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

XCEED Engineering Project Archive: Case Studies & Designs

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 ...