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E²G|The Equity Engineering Group, Inc. (E²G) helps clients improve profitability with consulting strategies and software tools that manage risk and control inspection costs throughout the life-cycle of a facility’s equipment. E²G is an employee-owned engineering firm who continues to provide specialized engineering consulting services for new and aging infrastructure in the refining, petrochemical, chemical and other industries.E²G’s engineers have hands-on facilities experience, understanding the changing dynamics of an operating environment and the pressures you face. We know and share your concerns for safety, reliability, optimizing your plant’s operating conditions, and not needlessly inspecting, replacing, or shutting it down. E²G is recognized as having some of the most talented engineers in the industry – the “go-to” consultants for hard-to-solve problems, who offer practical advice and solutions that clients can implement in a timely fashion.
E²G’s engineers, consultants, and researchers are actively involved in professional societies and forums, including AFPM, API, ILTA, MPC, NACE, NISTM, OCIMF, PVRC, and WRC, and participate in and lead a number of Joint Industry Projects, keeping apprised of the latest developments and trends. E²G is dedicated to continuous improvement of processes and methods, our Subject Matter Experts evaluate the changes and, in some cases, have developed enhanced criteria. As industry leaders, E²G continues to evolve to stay ahead of the changing needs of the industry and advancements in technology. Our valued clients benefit directly from this work, as many of these improvements are proprietary.
Corporate Headquarters
20600 Chagrin Boulevard
Suite 1200
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122 United States
216.283.9519
Consulting Services
Engineering expertise includes: Fitness-For-Service, Instrumentation, Materials & Corrosion, Pipeline Services, Pressure Relief & Process Design, PSM Assessment & Auditing, Risk-Based Inspection, Structural Engineering, and Rotating Equipment, Vibration, & Dynamics.
Equity Engineering Practices (EEPs)
BEST PRACTICES, maintained by us and CUSTOMIZED by YOU! 185+ Facilities, 35+ Companies, 36 Countries, 100% customer retention rate, 64% of users in non-refining industries, 33% active U.S. refining facilities currently using the EEPs. (statistics as of 9.21)
Software
E2G’s software helps you make informed decisions to keep your plants safe and operating efficiently. Our fully integrated software supports equipment lifecycle management by integrating the latest API and ASME codes and standards with the depth of E2G’s engineering experience
Training: API, ETI, and Customizable
E2G believes in continuous learning. As active participants in API and ASME committees, we stay on top of industry technology, standards, & advancements. We use this knowledge to develop high-quality training courses and webinars to support your professional growth.
Risk-based Inspection (RBI)
E2G’s RBI team has supported RBI implementation programs at refining, petrochemical, & chemical facilities across North America. As a pioneer in RBI methodologies, our experts use a multi-disciplinary approach to deliver the most experienced engineering consultancy for your RBI implementation.
Fitness-for-Service (FFS)
E2G conducts FFS assessments to help increase operational reliability & extend equipment life by making informed run, repair, or replace decisions on in-service equipment. Our engineers pioneered the advancement of FFS technologies & were lead investigators on API 579-1/ASME FFS-1.
E²G | The Equity Engineering Group, Inc.'s Inspectioneering Content
The assessment procedures in API 579 may also be applied to pressure-containing equipment constructed to other recognized codes and standards. The author will examine the application of these procedures to aboveground storage tanks.
Part 2 of the three-part series on stress corrosion cracking (SCC) that examines common engineering and FFS methods that can be leveraged to understand and evaluate the propensity for an existing form of SCC to lead to loss of containment.
An informative discussion with David Osage, President and Principal Engineer at The Equity Engineering Group, regarding the recent update to API 579/FFS-1, Fitness-for-Service, and why it's important to our industry.
This article provides an overview of some of the more common forms of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) with a focus on effective inspection methods for detecting these forms of cracking.
Applying advanced statistical analysis methods will provide owner/users with a RAGAGEP-accepted method for analyzing corrosion monitoring data while also integrating the latest improvements in inspection capabilities.
This edition of Damage Control will offer practical steps to mitigate different forms of wet H2S damage and help to minimize long-term inspection and maintenance costs related to wet H2S damage.
This issue of Damage Control offers a perspective on how to assess the different forms of wet H2S damage using modern FFS and computational analysis techniques with the safe operation of damaged pressure vessels, piping, and associated components.
This article summarizes the fundamentals of wet H2S-related damage mechanisms, offers some practical inspection guidance, and reviews a notable industry failure caused by different forms of wet H2S damage.
This article examines the quantitative tank RBI method found in API 581 and discusses uses for tank RBI other than deferral of scheduled internal inspections.
Practical steps to mitigate corrosion under insulation (CUI) damage on fixed pressure equipment and commentary on common mitigation techniques and good engineering practices for external insulation or fireproofing system design and application.
In this article, FFS assessment methods are summarized and practical guidance is offered for qualifying CUI damage on carbon and low-alloy steels.
This article provides insights into the AIV damage mechanism, reviews approaches to calculate the probability of AIV failure in piping, provides design practices to prevent AIV failure, and introduces a RBI approach to evaluate risk of AIV failures.
Corrosion under insulation is a form of external corrosion that is caused by trapped water on insulated surfaces. It is an industry problem affecting equipment in the oil and gas, petrochemical, specialty chemical, fertilizer, and related industries.
