Tag: Onshore Structure Design

Corrosion Prevention & Control – Pipe/Structures Depletion & Deformation per Environment

Corrosion is estimated to be a $2.5 trillion problem globally. This revelation has led to implementation of several strategies by industry experts, organisation, regulatory bodies, researchers and many more. A visualisation of the concept of corrosion of materials may further enhance adoption of strategies. Which will result in improvements of corrosion resistance. Preventing corrosion may… Read More Corrosion Prevention & Control – Pipe/Structures Depletion & Deformation per Environment

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Multi-Industry Piping and Pipeline Material Selection Decision Flowchart

Where does one begin if given a project arbitrarily and told to make a decision on the type of material for a pipe job. There are times where customer requests come from industries outside our specialty. And in a fast paced world, a mental overview of such a process is necessary. Piping as distinct from… Read More Multi-Industry Piping and Pipeline Material Selection Decision Flowchart

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Compound/Complex Vibrating Equipment Foundation Design for Onshore Facilities

For several decades, it has been possible to predict the timeline for maintenance or overhauling of a rotating equipment. Two key engineering checks for all foundations supporting vibrating equipment are: resonance and fatigue. For simple vibrating equipment shape, the foundation design is straightforward; however, that is not always the case. With an infrastructure development requirement… Read More Compound/Complex Vibrating Equipment Foundation Design for Onshore Facilities

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f41 Parallel System Stop Error on Solar PV Inverters – Troubleshooting

Introduction There are certain equipment which have inherent deficiencies and typical failure modes. For example there is a certain car manufacturer who’s wheel axles usually disconnected on the road while making a turn. A proper FMEA, failure mode and effects analysis may have resolved this defect. However, on many series of this vehicle, the problem… Read More f41 Parallel System Stop Error on Solar PV Inverters – Troubleshooting

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PyWake Wind Farm Simulation Video Series Part 1 to 14

Introduction PyWake is a user friendly programme for simulation of a wind farm. This page is dedicated to uploading of videos which show the in-built capabilities of PyWake software and also user defined models. View below for videos on the usage of PyWake up till user defined parameters modeling. User documentation can be found at:… Read More PyWake Wind Farm Simulation Video Series Part 1 to 14

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Part 1 – QBlade Wind Turbine Simulation Software with GUI

Introduction In past posts, an opensource programme for simulation of wind turbines and a limited wind farm configuration was covered. It is called OpenFAST. A nice programme it is; however, it does not have an interactive user interface. Introduced here is QBlade which has similar models of wind turbines as OpenFAST as a free programme… Read More Part 1 – QBlade Wind Turbine Simulation Software with GUI

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PyWake – Wind Farm Design and Simulation Programme

Introduction With the rapidly evolving field of renewable energy and software engineering, presented here is a Python backed opensource programme for simulating a wind farm. It is called PyWake. Existing approaches for simulation of a wind turbine utilising hand calculations, opensource software and paid software are of common application. However, for wind farm design, in… Read More PyWake – Wind Farm Design and Simulation Programme

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