Mechanical, Piping, and Electrical Consulting

Combustible Dust Testing

Laboratory testing to quantify dust explosion and reactivity hazards

Safety Data Sheets

Develop critical safety data for inclusion in SDS documents

Gas and Vapor

Laboratory testing to quantify explosion hazards for vapor and gas mixtures

UN-DOT

Classification of hazardous materials subject to shipping and storage regulations

Hydrogen

Testing and consulting on the explosion risks associated with devices and processes which use or produce hydrogen

Safety Data Sheets

Develop critical safety data for inclusion in SDS documents

Thermal Stability

Safe storage or processing requires an understanding of the possible hazards associated with sensitivity to variations in temperature

Adiabatic Calorimetry

Data demonstrate the consequences of process upsets, such as failed equipment or improper procedures, and guide mitigation strategies including Emergency Relief System (ERS) design

Reaction Calorimetry

Data yield heat and gas removal requirements to control the desired process chemistry

Battery Safety

Testing to support safe design of batteries and electrical power backup facilities particularly to satisfy UL9540a ed.4

Safety Data Sheets

Develop critical safety data for inclusion in SDS documents

Cable Testing

Evaluate electrical cables to demonstrate reliability and identify defects or degradation

Equipment Qualification (EQ)

Testing and analysis to ensure that critical equipment will operate under adverse environmental conditions

Water Hammer

Analysis and testing to identify and prevent unwanted hydraulic pressure transients in process piping

Acoustic Vibration

Identify and eliminate potential sources of unwanted vibration in piping and structural systems

Gas & Air Intrusion

Analysis and testing to identify and prevent intrusion of gas or air in piping systems

ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Fauske & Associates fulfills the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in the field of Testing

ISO 9001:2015

Fauske & Associates fulfills the requirements of ISO 9001:2015

Dust Hazards Analysis

Evaluate your process to identify combustible dust hazards and perform dust explosion testing

On-Site Risk Management

On-site safety studies can help identify explosibility and chemical reaction hazards so that appropriate testing, simulations, or calculations are identified to support safe scale up

DIERS Methodology

Design emergency pressure relief systems to mitigate the consequences of unwanted chemical reactivity and account for two-phase flow using the right tools and methods

Deflagrations (Dust/Vapor/Gas)

Properly size pressure relief vents to protect your processes from dust, vapor, and gas explosions

Effluent Handling

Pressure relief sizing is just the first step and it is critical to safely handle the effluent discharge from an overpressure event

FATE™ & Facility Modeling

FATE™ (Facility Flow, Aerosol, Thermal, and Explosion) is a flexible, fast-running code developed and maintained by Fauske and Associates under an ASME NQA-1 compliant QA program.

Mechanical, Piping, and Electrical

Engineering and testing to support safe plant operations and develop solutions to problems in heat transfer, fluid, flow, and electric power systems

Hydrogen Safety

Testing and consulting on the explosion risks associated with devices and processes which use or produce hydrogen

Thermal Hydraulics

Testing and analysis to ensure that critical equipment will operate under adverse environmental conditions

Nuclear Safety

Our Nuclear Services Group is recognized for comprehensive evaluations to help commercial nuclear power plants operate efficiently and stay compliant

Radioactive Waste

Safety analysis to underpin decomissioning process at facilities which have produced or used radioactive nuclear materials

Adiabatic Safety Calorimeters (ARSST and VSP2)

Low thermal inertial adiabatic calorimeters specially designed to provide directly scalable data that are critical to safe process design

Other Lab Equipment and Parts for the DSC/ARC/ARSST/VSP2 Calorimeters

Products and equipment for the process safety or process development laboratory

FERST

Software for emergency relief system design to ensure safe processing of reactive chemicals, including consideration of two-phase flow and runaway chemical reactions

FATE

Facility modeling software mechanistically tracks transport of heat, gasses, vapors, and aerosols for safety analysis of multi-room facilities

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Blog

Our highly experienced team keeps you up-to-date on the latest process safety developments.

Process Safety Newsletter

Stay informed with our quarterly Process Safety Newsletters sharing topical articles and practical advice.

Resources

With over 40 years of industry expertise, we have a wealth of process safety knowledge to share.

Mechanical, Plant Design, Piping & Electrical Engineering Consulting

We have a talented team of Mechanical and Electrical engineers with extensive experience in troubleshooting and safe design for new or existing facilities in nuclear, conventional power, and chemical sectors.

Mechanical Engineering

Our areas of expertise include:

Heat transfer studies and modeling
Study and analyses of Mechanical, Flow induced and Acoustic vibrations
Fracture Mechanics
Dynamic Mechanical Analyses

We use a variety of software tools such as FATE, MAAP and others for simulations and modeling.

Plant Design, Piping and Supports Engineering

Our plant design and piping and supports engineering teams have extensive experience with executing new build and modification of existing plant projects in nuclear, conventional power, chemical, and heavy industry sectors. Our experience ranges from small staff augmentation activities to large one-time projects.

Our areas of expertise are as noted below:

Participation in various ASME committees and working groups including ASME B31.1, Section III and Section IX groups, and various groups on materials.
Well established and proven experience in the Standard Design Process (SDP).
Experienced executing projects using a variety of industry standard software tools such as ANSYS, AutoCAD, PDS, Pipestress, MicroStation, Navisworks, Revit, S3D etc.
- Areas of expertise include:
  - 3D Modeling
  - Aging Management
  - ASME
    - ASME Section III (Class 1, Class 2/3), B31.1 power piping design and analysis.
    - ASME Section III NF pipe support design and analysis including snubbers and ASME O&M in-service testing.
    - ASME Section IX piping degradation evaluation.
    - ASME Welding materials
    - ASME B31.3 process piping analysis. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Piping Repairs
    - ASME Section IX Code Cases N-871
- Buried Piping
- Erosion/ Corrosion of pipelines
- Equipment Layouts
- Fatigue Analysis of Class I piping systems
- Fitness for service reviews
- Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC)
- Fluid Network Analysis
- HDPE piping
- High Energy Line Assessments
- Hydraulic Calculations (Line sizing, Pressure drop etc.)
- Loss of Coolant Analysis (LOCA)
- Material Take Offs
- Piping layouts and design
- Pipe support design and analysis
- Pipe Break Analysis
- Piping Isometrics
- Seismic Analysis
- Static (Deadweight, Thermal and Pressure) Analyses
- Stress Analysis
- Snubber reduction/elimination
- Specifications for valves, relief devices, and fittings
- Thermal Expansion and Vibration
- Thermal Stratification Analyses
- Thermowell and RTD replacements and repairs
- Steam Generator Replacement Projects
- Support Review and Evaluations
- Valve replacement
- Water Hammer and Vibration Analyses

Electrical Engineering

Our areas of expertise include:

Environmental Qualification (EQ) of Electrical Equipment as applicable to Nuclear Industry
Cable condition assessment and testing services
Power system studies (Load Flow, Short Circuit, Motor Starting, Relay Coordination and Arc Flash)
Hazardous Area Classification
Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
Management of electrical equipment obsolescence

Mechanical, Plant Design, Piping & Electrical Engineering Consulting

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