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2023-12-04 – PVP-Software – “Transient thermal stresses in tube sheets”
updated
Our cooperation partner, LES GmbH has updated its online-Tool , as well as the associated program description for estimating thermal stresses during the heating and cooling of tube sheets, which has been available for years at www.pvp-software.de and…
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2023-02-16 – ASME compliant pressure part calculations for the heating surface systems of a synthesis gas cooler completed
After LES GmbH had dimensioned all the pressure parts of the almost 20 ton membrane walls and the associated connecting piping for a synthesis gas cooler destined for the USA last year, IBL produced …
2022-10-16 – 30 years ago first qualification Dr.-Ing. Gert Lau
30 years ago first qualification Dr.-Ing. Gert Lau for design of pressure parts and pressure vessels according to ASME VIII/1 by Lloyds Register Hamburg
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2022-09-15 – Pressure and stability analysis for synthesis gas coolers completed
Despite the company vacations, IBL has completed all the strength and stability calculations required to obtain a design approval for the shell of an almost 150 ton, almost 30 m long synthesis gas cooler with three conical reducers, 2 vessel flange connections, approx. 30 nozzles and 15 nozzle flanges…
2022-09-21 – Pressure and stability analysis for reactor completed
At the end of September, IBL completed all the strength and stability calculations required to ob-tain a design appraisal for the vessel shell of an almost 120-ton reactor destined for a plant in North America…
2022-05-18 – Analysis of double-walled melting system for a food factory in Germany
The IBL employees usually analyze mechanically and/or thermally heavily stressed containers, heat exchangers, fittings and pipelines that are used in conventional and nuclear power plants or …
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2022-03-10 – Dimensioning of the vessel shell of a combustion air preheater completed
2022-01-03 – Patent 101 02 963 granted 20 years ago
Method for pressure compensation in a coal gasification plant for the implementation of the process…
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2021-05-07 – Flexibility calculations for thin-walled pipelines with large nominal diameters in a drying plant
At the end of May, IBL completed all strength and stability calculations for the connecting pipelines of a drying plant. As there are only a few, and very expensive…
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2016-09-30 – Design by Rules versus Design by Analysis – Notes on meaningful interaction
On 30.09.2016, Dr. Lau gave a lecture at TÜV Saarland on the topic of .…
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2016-09-27-Pressure and stability analysis for reactor completed
Despite the shutdown, IBL has completed all the strength and stability calculations required to obtain an ASME VIII/2 design approval for the shell of a nearly 380-ton, almost 22m long oil gasification reactor destined for a plant in North Africa.
2016-07-22 -Pressure and stability analysis for synthesis gas coolers completedPressure and stability analysis for synthesis gas coolers completed
Even before the company vacations, which begin in a week, IBL has completed all the strength and stability calculations required under ASME VIII/2 to obtain a design appraisal for the shell of an almost 350 ton, almost 30 m long synthetic gas cooler with 2 vessel flange connections, approx. 25 nozzles and 19 nozzle flanges intended for an…
2015-04-02 – NEW online tool for external pressure calculation according to PD5500 Annex M
2013-06-02 – Consideration of time-varying medium temperatures for dimensioning flange connections
On 02.06.2013, Dr. Lau gave a lecture at the Gasket Colloquium in Oberhausen on the topic of consideration…
2010-12-15 – Consideration of time-varying medium temperatures for dimensioning flange connections
On 15.12.2010, Dr. Lau gave a lecture at the Screw Colloquium in Munich on the subject…
2008-08-25 – Analysis for a steam system for a refinery in Germany
After IBL had successfully completed the pressure part and flexibility calculations for the conversion of a more than 1250 m long piping system in a chemical plant in Germany, see “Analysis for a 1250 m long steam system”…
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2008-05-28 – Analysis for a 1250m long steam system for a refinery in Germany
The IBL employees usually analyze mechanically and/or thermally highly stressed but relatively “short” pipelines that are used …
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2007-11-13 – PVP-Thermal 2D – a tool for the quick estimation of two-dimensional temperature distributions under time-varying thermal loads
At the PROBAD meeting on 13.11.2007 in Düsseldorf, Dr. Lau gave a presentation on PVP-Thermal 2D…
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