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Design, Specification, & Optimization of Pressurized Equipment
Pressure relief systems (PRS) are used at thousands, if not millions, of refineries, petrochemical plants, and other industrial processing facilities. Properly functioning relief systems are essential for protecting plant personnel and equipment from unexpected overpressure events which may result in equipment damage, loss of containment, or environmental damage, and also cause costly plant shutdowns or non-compliance fines.
Pressure relief devices (PRDs) should be inspected during installation and at regular intervals to maintain reliability. At E2G, our team of internationally recognized experts in PRS design, optimization, and installation assess and evaluate new or existing systems to provide practical recommendations to maximize reliability and profitability. We help you maintain safety-critical PRS and develop practical mitigation solutions to meet risk management targets, compliance requirements, and business objectives.
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Improve operational safety
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Pressure Relief & Process Technology Consulting Service Areas
PRS documentation review and revalidation is an important step in meeting regulatory requirements and resolving any systemic issues.
Proactive simulation of the process change to determine relief system requirements and identify processing bottlenecks and limitations.
Development of short- and long-term maintenance strategies for offshore pressure relief systems and heat exchangers.
Dynamic assessment of the potential for a tube rupture scenario in a heat exchanger and identification of the requirements for pressure relief protection.
Determination of which PRV installations will require costly modifications and which ones can be mitigated by future analysis to save time and money.
Documentation of relief system basis and PRD installations, and development of an optimized inspection plan for testing and overhaul of relief devices.
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Pressure Relieving Systems Expertise
Our team of internationally recognized experts in pressure relief system design, optimization, and installation will provide practical recommendations to increase safety and maximize reliability.
Our experts:
- Have 100+ years of experience
- Have served as API 520 task force chairman for more than 25 years
- Pioneered development of FFS and RBI
- Are the primary authors on WRC 528 and WRC 562
- Serve as the lead investigators on API 579 and API 571


Philip A. Henry, P.E.
Risk-Based Inspection & Process Technology Team Leader
Principal Engineer II















