Our expertise is in the design and structural evaluation of components and piping for elevated and super-elevated temperature service. We have helped to develop design criteria in national consensus Codes and Standards for elevated temperature equipment. The Optimal Consulting solution for the response of structures subjected to cyclic thermal and pressure loads is used world-wide in the design of elevated temperature components. We perform:

• Creep Fatigue Evaluations
• Creep Rupture Damage Analyses
• Creep Ratcheting Evaluations
• Creep Buckling
• Weldment Evaluations
• Materials Evaluations
• Tensile Instability Analyses

Optimal Consulting provides mechanical problem solving and safety assessment services:

• Mechanical/Manufacturing Consulting - troubleshooting & repair
• Pressure Vessel Recertification - engineering, NDE, repair
• Fire Damage Evaluations - assessment & repair
• Remaining Life Evaluations - consulting to repair or replace
• Preventive Maintenance - structural & safety analysis
• Plant Life Extension - solving thermal, mechanical, vibration & corrosion issues
• Risk Analysis - optimizing cost & schedule savings

Stress Corrosion Cracking Mitigation
Failures of structures often involve environmentally assisted cracking. Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is one of the most common environmentally assisted failure modes encountered. It typically ocurrs due to improper materials selection or heat treatment, design issues, and unforseen environmental conditions, i.e., inadequate maintenance, thermal transient conditions, or lack of consideration of residual stresses.

We provide technical troubleshooting and process optimization services to help our manufacturing clients save costs and minimize early component failures.

Machine Design Design Optimization Assembly Design/ Evaluation Material Handling Design & Simulation Machine/ Equipment Assessments Materials/Weld Issues Fabrication Troubleshooting Materials Processing Issues Premature Failures Safety/ Codes & Standards