Twelve industries, because the physics travels
A fatigue crack does not care whether it is in a pump casing, a drilling bit or a cooling tower. Our sector list has widened as clients brought us problems that looked familiar in a new context — most recently in bioengineering.
Where the team has worked
Each sector below is one the team has worked in. Where our experience in a sector is narrow, we say so on the first call.
Oil and gas
- Drilling process simulation and platform stress analysis
- Roller-cone and PDC bit stress analysis
- Full development cycle for pipeline equipment
- Oil separation and multiphase mixing
- Downhole pump design and life assessment
Chemical and process
- Gas separation process simulation
- Alkaline scrubbers, evaporators and distillation columns
- Corrosion-resistant equipment for aggressive media
- Remote-handled plant: manipulators, grippers and sealed filters
- Pollution reduction and fine-chemistry equipment
Marine, ports and LNG
- Propulsion-plant pumps and valves to class society rules
- Strength against storm loading of varying magnitude
- Machine-room noise modelling and insulation design
- LNG ship loading, including hydraulic shock
- Loading equipment calculation
Aerospace
- Stress analysis of cabin brackets and interior components
- Gas turbine flow paths, cavities and oil systems
- Multibody analysis for aircraft landing gear
- Aeroelasticity, flutter and dynamic response
- Reliability, testing and certification support
Power generation
- Cooling-circuit valves for water and liquid metals
- Plunger, centrifugal and electromagnetic pumps
- Water and air cooling heat exchangers
- Turbine hall equipment, cranes and steam valves
- Modular cooling units, cooling towers and desalination plant
Hydrogen
- Electrochemistry and thermodynamics CFD for fuel cells and electrolysers
- 1D–3D system simulation: stack, electrical, thermal management
- Air and hydrogen loops, powertrain and controls
- Chemical kinetics for steam methane reforming
Wind and renewables
- Wind loads, site assessment and wind farm modelling
- FSI and aeroelasticity, vibration and acoustics
- Materials, durability, corrosion and thermal behaviour
- Wave propagation, grid connection and cable laying
Ground and rail transport
- Suspension, frame and body mechanics
- NVH and acoustics
- Electric vehicle modelling and e-powertrain design
- 1D–3D co-simulation for wheeled, tracked and rail platforms
- Composites, optimisation and test-CAE correlation
Mining and metallurgy
- Structural duty cycles for heavy handling equipment
- Wear and erosion in abrasive service
- Thermal and structural analysis of process equipment
- Materials selection for high-temperature and abrasive conditions
Manufacturing
- Laser welding and coating processes
- Broaching, bending and stamping simulation
- Erosion reduction
- Tableting and coating simulation
Frames and refrigeration
- Support frames for process modules, including desalination skids
- Racks and shelving under static, vibration and seismic loading
- Recirculation cooling units for ventilation and air-conditioning systems
- Fan cooling towers, including anisotropic fibreglass housings
- Refrigeration equipment
Bioengineering
- High-quality FEM models built for solver convergence
- Material properties for bone, muscle and vascular tissue
- Articulated joints, elastic constraints and contact conditions
- Displacement and contact result maps, reported in a global coordinate system
The failure modes that keep recurring
Whatever the sector, clients arrive with one of about eight questions.
Hydraulic shock
Pressure waves on pump trip, valve closure or loss of liquid column.
Fatigue and residual life
Cyclic loading and remaining service life across the full life cycle.
Seismic qualification
Response spectra and test methodology for critical plant.
Thermal shock
Transient gradients in thick walls and dissimilar materials.
Cavitation and erosion
Where the flow damages the equipment that carries it.
Noise and vibration
Machine-room acoustics, structure-borne paths, insulation.
Sealing under load
Joints that stay tight through pressure, thermal and seismic cases.
Extreme events
Blast pressure waves and aircraft impact on critical housings.
Oil and gas, from the bit to the separator
Four linked models along one production chain — a representative example of how a multi-discipline programme is divided.
Drilling process
The drilling process itself simulated by FEA, so the tool loads come from the process rather than an assumed case.
Roller-cone and PDC bits
Stress analysis of bit bodies and cutting structures. The team holds patents on single-cone bit designs.
Fluid to the cutting zone
CFD of how drilling fluid is delivered to the bit.
Mixing and separation
Multiphase CFD of oil mixing and separation, through to the separation efficiency of a downhole gas separator.
Working in a sector that is not listed?
The methods usually transfer. Tell us the loading, the medium and the code you have to satisfy, and we will say plainly whether we are the right practice.