Pressure Sciences Incorporated has solved an unusually diverse set of engineering problems. Some examples include:

• Performed a failure analysis of a large recuperator used in the metals industry; of welded stainless steel piping subjected to hydraulic transients.
  
  
  

• Obtained Pennsylvania State Special Registration of a cold isostatic press built from a 16 inch naval gun, of six non-Code high pressure vessels used for growing quartz crystals, of eight boilers and heat exchangers built to the German TRD and AD Merkblatter Codes, and of eleven jacketed grease kettels.
  
  

• Provided conceptual design and stress analysis for the manufacturer of a specialized semi-trailer built to transport toxic hypergolic fuels for NASA Kennedy Space Center. This semi-trailer was required to meet very rigid new USDOT design requirements and to withstand several unique postulated accidents.
  
  
• Evaluated over three hundred riveted and welded API 12A and API 650 oil storage tanks using the criteria of API 653 for inservice inspections.
  
  

• Developed an engineering specification, suitable for computer programming, for Mobil Oil Corporation to evaluate riveted and welded oil storage tanks according to the requirements of API Standard 653.
  
  

• Put into place and implemented mechanical integrity programs for standard and non-standard pressure vessels and storage tanks for several chemical process plants.
  
  

• Provided design and analysis support for a manufacturer of dry storage silos and hoppers, and for several manufacturers of ASME Code pressure vessels; and provided Professional Engineering Certification of ASME Code vessels.
  
  

• Analyzed and redesigned a large process piping loop subjected to high thermal loads and very high seismic loads in southeast China.
  
  

• Determined the cause of a shaft failure in a large rotating heat exchanger, and quickly developed and supervised a repair procedure to minimize down-time.
  
  

• Performed documentation and visual or nondestructive examination of pressure vessels and storage vessels for several chemical manufacturers.
  
  

• Performed a failure analysis and redesign of rectangular expansion joints for a waste-gas incinerator, and of leaking gasketed closures for a series of rotary shell and tube dryers.
  
  

• Performed documentation and inspection projects for PSM program implementation, evaluated severely corroded tanks and vessels, and recommended safety critical modifications and reinspection programs.
  
  

• For the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, evaluated the public and environmental safety of a large refrigerated liquefied propane gas storage facility.
  
  

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