Thermal fatigue, a specific form of fatigue driven by varying metal temperature gradients and ensuing differential thermal expansion, is generally most effectively mitigated by reducing the severity of metal temperature gradients.
“Condition monitoring location (CML) optimization” is a frequently used term, particularly for piping circuits. Everyone wants their circuits to be “CML optimized,” but what does this truly mean?
Conventionally, three primary fatigue analysis methods have been used to estimate fatigue life; these are the stress-life (S-N) approach, the strain-life (ε-N) approach, and the fracture mechanics (crack growth) approach.
This article reflects the first in a series on damage mechanisms that will appear in this recurring Inspectioneering column entitled “Damage Control.” The inaugural topic discussed in this column is thermal fatigue.
This article provides an overview of brittle fracture, details on several industry failures, and a summary of deficiencies and concerns with current published methods for screening susceptibility of equipment to potential brittle fracture failures.
Much like the equipment and piping they support, structures should be part of a comparable structural integrity (SI) program. This article will examine key components of a comprehensive SI program as an essential companion to an MI program.
This article provides a case study showing the real costs and effects of having a dated engineering standards program, as well as the financial benefits through increased reliability of having a thriving engineering standards program.
Given the concern throughout industry regarding the potential for brittle fracture failures, PWHT guidance to address potential issues arising from the recent changes in PWHT code requirements for carbon steel is examined in this article, and...
This article summarizes a recent finite element analysis (FEA)-based study that employs creep simulation techniques to investigate the elevated temperature response of piping with peaked longitudinal weld seams.
When was the last time you reviewed your Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) methodology? Are you using calculation procedures for probability of failure, consequence of failure, and risk that haven’t had their basis reviewed in years?
This article addresses a debate mechanical integrity professionals in the O&G and Chemical Processing industries periodically have about how thickness data gathered during a thickness monitoring inspection (TMI) should be recorded.
The tubes of heat exchangers (HX), whether for a shell and tube bundle or an airfin, are typically subject to some form of nondestructive examination (NDE) to try and quantify the remaining wall thicknesses and corrosion rates to help a plant to...
One of the more common inspection monitoring programs for pressure vessels is to perform thickness measurement at Corrosion Monitoring Locations (CMLs) to allow monitoring of minimum thicknesses and provide estimates for corrosion rates. These...
Small bore piping is present in many variations throughout numerous industries. This article will address an incident involving a small bore piping failure that occurred on a 140,000 BPD crude distillation unit in the refining industry.
This article is the fifth of a series of articles that will focus on one critical sub process within a PEIP that is key in managing the integrity of process piping; Thickness Monitoring Programs for Internal Corrosion.
Piping failures still represent a frustrating and ongoing problem for processing plants. Failures are still commonly reported and contribute to large losses. In the author’s experience, piping represents the highest percentage of fixed equipment...
This article is the third of a series of articles that will focus on one critical sub process within a PEIP that is key in managing the integrity of process piping: thickness monitoring programs for internal corrosion. These articles will discuss...
Piping failures still represent a frustrating and ongoing problem for processing plants. Failures are still commonly reported and contribute to large losses. In the author’s experience, piping represents the highest percentage of fixed equipment...
Piping failures still represent a frustrating and ongoing problem for processing plants (example in Figure 1). Failures are commonly reported and contribute to large losses. As well per the author’s experience, piping still represents the...
This article describes the API Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) methodology for pressure relieving devices (PRDs) as detailed in the soon to be released 2nd edition of API 581 "Base Resource Document On Risk-Based Inspection" This methodology has been...
The following is the final part of a 2-part series outlining the relationship between key operating parameters and corrosion that has been used to develop a set of guidelines to define an operating envelope.
Corrosion and fouling in HF Alkylation Units are closely linked to feed quality and operating conditions. This article outlines the relationship between key operating parameters and corrosion that has been used to develop a set of guidelines to...
The Equity Engineering Group, Inc. announced today that its API RBI Extension for Intelligent Assets is now available for online purchase on SAP App Center, the digital marketplace for SAP partner offerings.
E2G | The Equity Engineering Group, Inc. announced today that it has acquired CorrSolutions, LLC, a specialty corrosion, materials & inspection engineering consulting firm serving the refining and petrochemical industries.
The Equity Engineering Group, Inc. (E2G) has been given exclusive rights for SIMFLEX-III, Pipe Stress Analysis Software. SIMFLEX-III will complement proprietary programs to meet current industry needs and ensure compliance with newest regulations
Inspectioneering teams up with The Equity Engineering Group, Inc. to bring you "FFS Assessment of Aboveground Storage Tanks - Common Pitfalls and Case Studies," a one hour webinar presented by Kate Gustoff.
This eBook offers practical guidance for, and real examples of, in-service degradation attributed to wet H2s damage. It provides a detailed discussion on wet H2S damage detection, characterization and evaluation, and mitigation or remediation.
Inspectioneering has teamed up with The Equity Engineering Group to bring you "Pressure Relief for Non-Process Engineers: 10 Things All Plant Personnel Should Know," a one hour webinar presented by Phil Henry, Principal Engineer II at E²G.
Inspectioneering has teamed up with The Equity Engineering Group to bring you "Understanding the CCD/IOW Implementation Process," a 60-minute webinar presented by Brian Jack, Principal Engineer at E²G.
This eBook offers practical guidance for, and real examples of, in-service degradation attributed to corrosion under insulation. It provides a detailed discussion on CUI detection, characterization and evaluation, and mitigation or remediation.