Industrial Air Coolinga sector of Decometa nv

•Engineering•Construction•Service and spares

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n1953,havingasitsma

inactivitythemaintenanc

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coalmines.Intheearlys

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torfor

theautomobileandsteel

industry.

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createdasafinancialsup

portgroupforthedevelop

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ofnewproductsandexpa

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ewimpetusandideas

werebroughtupwithinth

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overButemo,acompany

specialisedin

theproductionoffinnedtu

bes.Decometaexpanded

withinitsfield

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ctorforthepetrochemica

l,chemicaland

foodindustries.Decomet

ahas70peopleonitspa

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In2000Decometaestab

lishedauniquetotalconc

epttoincrease

theperformanceofairco

oledheatexchangers(als

ocalled

fin-fans).Decometaoffer

sforaircooledheatexch

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condensersanintegrals

ervicepackageandison

eoftheleading

companieswithinthisfiel

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ntprogramonthe

conditionofAir-CooledH

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tary

restrictions.

QualityInthespiritofourfounderMr.F.Janssens favouritetopics,“lowtechbecomeshightechwhenthereisanimprovementofqualityandanincreaseofproduction”,ourmaingoalstoimprovetheproductivitythroughfasterjobturnarounds

meanwhilecomplyingwithISO9001standards.

Qualityplaysindeedanimportantrolewithinourorganisation.DecometawasthefirstcompanyofitskindtobecertifiedinaccordancetoPED97/23.Ouraircoolers,heatexchangersandpressurevesselequipmentmeetwithallnationaland

internationalstandardcodes.

Foreword

Asaresultofmanyyearsoffieldworkandtheeffortsofanenthusiasticteamofwelltrainedandhighlyeducatedengineers,Decometahasgainedanextensivewealthofexperienceinthedesignofpressureequipmentandaircooledheatexchangers.

Decometaoffersglobalsolutionsforthermalandmechanicaldesign,detailedengineeringtofabrication,testingandon-siteassistance.

Wehavesharedthoughtsandexperiencewithallourcustomerstofindtherightexchangerforeachparticularsituation,nomatterhowdifficultitmightseem.

Decometaisinthepositiontoevaluateandcompareavarietyofexchangeroptionsfromthepreliminarydesignstageinordertoselectthebestoptionforthecustomer.

Withovermorethan50yearsofexperienceinawiderangeofapplications,Decometahasdevelopedacomprehensiverangeofdesignstocutplantprocessingcostsbyincreasingtheperformanceofheatexchangersinworld’smajoroil,

petrochemicalandchemicalprocessindustries.

Decometadesigns,manufacturesandimplementstailormadeconstructionstosolveheatexchangerandaircooledheatexchangersproblems,andtoimproveprocessplantefficiency.

Thebulkofourprojectsincludedesignimprovementsonaircooledheatexchangersandshellandtubeheatexchangers,efficiencyimprovements,revamping&debottleneckingexistingexchangers,airchillingandcleaningproceduresofaircooledheatexchangers.

Decometaiscommittedtoanongoingresearch and development tocontinuallyimproveproductperformance.

Ourmechanical engineering groupperformsefficientlyinhouselargescientificandtechnicalcalculations,2D-3Ddraftingworks,FiniteElementsAnalysis.

Mechanicalengineering,structuralengineeringisperformedinaccordancetointernationalstandardsasAPI661/ASMEVIIIDiv1/TEMA/AD2000/STOOMWEZENRULES/CODAP/PED97-23.

Earthquake(seismic)calculationsandwindcalculationsaremadefollowingEurocodeorAmericanstandards.

DecometaisspecializedinprocessengineeringforAirCooledheatExchangers(alsocalledairfincoolers,orfin-fans)andshellandtubeheatexchangersandpressurevessels.

Theprocessdepartmentmakesuseofinhousedevelopedprograms,ourownlibraryofscientificdatabasesandprojectcontroltasks,commercialavailablepackagesasAspen+,andComputationalFlowModelling–C.F.M.

Withinthefieldofprocessdevelopmentandimprovementwesupplytheprocessdesign,theupgrades,themaintenanceservicesandallthecomponentsforAir-CooledHeatExchangersincludingthedeliveryofthenewinstallationsifapplicable.

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Engineering Excellence

Decometa’sfactory(coveredareaof7000m²onatotalsurfaceof28000m²)islocatedinGenk-Belgium.Wefabricatenewequipmentaswellwerepairandreconditionexistinginstallationsasshellandtubeheatexchangers,finnedtubeair-cooledheatexchangers,pressurevesselsanddistillationcolumnsforthechemicalandpetrochemicalindustries.

Theworkshopsareequippedwiththemostmodernfacilitiesforproper manufacturing and controlsuchas:

• Cuttingmachines(plasmacuttingmachines)• Variousweldingequipmentsformanualandautomaticprocesses(Arc-MIG-MAG-TIG-SAW-Weld-overlay.

• Electronicallycontrolledtubeendsexpandingmachines• FullyautomaticorbitalGTAWtubeendsweldingmachines• Finningmachines(forCSfins)• Mobilecranes(capacityupto35tons)forfieldwork• Preparation&formingequipment• Hydraulicplaterolls,guillotine,punchingshears,profileplasma/gascuttingequipment

• Numericallycontrolleddrilling/milling

Decometaproducesawiderangeofpressureequipmentto50tonnesperunit.Weworkinawiderangeofmetalsfromcarbonsteeltohighalloysteels.Theselectionofmaterialscanbenormalsteel,stainless,CuNi,CuZnorhighqualitymateriallikeduplex,superduplexorTitanium.

