Piping Engineer

Arun Merugu

Email: *********@*****.***

Cell # 281-***-****

www.linkedin.com/pub/arun-merugu/7/9a4/30/

Objective:

Responsible consultant with high quality safe work practice as a Stress Engineer looking to work in a reputed organization, which best utilizes my technical and personal skills for the development of the organization which eventually foster my career growth.

Summary:

Graduated Masters in Industrial Technology and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineer with 7+ years of experience in the field of Stress Engineering and Mechanical Engineering with an extensive record of project accomplished starting from FEED for Brown field/Green field work by creating specification, designing, analyzing, supervising, pipe and mechanical systems for Process Power Plant, Petrochemical, Fertilizer, LNG and Oil & Gas Refinery Industries.

●Experience in calculating duty for heat exchangers using HTRI software.

●Shell and Tube heat exchanger designed per TEMA and API 660 standards air cooler per ASME VIII Div I.

●Used plant material balance process data for shell and tube exchanger design and optimize air cooler design.

●Knowledge on feasibility study on existing equip. in revamp project, like modification to tube material on shell and Tube.

●Extensive experience to perform Pipe Stress Analysis using various piping software systems like CAESAR II, AUTOPIPE, CAEPIPE and TRIFLEX.

●Experience in developing mechanical bid package, estimating, creating equipment data sheet, checking prefab inspection reports and drawings.

●Estimating pipe, workloads, creating tie-in list & line list, pipe specification checking, calculating weekly progress, stress iso tracking, piping task rollups tracking, scheduling, creating special item list, IFC document tracking.

●Experience in performing stress calculations on critical piping systems like rotating equipment, heat exchanger, reactor and tanks to make sure nozzle loading with allowable limits and flexible as per line conditions.

●Proficient in performing preliminary layout of pipe routing, checking preliminary stress, checking preliminary piping loads with civil and structural then performing detailed piping design and stress calculations.

●Experience in selection of pipe supports such as spring hanger/can/constants, clamps, trunnion etc and piping specialty items such as sample cooler, injection quill, steam traps, safety showers, vent silencer, Tee Bar, Cone strainers, expansion joints, hose connections, non standard flanges and preparing cut sheets & drawings to procure.

●Experience in reviewing and coordinate P&ID’s, PFD’s, Equipment Data Sheets, Piping specification, Piping layout and sizing high temperature header pipe lines with loops.

●Experience in analyzing hoop stress for FRP/GRP & 5D underground pipelines and mechanical construction fieldwork.

●Proficient in Drafting, Designing and Checking experience that includes detailed piping design, pipe supports, 3D modeling, fabrication drawings and troubleshooting in the field for construction.

●Proficient Experience in checking Plant layout, P&ID, Piping Isometrics, piping/equipment specifications, Piping Bill of Material, Data sheets and with good experience in piping sizing and thickness calculations.

●Proficient knowledge in calculating pipe stress for process power plant systems like steam & condensate systems, flare systems, heat exchangers, boiler feed, pressure vessels, Heater/Coolers, tanks, reactor and rotary equipments.

●Experience in CADWorx Plant, Equipment, Piping modules and reviewing laser scan 3D models in LFM viewer.

●Proficient with ASME B 31.1/B31.3/B31.8, NACE, PIP, SHELL EGGS/DEPS, ASME Sections I-III & VIII, NEMA SM23, API 610, 620, 616, 617, 618, 650, 661, 674 and WRC 107/297 standards.

●Proficient in checking critical lines for Steam Blowing/Steam Out condition while start up, on site plant commissioning experience and worked as a field engineer to inspect/verify pipe supports, pipe lines, steam traps, control valves, hot tapping, pig launcher, radiographic inspection of welds, hydrostatic testing and pigging, painting, Tie-In works etc.

●Prepared/Reviewed RFQ/AFE & reviews vendors/constructors technical bids/data sheets for projects.

●Excellent communication and analytical skills with troubleshooting in piping turnaround, construction & fabrication modification activities.

●Excellent coordination with team players, client & subcontractors for the effective execution of the projects on time within budget with exceptional quality in marking isometric and documenting the pipe support and scope of work.

Education:

Master’s in Industrial Technology July 2006 – April 2007

Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas, USA

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering April 2000 – April 2004

University of Madras, Chennai, INDIA

Computer Skills:

CAD -Tools : Autocad, Cadworx, Solidworks, RCS WIN, OnShape

CAE Tools : CAESAR- II, AUTOPIPE, CAEPIPE, TriFlex, PV Elite, DISASU, Catia V5 & Nozzle Pro.

Plant Design Review : Navisworks, PDS Smart Plant Review, LFM 3D scan viewer.

Operation systems/M S : Windows Vista/XP/NT, MS-Dos, MS Word/Excel, Mathcad

Flow Calculation : AFT Fathom and Arrow

Training on HTRI software : Learning HTRI software and Heat Exchanger calculations as per industry standards.

