Introduction

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Facilities

The office is located in Reinbek at the SE periphery of Hamburg.

Set-up

Contracts are generally single-handed. Long time connections exist with, erection specialists and small engineering companies.

Activities

• Design and Basic Engineering of all kind of tanks and vessels, especially low temperature tanks and floating roof tanks.
• Design and stress calculations of Vessels, Piping and Steel structures in accordance with American codes and regulations.
• Seismic Design
• Geometric and mathematical calculations
• Heat transfer calculations
• Insulation design
• Steel Material specifications
• Inspection- and Testing instructions
• Tank Instrumentation
• Commissioning / Decommissioning
• Operation instructions

Boycott

People Republic of China "Wenn niemand reagiert, ist dies eine Botschaft an die chinesische Regierung , die deutlicher nicht sein könnte: Ihr könnt mit euer Opposition machen, was ihr wollt" Susan Sontag FAZ 26.08.00 (link)

Knowledge

International regulations concerning tank design:

• API, ASME, ANSI, NFPA, AWWA, AISC
• DIN, AD-Merkblätter
• Swedish Pressure Vessel Code and the Cisternnormer
• DS 417, DS 458, NS 1544
• EN 14015 (the new European standard for Ambient storage tanks, I participated as Stv. Obmann in GA 1.05 "Oberirdische Tankbauwerke").
• EN 14620 (the new European standard for Low Temp. storage tanks, I was a member of WG 6)
• BS7777 (note that this code has been replaced by EN 14620 and that this code is marginal suitable for other than LNG tanks)
• EN 1993-4-2 (new European Tank standard as part of Eurocode 3 on basis of ULS design)

Languages:

• German
• English
• Dutch (native)
• Swedish
• Danish

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