Our in house design• Pressurevessels• Shell&tubeheatexchangers• Aircooledheatexchangersandcondensers• Airreceivers• Blowdownandflashvessels,distillingcolumns,flairs,stacks

• Pipeworkfabrication• Diversestructuralsteel

Manufacturing Projects

Spare PartsWewilldeliverallspareparts:

• Headers• Completeinterexchangeablebundles

• Rotatingequipment;fans,shafts,transmissiontrains,shockswitches

• Plugs,gaskets,nozzles

BesidesDecometa’smodernworkshop,ourprojectteamsarealsoabletoperformadiversityofon-siteassemblieswithinthesectorofindustrialpiping,generalmaintenanceuptoturnkeyprojectsofupgrades,revampinganddebottleneckingprojects.

Staffistheprimaryresourceofaprofessionalpractise.Adedicatedcorestaffissupplementedbyretainedcontractstaffwhenrequired.Incarryingoutprojectsforclients,adetailedworkingknowledgeofvariousE.N.andASMEstandardsareincorporatedwithinourISO9001proceduresandapplied.

Aprojectleaderwillfollow-uptheprocess,manufacturinganderectiononsitefromthebeginningtotheend,ensuringthemaximumoptimisationandassumingallthetimetheresponsibility.

Duetothecompany’sopenorganisationstructure,thedirectmanagementofDecometaguaranteesahighqualityproductandatop-notchservice.

AllouremployeeshavebeeneducatedinaccordancetoVCAsafetyrules.

Manufacturing Projects

Petrochemicalandchemicalindustryhasbeenformanyyearsthecrucialfieldofdecometa’sactivities.Wehavedesigned,fabricatedmanyfacilitiesinthisfieldforwellknownleadingcompanies.

Audits,withinthesectorofAircooledheatExchangers,arerequiredtoimprovetheprocessperformanceandreliabilityofouraircooledsystem.Decometahastheexpertisetoidentifyareasinyourindustrialaircoolingprocesswhereimprovementscanbemade.

Thesourceofanaircooledheatexchangerfailureorpoorperformancecanstartonthedesignerdraftingboard.Thewaytheinstallationismanufactured,installedandoverhauledcancontributetotheperformanceconditionofthemachine.Theusermaynothavecontroloverthesesteps;howeverunderstandingofthepotentialproblemscanleadtofuturechanges.

Ourassessmentprogramwillhelpimprovingtheequipmentperformanceandreliability.Themaintenancecostsandenergyusagecanalsobereduced.

Audits - Performance Optimisation

Ourassessmentprogramwillhelpimprovingtheequipmentperformanceandreliability.Themaintenancecostsandenergyusagecanalsobereduced.

Theprocessconditionoftheaircooledheatexchanger(ACHE)willbeauditedwiththehelpofadditionaltechniquesforairflowmeasurements,pressuredropreadings,strobeanalysesandthermographs.Simulationsofthecoolingorcondensationprocesswillbeperformedwithuseofinhousedevelopedsoftwareprogramswithourownextendedandoptimizeddatabaseforcalculatingtheairsidepressureloss.

Audit Deliverables & Services

Audits - Performance Optimisation

Thermo graphical audit on process flow distribution

)Themaingoalistoimproveoverallperformancesandefficiencyofaircooledheatexchangers.Aircooledheatexchangerscanbesubjectoflossinperformanceduetomanyfactorsasfluidandairsidemal-distribution,fouling,mechanicalproblemsandmanyothers...Wedeliveryouassistancetosolveyourproblemsinimprovingthefunctioningandtheperformanceofyourinstallation.Upgradingistherightchoicewithouttheneedofexpensiveinvestmentsinordertoreachhigherperformancescomparingtotheactualonesofyourinstallation.

)Ourprojectsstartupwiththescreeningtheactualconditionoftheclient’saircooledheatexchangerwiththeaimtofindasolutionforimprovementordébottlenecking.

)Wefindthemostprofitableandadvantageoussolutionforupgradingtheclients’installation.

)Byimplementingourtechnicalsolutionwithintherespectofnoiselevelsandvibrationslevels,theutilizationoftheclients’installationwillbemaximized,resultinginveryshorttermsofpaybackandwithincrystalcleardescribedoperationconditionstopreventfutureoperationalproblems.) Inventoryoftheequipmentanddescriptionoftheproblems9 Computeraidedsimulationsoftheexistingprocess9 Thermalcalculationsandprocessflowdistributionanalyses(CFD)

)Onsitemeasurementsof:9 airflow,processflowandheattransfer9 vibrationsheatdistributionwiththermographs9 noise

)Recommendationforimprovement9 Heatandenergyrecovery9 Processflowdistribution9 Cleaningandmaintenanceprocedures.

) Implementationoftheupgradesanddebottlenecking.

Airflow measurementVibration analyses

Fan upgrade and balancing

Audit Deliverables & Services

Noise level detection

Slingerweg39IndustrieterreinGenk-ZuidZone12a3600Genk-Belgium

tel.:+32(0)8932.28.40fax:+32(0)8935.17.12

www.decometa.cominfo@decometa.com

Tominimisethedurationandcostofsiteassemblyactivities,Decometadesignsthebulkofitsprojectsformodular transportation.