Ms. Amanda Mueller | Process Safety Consultant
Ms. Mueller is a graduate from the University of Missouri with a degree in Chemical Engineering. She has extensive experience with Relief Systems and Flare Design projects. Over the past three years, Amanda has been an invaluable addition to Smith & Burgess' engineering staff and consistently exhibits the firm's dedication to quality process safety management.
Topics: Smith & Burgess News, Employee Spotlight, Flare Header Analysis, Relief System Design, Mitigation, Relief Valve Mitigation
A major United States Refinery hired Smith & Burgess to perform a site-wide revalidation.
Topics: Case Study, Pressure Relief Valves, PRV Study, Engineering Review, Relief Systems, PRV, Relief System Design, Refinery, Relief Systems Revalidation, Undersized PSVs
A major US refinery used a competing engineering contractor to perform a flare and relief systems analysis. Upon completion of the project, the refinery was left with a list of facility upgrades that management deemed excessive. Smith & Burgess was hired to review the relief and flare systems documentation and provide engineering solutions that met corporate and industry requirements.
Topics: Case Study, Pressure Relief Valves, PRV Study, Third Party Review, Engineering Review, Relief Systems, PRV, Relief System Design, Refinery, Overly Conservative Assumptions, Relief Valve Mitigation, Flare Mitigation, Mitigation, Action Item Resolution, Relief Systems Revalidation
A recent audit of a “rebuild” design package for a major Asian gas plant identified that the EPC may have failed to follow company or industry standards. The owner needed an engineering review of the entire facilities’ relief systems designs prior to their start up in two months. Any deficiencies in company or industry standards needed to be addressed prior to the facilities’ start up.
Topics: Case Study, Pressure Relief Valves, PRV Study, Third Party Review, Engineering Review, Relief Systems, PRV, Relief System Design, Gas Plant