Professional Experience:

Company : S & B Engineers and Constructors Ltd, Contract Position from GAS Unlim. Inc Jan 2015 – April-2016

Projects : Marathon, Ineos, Enterprise Products, Chevron-Phillips Chemical company LP- Texas,

UTICA East Ohio.

Role : Pipe Stress Engineer

Tools : CAESAR II, Nozzle Pro and Navisworks

Content: Worked most of the time on Ethane Export Facilities for Enterprise Products pipeline calculating stress for pumps pipe lines, pressure vessel pipe lines, dock pipelines, LNG pipelines & heat exchanger pipes as per code and calculated nozzle allowable to meet as the code. Marathon up gradation pipeline project at ULC, FCU, UU3 units piping Tie-In for heat exchangers, pressure vessel and pumps pipelines. INEOS, Chevron Phillips and UTICA East Ohio capital projects calculating pipe stress for critical pipe lines which are connecting to heat exchanger, pressure vessel and pumps.

Company : Taylor and Hill-Houston Contract Position from GAS Unlimited Inc Dec 2013 – Dec-2014

Projects : Marathon, BP @ Texas City

Role : Pipe Stress Engineer

Tools : CAESAR II and TriFlex, AFT Fathom & Arrow

Content: Worked on Valero, Marathon, BP Chemical and refinery projects at Texas City calculating pipe stress for critical pipe line and I have performed pressure drop calculation hydraulics using AFT fathom for Ethane Propane tempering gas line and walked down on plant in preparing as built drawings, calculated pipe stress for all critical lines as per ASME B31.3 for Cryogenic piping, heat exchanger, pressure vessels, tanks, pumps etc. and prepared pipe specification, line list, support detail drawings, Cadworx model converted to Caesar II file to perform pipe stress analysis.

Company : Burns & McDonnell-Houston Contract Position from GAS Unlimited Inc Oct 2011 – Nov-2013

Projects : Marathon, Valero, Oneok, Praxair, Frontier, CVR energy

Role : Pipe Stress Engineer

Tools : CAESAR II, Autopipe, Nozzle Pro, Smart plant review, Navisworks & DISASU.

Content: Worked on Oil and Gas refinery projects PIP Level –III/ II/I critical pipelines, Calculating pipe stress to make sure all loads & pipe flexibility are within allowable limits as per ASME 31.3, performed analysis on various refinery pipeline like hydrocarbon reactor pipe line, pressure vessel pipelines, Steam turbine, silencer, flare lines, pump pipe line, heat exchangers pipe line with nozzle loads quality check and documenting all calculated stress reports. Checking pipe routing layout and flexibility at preliminary stage to make sure detail pipe stress calculations have no issues, preparing design basis documents as per client specification. Checking and creating pipe specialty item list. Preparing line list to assign pipe system levels, insulation, PWHT and make sure pipe specification and pipe wall thickness calculations were correct and calculated as per ASME code, following NACE and PIP standards. Before issuing construction all pipe stress calculation quality check were performed as per company standards including piping support & special items with teamwork and proper communication we achieved completing challenging projects on time.

Company : Proplant Inc, Houston- Full time July 2009 – September 2011

Projects : Qafco Fertilizer plants 1/2/3/4 trains

Role : Pipe Stress Engineer

Tools : CAESAR II, CADWORX, AutoCAD 2010

Content: Worked for Steam Header Integration System project, Deaerator and BFW pumps piping for QAFCO (QATAR). QAFCO is the largest single site producer of Urea and Ammonia, operating 6 trains of Ammonia and Urea plants at Masaieed, State of Qatar and Engineering was done in Houston, Texas. New Co-Gen Plant is supplying HP steam to Q1/Q2/Q3/Q4, Melamine plants, In this process of supplying steam, critical pipelines were done pipe stress calculation to insure safety of running plant and maintain flexible piping system as per client requirement and site conditions. FRP/GRP underground critical pipelines calculate hoop and surge analysis were performed for Seawater, Desal water and demineralization pipelines to ensure safety.

Pipe supports were designed for Steam and FRP water line as per client requirement, calculated trunnion supports, PRV calculation, Flange leakage analysis, and Turbine loads as per NEMA SM 23, pump loads as per API 610 and equipment nozzle loads with WRC

107 for HP pipe lines and also worked closely with Startup and Commissioning of piping system to review piping loads and displacements.

Coade Cadworx:

Proficient in performing and creating Cadworx specification database as per client specification.

Proficient in creating Project and dropping Isometrics in Cadworx.

Proficient in checking Bill of material and material take off and correcting Isometric.

Proficient in checking 3D modeling in Cadworx Piping, Steel and Equipment.

Proficient in checking P&ID’s, Isometrics, G.A and as build drawings.

