Category: Projects

Modular Platform Test Fitup

Modular Platform Design

A research institution required a modular, hand-assembled maintenance platform to service a component that is accessed only infrequently. The design challenge included the need for ...

Fully Insulated Tank with Heat Trace

Large Ballast Tank (LBT) Enhancements

Overview: The Large Ballast Tank (LBT) serves as a surge volume for off gas from a critical refrigeration cycle. The temperature of the outdoor tank ...

Double Wall Piping System for Deuterium Gas

Project Overview: XCEED developed, designed, and analyzed a double wall piping system specifically for the safe transport of deuterium gas. This system was crucial for ...

Helium Covergas System Enhancement [Blower Replacement]

Helium Covergas System Enhancement Overview: A research facility uses helium covergas to minimize contamination of the process fluid. The existing system, a vintage 1960s circulating ...

Custom Tool Design and Fabrication

Custom Tools A tool is a device or handheld implement that aids in accomplishing a task. When tasks become complex, the tools available at your ...

Preventing Fatigue Failure

Pumps and compressors vibrate. It’s a natural phenomena for anything that rotates or reciprocates, and it’s unavoidable. Normally, it’s not a problem. Until the vibrations ...

Articulating Solar Array

We were able to help our client save over $40,000 on the design and construction of an articulating solar array. ...

Condensate and Feedwater Upgrade

After an Extended Power Uprate (EPU), a power plant was having problems with Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) on the Feedwater Pumps. They were worried ...
Pneumatic Air Cannon for Ballistic Testing

Ballistic Testing

Normally, we can test impacts using FEA. In this case, FEA wasn't feasible, so we built a test stand to test missile impacts on block ...

Tank Impact Evaluation

We found that API-650 tanks are more robust than most expect. The water in this tank absorbed 30% of the energy of a truck going ...