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Industrial Air Coolinga sector of Decometa nv
•Engineering•Construction•Service and spares
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Decometawasfoundedi
n1953,havingasitsma
inactivitythemaintenanc
eofthe
coalmines.Intheearlys
ixtiesthecompanybecam
eawellknownsubcontrac
torfor
theautomobileandsteel
industry.
In1980,Deco-Investwas
createdasafinancialsup
portgroupforthedevelop
ment
ofnewproductsandexpa
nsionintonewmarkets.N
ewimpetusandideas
werebroughtupwithinth
eDecometaGroup.Certa
inlytheinfluxofnew
managementbroughtren
ewedvigourtoDecometa
.
In1992Deco-Investtook
overButemo,acompany
specialisedin
theproductionoffinnedtu
bes.Decometaexpanded
withinitsfield
ofexpertiseassubcontra
ctorforthepetrochemica
l,chemicaland
foodindustries.Decomet
ahas70peopleonitspa
y-roll.
In2000Decometaestab
lishedauniquetotalconc
epttoincrease
theperformanceofairco
oledheatexchangers(als
ocalled
fin-fans).Decometaoffer
sforaircooledheatexch
angersand
condensersanintegrals
ervicepackageandison
eoftheleading
companieswithinthisfiel
d.Decometa’sAssessme
ntprogramonthe
conditionofAir-CooledH
eatExchangerswillleadt
othemostbeneficial
choiceforimprovemento
ftheexistinginstallation
withintheclients’budge
tary
restrictions.
QualityInthespiritofourfounderMr.F.Janssens favouritetopics,“lowtechbecomeshightechwhenthereisanimprovementofqualityandanincreaseofproduction”,ourmaingoalstoimprovetheproductivitythroughfasterjobturnarounds
meanwhilecomplyingwithISO9001standards.
Qualityplaysindeedanimportantrolewithinourorganisation.DecometawasthefirstcompanyofitskindtobecertifiedinaccordancetoPED97/23.Ouraircoolers,heatexchangersandpressurevesselequipmentmeetwithallnationaland
internationalstandardcodes.
Foreword
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Asaresultofmanyyearsoffieldworkandtheeffortsofanenthusiasticteamofwelltrainedandhighlyeducatedengineers,Decometahasgainedanextensivewealthofexperienceinthedesignofpressureequipmentandaircooledheatexchangers.
Decometaoffersglobalsolutionsforthermalandmechanicaldesign,detailedengineeringtofabrication,testingandon-siteassistance.
Wehavesharedthoughtsandexperiencewithallourcustomerstofindtherightexchangerforeachparticularsituation,nomatterhowdifficultitmightseem.
Decometaisinthepositiontoevaluateandcompareavarietyofexchangeroptionsfromthepreliminarydesignstageinordertoselectthebestoptionforthecustomer.
Withovermorethan50yearsofexperienceinawiderangeofapplications,Decometahasdevelopedacomprehensiverangeofdesignstocutplantprocessingcostsbyincreasingtheperformanceofheatexchangersinworld’smajoroil,
petrochemicalandchemicalprocessindustries.
Decometadesigns,manufacturesandimplementstailormadeconstructionstosolveheatexchangerandaircooledheatexchangersproblems,andtoimproveprocessplantefficiency.
Thebulkofourprojectsincludedesignimprovementsonaircooledheatexchangersandshellandtubeheatexchangers,efficiencyimprovements,revamping&debottleneckingexistingexchangers,airchillingandcleaningproceduresofaircooledheatexchangers.
Decometaiscommittedtoanongoingresearch and development tocontinuallyimproveproductperformance.
Ourmechanical engineering groupperformsefficientlyinhouselargescientificandtechnicalcalculations,2D-3Ddraftingworks,FiniteElementsAnalysis.
Mechanicalengineering,structuralengineeringisperformedinaccordancetointernationalstandardsasAPI661/ASMEVIIIDiv1/TEMA/AD2000/STOOMWEZENRULES/CODAP/PED97-23.
Earthquake(seismic)calculationsandwindcalculationsaremadefollowingEurocodeorAmericanstandards.
DecometaisspecializedinprocessengineeringforAirCooledheatExchangers(alsocalledairfincoolers,orfin-fans)andshellandtubeheatexchangersandpressurevessels.
Theprocessdepartmentmakesuseofinhousedevelopedprograms,ourownlibraryofscientificdatabasesandprojectcontroltasks,commercialavailablepackagesasAspen+,andComputationalFlowModelling–C.F.M.
Withinthefieldofprocessdevelopmentandimprovementwesupplytheprocessdesign,theupgrades,themaintenanceservicesandallthecomponentsforAir-CooledHeatExchangersincludingthedeliveryofthenewinstallationsifapplicable.
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Engineering Excellence
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Decometa’sfactory(coveredareaof7000m²onatotalsurfaceof28000m²)islocatedinGenk-Belgium.Wefabricatenewequipmentaswellwerepairandreconditionexistinginstallationsasshellandtubeheatexchangers,finnedtubeair-cooledheatexchangers,pressurevesselsanddistillationcolumnsforthechemicalandpetrochemicalindustries.
Theworkshopsareequippedwiththemostmodernfacilitiesforproper manufacturing and controlsuchas:
• Cuttingmachines(plasmacuttingmachines)• Variousweldingequipmentsformanualandautomaticprocesses(Arc-MIG-MAG-TIG-SAW-Weld-overlay.
