Laura Combden's Contact Details

Laura Combden's Company Details

Pi Engineering Inc.

Calgary, AB, CA • 20 - 49 Employees
Energy

Operating since 2006, Pi Engineering provides piping expertise in Oil and Gas, Water, and Pulp/Paper industries within Canada, the United States, and globally. Passionate about all things piping and stress analysis, we believe in developing expertise through specialization, training, and mentorship. We've developed a team of leading piping and pipe stress engineers and consultants.Specialization has kept our company efficient, reducing turnaround times, and providing practical, cost effective, and implementable solutions that make sense.We support our multi-discipline/project engineering clients by providing the best piping engineering possible.---------------------Core Services:---------------------Piping stress analysis - Pipelines (csa z662), sour/sweet/co2/liquids, vehicle crossings, bend studies, buckling, anchor blocks.Plant and Facility Piping – SAGD, high pressure steam, heavy oil, petrochemical.Equipment piping design and stress analysis – Pumps, pressure vessels, exchangers, turbines/compressors, flares.Dynamic analysis – Reciprocating compressor piping, mechanical vibration analysis, water hammer analysis, slugging, start up/shut down transient analysis (pump trip).Finite Element Analysis (FEA) – Pipe supports (trunnions, staunchions, shoes, guides, anchors), heat transfer, equipment nozzles (tanks and pressure vessels).Troubleshooting – On-site availability for field/operations support of piping issues (slugging, water hammer, vibration, thermal growth, supports).Training – Mentoring several piping engineers, custom in-house piping or pipeline stress analysis seminars or lunch and learns.Piping engineering - Piping material selection and specification, support standard development, valve selection, specialty item specification, spring support selection, line lists, ABSA/BCSA compliance and registration.Vibration Measurement and Analysis - Self-performed vibration measurements.