Proficient in assigning task with time calculation and getting work done.

Proficient in extracting cadworx model to CAESAR II.

Proficient in as-build drawings, field checking pipe supports, construction and welding activities on site.

Professional Experience:

Company : Process unlimited International Inc, California-Full time Dec 2008 – June 2009

Projects : CHEVRON, AERA ENERGY

Role : Pipe Stress Engineer/Designer

Tools : CAESAR II, PDMS, AutoCAD

Content: Performed piping stress calculations using CAESAR II for HP, LP Steam Header pipe lines, underground pipe lines and high temperature/pressure lines connecting to equipment nozzle and vessels etc. were calculated as per the ASME 31.1 code.

3D modeling using Plant Design Management System (PDMS):

Design 3D module: Piping, Equipment, Draft, Isometric draft, Support modeling

Design duties include pipe routing, piping support, equipment modeling and creating Isometrics and converting PDMS model to CAESAR II to perform calculations.

Using AutoCAD:

Detailed system engineering of process piping which includes:

Preparation of piping and Instrumentation diagram and process flow diagram

Preparation of piping supports

Preparation of bill of materials for pipe and pipe fittings

Preparation of as build drawings and isometric drawings

Checking all detail design isometric drawings before submitting for approval

Company : Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited-Hyderabad, INDIA Sept 2004 – June 2006

Projects : HPCL, GSECL

Role : Internship Engineer Trainee

Tool : CAESAR II, AUTOCAD 2005

Power plant piping Experience:

BHEL is one of the largest Steam/Gas Turbine Manufacturing Company in India. Worked as a Project internship engineer under Project Engineering Department (PED), responsible duties includes pipe calculation performed on Co-gen Power plants pipe lines, Combined Cycle pipe lines and Balance of plant pipe lines. Worked and executed in the following projects.

M/s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, (HPCL) Vizag -- Co-Gen power plant (2x Fr.5 GT)

M/s Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd, (GSECL) Dhuvaran -- Combined Cycle power plant.

During execution of the project my nature of responsibilities is as follows:

Pipe stress analysis for Steam HP, MP, LP pipe line were calculated as per ASME 31.1 and also checked turbine nozzle load to ensure safety of the line under guidance of my supervisor.

Reviewed plant design in 3D by using the Plant Design Management System (PDMS) software.

Preparing pipe specification and sizing criteria of various equipments.

Reviewed P&ID’s for various services like, fuel gas system, steam and feedwater system.

Prepared Plot plan, Equipment layouts and its auxiliaries showing the disposition of the main equipment as well as auxiliary equipment.

Preparing pipe sketch layouts, Isometrics and bill of material (BOM).

Bachelors Degree Project Work: Dec 2003 – Apr 2004

Finite Element Analysis of Gas Turbine Wheel: This project is done as a part of my academic curriculum at BHEL Hyderabad on 120 MW Gas Turbine Fr. 5 wheel is considered to do FEA. Project work deals with the study of calculating maximum displacement due to thermal stresses and Static stresses. FEA analysis is done on design criteria, material constrains, temperature and forces applied on wheel with variations in rotational speed per minute. Optimization of wheel design is done in early development stage to minimize the displacement of static and thermal stresses in the model using CAD/CAE software like Solidworks, HYPERMESH, and ANSYS 7.0 to simulate complex engineering problems which otherwise requires costly and time consuming prototype testing.

Timely Implementation of Projects Accomplished:

●Qafco Fertilizer (QATAR) Steam Header Integration System project

●Valero ISBL/OSBL project

●Valero Acid Crude project

●Marathon Shell Offgas OSBL FEP3, Tx

●Valero Meraux HydroCracker Reactor project

●Valero Raw Water Treatment, Tx project

●Oneok EP splitter FEP3, MB project

●Oneok hydrocarbon, Mont Belvieu, Tx project

●Oneok ISBL Mon Belvieu Frac project

●Marathon Heat integration FEP2,Tx project

●Marathon Flue Gas Line, Tx, project

●Marathon SSDV DD project, Tx

●Praxair La Porte PSA and Compressor project

●Praxair H2 Compressor, Tx project

●Crude Oil pump station upgradation project

●Compressor Unit piping

●Hydrocarbon cracking projects

●Power generation plant piping projects

●Oil fractionation projects

●Revamp, Expansion & Capital projects

Training undergone heat exchanger HTRI software from HTRI institute texas:

1)XIST workshop training (Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger)

2)Vibration Analysis workshop training.

Professional Reference

Name Company Discipline Phone no

Erne Martin S&B Engineers and Constructors Ltd Piping Lead 713-***-****

Brandon Mat S&B Engineers and Constructors Ltd Engineer 281-***-****

John Stavinoha S&B Engineers and Constructors Ltd Pipe stress group supervisor 713-***-****

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