Nicholas Plentovich is responsible for consulting services in the areas of pressure relief, heat exchanger analysis, process simulation and optimization, liquid-vapor separation, and insulation systems. His specialization is in pressure relief sizing, selection, installation, and inspection as well as tank vent sizing and selection. He attends and contributes to the API Standards Meetings including API STD 520, 521, and 2000 and is an instructor for the API-U Pressure Relieving Systems course. He supports and contributes to the Equity Engineering Practices particularly in areas of pressure relief, insulation, and fireproofing.
Nicholas’s work at Equity has included pressure relief system revalidation, pressure relief device (PRD) sizing, selection, and installation calculations to ensure compliance with PSM legislation, API standards, ASME standards, DIERS publications, and EPA requirements. He has also performed extensive tank vent sizing and emission calculations using both API and EPA documents.
He has used and created HYSYS® process simulations for heat and material balance, process optimization, and process troubleshooting, as well as for PRD sizing and revalidation. He has leveraged HTRI’s Xchanger Suite® to create heat exchanger vibration models, a component of heat exchanger tube rupture credibility assessments (TRCAs) per API 521.
Nicholas has led projects using RBI technologies to analyze and adjust PRD inspection intervals optimizing inspection resources while maintaining the safety and integrity of the pressure relieving system. He has also lead tank venting redesigns and TRCAs.
As an undergrad at Cleveland State University, Nicholas worked as a Research Assistant with the reactor design team studying the low-temperature catalytic gasification of household waste and has been able to apply that knowledge in his work at Equity.
