Mechanical Design Examples

Pressure Vessels / Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers

CDMS are regarded as a specialist in the design of pressure vessels, heat exchangers and tanks to Australian and other standards. Among its clients are BHP Billiton, Alcoa, Woodside and Worley Parsons.

During the 24+ years we have been in business we have successfully completed numerous jobs for various clients. A partial listing of clients and jobs we have successfully completed is shown below.

    Hadson/Apache Energy         48 off process columns, heat exchangers, separators & pressure vessels    
    CSBP/AGR         24 off process columns, heat exchangers & pressure vessels    
    BP Refinery Kwinana         18 off process columns, heat exchangers & pressure vessels    
    Western Power/Alinta Gas         32 off pressure vessels & 2 launcher / receivers    
    Alcoa Wagerup/Kwinana         34 off pressure vessels and heat exchangers    
    Woodside Energy         42 off heat exchangers and pressure vessels    
    Santos         12 off heat exchangers and pressure vessels    
    Worsley Alumina         35 off pressure vessels    
    East Spar Gas Plant         11 off heat exchangers    
    BHP DRI         84 off pressure vessels    
    Bulong Nickel         11 off pressure vessels    
    Stuart Energy Qld         22 off heat exchangers    
    CSR Ord River         14 off pressure vessels    
    Henon Town China         10 off heat exchangers    
    IKL/Conoco         8 off heat exchangers    
    Mobil Singapore         18 off pressure vessels and heat exchangers    




Typical process columns designed by CDMS for an LPG plant.

Pressure Piping

Some typical examples of work performed by us include:

  • GE Water and Process Technologies. CDMS performed a flexibility/pipe Stress analysis and design of supports for piping.
  • Piping stress analysis for BP Kwinana upgrade.
  • Design for a 1200NB main cooling water and return lines for gas turbines of Western Power, Cockburn Power Station.
  • Design for the BHP DRI Cooling water supply & return line manifolds to 80 off Fin Fan Cooler Bundles. We also performed various stress analysis to hot feed legs.
  • Design of piping in new Fremantle bitumen plant and from plant to wharf.