketed / buried / bellowed / failure piping as per ANSI B31.1, B31.3, B31.4 and B31.8.
• Preparing piping isometrics and stress isometrics.
• Design & analysis of static equipment (pressure vessel / columns as per ASME/BS, heat exchangers as per ASME / TEMA).
• Code check of analyzed piping connected to turbine (NEMA 23), pumps (API 610), compressors (API 617) and nozzle check as per WRC 107 / 297 etc.
• Pipe supports selection and its design.
• Pulsation/Mechanical response study for reciprocating compressor assembly.
• Finite element analysis (FEA) modelling for nozzles and attachments.
• Site visit for collecting stress data and follow up recommendations.
• Familiar with all engineering software of Piping Solutions, Inc (Successor to AAA Technology & Specialties Co. Inc.) for power / chemical & process plants and its marketing and technical support.
Membership KIVI Dutch Engineering Society, Membership # 232214, will be transferred to Tekna American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Membership #100037071 Working towards Charted Engineer (CEng)
References:
• Mr. Clement Balthasar, Pipe stress engineer, Aibel – Norway, Tel (o):+47-85274102, Mob: +47-90992594, e-mail: Clement.R.Balthasar@aibel.com
• Mr. Geir Tørlen, Leader, Emda Engineering AS - Norway, Tel (o) / Mob: +4792200044, e-mail.: Emda.engineering@gmail.com
Mr. Sam Cunningham - Retired, Consultant - Senior Pipe Stress Engineer, DNVStavanger, Mob: 46916181, e-mail: Samc@lyse.net, worked together for Shell project
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