Safety assessment, standards compliance, troubleshooting and up-scaling of capacity is also supported by computational fluid dynamics (CFD). We make extensive use of industy-leading Ansys CFX / FLUENT simulation software to help process engineers reduce energy consumption, increase plant efficiency and understand the implications of changes in scale. In particular, we have expertise in pumps, valve & seal performance and mixing & reactor design.
Our fluid dynamics team have also undertaken projects to simulate transient thermal-based manufacturing processes.
In water and waste water applications, we use CFD simulation to match retention, mixing, reaction or settling time requirements to actual residence time distribution, with significant experience in UV disinfection units.
Plant-level flow characterisation and equipment selection decisions, including the diagnosis of under-performing units and evaluation of alternative new or retrofits designs, can often be tackled most effectively using 1D flow models. Our Flownex thermo-fluid software is able to account for large fluid ranges including two-phase, slurries, gasses, liquids and gas mixtures, ideal for boiler, pipe/duct network, pump/compressor and even SCADA systems and control design. Integrated with 3D CFD as appropriate, we can provide process and equipment design engineers with both software tools and insight at all levels of operation.
Through an experienced team of safety consultants, we have supported companies with IEC 61511 functional safety standards for more than 20 years. LOPA and SIL assessments, HAZOP chairing and Safety File compilation activities are undertaken while a wide range of training courses in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Alarm Systems Management and specific topics are delivered.
We have considerable expertise and experience in providing safety consulting services at gas storage sites for over a decade including Avonmouth, Glenmavis, Kirriemuir, Partington and Grain LNG. Our assignments have covered every aspect of process safety including work on construction projects.
RAMS Analysis, including FMECAs, is offered through our reliability services team to identify potential system failures and help optimise production throughput.
Appropriate ReliaSoft Synthesis software tools, used by companies such as Dow, Dupont and Shell Chemicals, can also be installed at a client’s site with dedicated training. This enables process, quality and maintenance engineers to:
- Effectively capture and organize plant-specific data that reflect the actual equipment failure frequencies and maintenance practices used to quantify the reliability of components and systems.
- Generate a well-defined maintenance plan rather than an equipment failure-driven breakdown maintenance plan to reduce costs, increase operational availability and improve inventory control.
The advice you gave me on extracting radial stresses using paths was precisely the information I needed and the fact you provided screen dumps of the actions needed, so I knew exactly where to look, was excellent.
Torquemeters Limited
We have worked closely with the very professional and knowledgeable team at Wilde for many years now. They have recently provided detailed analysis and technical support in connection with our latest high pressure wave ring sealing project. This has enabled our client to make modifications that will reduce VOC emissions and improve safety in certain operating scenarios, ensuring that our client was extremely pleased with the service we provided.
Simon Carves Engineering Ltd
Wilde was very good in assisting us with the transfer of the knowledge required. It was a good partnership in respect to the work undertaken: Wilde not only helped us to gain knowledge but also an understanding of the reasons why, which we were very happy with.
Motherwell Bridge Ltd
Although this was the first time that we have used a consultancy for Moldflow analysis, the expertise supplied was exceptional and gave us a high level of confidence in the results. From the analysis we had a head start in the design process before manufacture, saving money and time. We were kept well informed throughout by very approachable engineers: the results were presented simply without complication, providing us with a greater understanding.
ITM Power Plc
Wilde gave us exactly what we were looking for. Their consultancy service confirmed some of the assumptions we were making and added value to the report to our client. It also increased our level of confidence in the recommendations we made to our client.
WSP CEL
Fantastic support - I have contacted a few times and have always had the problem solved. Professional, friendly and reliable service! The engineer I dealt with has been of great help!
Monition Ltd
MAHLE Industrial Filtration UK Ltd have worked with Wilde on a number of previous occasions where independent specialist knowledge, supported by the use of up-to-date computational techniques, were sought to support designs using conventional design processes.
MAHLE Industrial Filtration UK
The [ReliaSoft] Weibull++ software is a powerful, practical and easy to use package for life data analysis. Its graphical user interface enables new users to master this tool in a relatively short period of time. I recommend this tool in my organisation.
Chevron Texaco
Good course for introductory appreciation of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and associated tools/methods.
DSM Nutritional Products
…provides a good theoretical basis for reliability engineers who are developing maintenance strategies in process plants.
Pfizer Ireland
Wilde has always demonstrated a knowledgeable and professional understanding to our needs and have been able to quickly and thoroughly assimilate our requirements, and equally quickly produce the necessary results to support our design process and provide guidance on the solution(s) best suiting our needs commercially and technically.
MAHLE Industrial Filtration UK
We are very happy with the service that Wilde provided. Their consultancy work for us offered us peace of mind that investment on our part in tooling is worthwhile and meets the functional brief.
Edincare Pumped Drainage Systems
... without the training & modelling techniques developed by Wilde, it would have been extremely difficult to predict the behaviour of the IR pre-heat oven. ... professional and exceeded the requirements set in the original brief, with extensive communication via meetings, e-mails and telephone conversations.
Glasscoat International
Thank you for the very speedy delivery on our project. In general I find Wilde very responsive to our needs and this is very much appreciated!
Evoqua (atg UV Technology)
[Wilde engineer] attended site to get an appreciation of SSE’s business at Smurfit...... was professional in getting the information at the site and has spent time on the computer system to follow up on this. [He] is giving me peace of mind in the fact that if anything goes wrong we will have the information to hand to back up all our safety systems in one location – the safety file.
SSE
Wilde was instrumental in the modifying of our existing design to ensure that performance met the specific & stringent customer requirements on this particular project. Without the modelling capabilities & advice/service provided by Wilde we would not have been able to identify the limitations in our current design in house, nor have been able to implement the required design changes that the CFD process identified as being required.
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