• Electronicallycontrolledtubeendsexpandingmachines• FullyautomaticorbitalGTAWtubeendsweldingmachines• Finningmachines(forCSfins)• Mobilecranes(capacityupto35tons)forfieldwork• Preparation&formingequipment• Hydraulicplaterolls,guillotine,punchingshears,profileplasma/gascuttingequipment
• Numericallycontrolleddrilling/milling
Decometaproducesawiderangeofpressureequipmentto50tonnesperunit.Weworkinawiderangeofmetalsfromcarbonsteeltohighalloysteels.Theselectionofmaterialscanbenormalsteel,stainless,CuNi,CuZnorhighqualitymateriallikeduplex,superduplexorTitanium.
Our in house design• Pressurevessels• Shell&tubeheatexchangers• Aircooledheatexchangersandcondensers• Airreceivers• Blowdownandflashvessels,distillingcolumns,flairs,stacks
• Pipeworkfabrication• Diversestructuralsteel
Manufacturing Projects
Spare PartsWewilldeliverallspareparts:
• Headers• Completeinterexchangeablebundles
• Rotatingequipment;fans,shafts,transmissiontrains,shockswitches
• Plugs,gaskets,nozzles
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BesidesDecometa’smodernworkshop,ourprojectteamsarealsoabletoperformadiversityofon-siteassemblieswithinthesectorofindustrialpiping,generalmaintenanceuptoturnkeyprojectsofupgrades,revampinganddebottleneckingprojects.
Staffistheprimaryresourceofaprofessionalpractise.Adedicatedcorestaffissupplementedbyretainedcontractstaffwhenrequired.Incarryingoutprojectsforclients,adetailedworkingknowledgeofvariousE.N.andASMEstandardsareincorporatedwithinourISO9001proceduresandapplied.
Aprojectleaderwillfollow-uptheprocess,manufacturinganderectiononsitefromthebeginningtotheend,ensuringthemaximumoptimisationandassumingallthetimetheresponsibility.
Duetothecompany’sopenorganisationstructure,thedirectmanagementofDecometaguaranteesahighqualityproductandatop-notchservice.
AllouremployeeshavebeeneducatedinaccordancetoVCAsafetyrules.
Manufacturing Projects
Petrochemicalandchemicalindustryhasbeenformanyyearsthecrucialfieldofdecometa’sactivities.Wehavedesigned,fabricatedmanyfacilitiesinthisfieldforwellknownleadingcompanies.
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Audits,withinthesectorofAircooledheatExchangers,arerequiredtoimprovetheprocessperformanceandreliabilityofouraircooledsystem.Decometahastheexpertisetoidentifyareasinyourindustrialaircoolingprocesswhereimprovementscanbemade.
Thesourceofanaircooledheatexchangerfailureorpoorperformancecanstartonthedesignerdraftingboard.Thewaytheinstallationismanufactured,installedandoverhauledcancontributetotheperformanceconditionofthemachine.Theusermaynothavecontroloverthesesteps;howeverunderstandingofthepotentialproblemscanleadtofuturechanges.
Ourassessmentprogramwillhelpimprovingtheequipmentperformanceandreliability.Themaintenancecostsandenergyusagecanalsobereduced.
Audits - Performance Optimisation
Ourassessmentprogramwillhelpimprovingtheequipmentperformanceandreliability.Themaintenancecostsandenergyusagecanalsobereduced.
Theprocessconditionoftheaircooledheatexchanger(ACHE)willbeauditedwiththehelpofadditionaltechniquesforairflowmeasurements,pressuredropreadings,strobeanalysesandthermographs.Simulationsofthecoolingorcondensationprocesswillbeperformedwithuseofinhousedevelopedsoftwareprogramswithourownextendedandoptimizeddatabaseforcalculatingtheairsidepressureloss.
Audit Deliverables & Services
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Audits - Performance Optimisation
Thermo graphical audit on process flow distribution
)Themaingoalistoimproveoverallperformancesandefficiencyofaircooledheatexchangers.Aircooledheatexchangerscanbesubjectoflossinperformanceduetomanyfactorsasfluidandairsidemal-distribution,fouling,mechanicalproblemsandmanyothers...Wedeliveryouassistancetosolveyourproblemsinimprovingthefunctioningandtheperformanceofyourinstallation.Upgradingistherightchoicewithouttheneedofexpensiveinvestmentsinordertoreachhigherperformancescomparingtotheactualonesofyourinstallation.
)Ourprojectsstartupwiththescreeningtheactualconditionoftheclient’saircooledheatexchangerwiththeaimtofindasolutionforimprovementordébottlenecking.
)Wefindthemostprofitableandadvantageoussolutionforupgradingtheclients’installation.
)Byimplementingourtechnicalsolutionwithintherespectofnoiselevelsandvibrationslevels,theutilizationoftheclients’installationwillbemaximized,resultinginveryshorttermsofpaybackandwithincrystalcleardescribedoperationconditionstopreventfutureoperationalproblems.) Inventoryoftheequipmentanddescriptionoftheproblems9 Computeraidedsimulationsoftheexistingprocess9 Thermalcalculationsandprocessflowdistributionanalyses(CFD)
)Onsitemeasurementsof:9 airflow,processflowandheattransfer9 vibrationsheatdistributionwiththermographs9 noise
)Recommendationforimprovement9 Heatandenergyrecovery9 Processflowdistribution9 Cleaningandmaintenanceprocedures.
) Implementationoftheupgradesanddebottlenecking.
Airflow measurementVibration analyses
Fan upgrade and balancing
Audit Deliverables & Services
Noise level detection
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Slingerweg39IndustrieterreinGenk-ZuidZone12a3600Genk-Belgium
tel.:+32(0)8932.28.40fax:+32(0)8935.17.12
Tominimisethedurationandcostofsiteassemblyactivities,Decometadesignsthebulkofitsprojectsformodular transportation.