Consulting Services
Plant and Process Design
Thermal and Fluid System Modeling
Thermal and Fluid System Modeling
We have the experience and analytical tools to evaluate all steam generator and balance of plant system issues. Put our design background and utility operational/maintenance experience to work for you.
Thermal and Fluid System Modeling
Thermal and Fluid System Modeling
Thermal and Fluid System Modeling
Power Plant Engineers utilize the KED suite of design programs to model thermal and fluid systems. These tools can be used to model operating scenarios and thermal efficiency improvements as well as basic process design.
Forensic Failure Analysis
Thermal and Fluid System Modeling
Forensic Failure Analysis
Forensic failure analysis is a major part of Power Plant Engineering. The ability to model system parameters such as pressures, temperatures, and dynamic events combined with extensive failure mode analysis skills are key to this service.
Root Cause Analysis
Enterprise Asset Management
Forensic Failure Analysis
Prevention of recurrence is the ultimate goal of root cause analysis. Power Plant Engineers can help institute a program to replicate findings and countermeasures across your plant systems.
Enterprise Asset Management
Enterprise Asset Management
Enterprise Asset Management
Most major process plants utilize EAM software to track failure history and significantly reduce maintenance costs. The most important foundation to the success of these systems is a robust asset hierarchy. We can help set up your equipment and asset hierarchy to optimize your success with EAM software.
Purchase Specifications
Enterprise Asset Management
Enterprise Asset Management
A well written purchase specification can save significant costs when purchasing non-commodity items. The specification must accurately capture functional requirements, scope of supply, and commercial/warranty needs. These issues must be balanced with encouraging competitive bids.
John Briggs, MASc, P.Eng.
Education
The owner and principal of Power Plant Engineering, John Briggs, holds both a Bachelors and Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Canada and a Six Sigma Black Belt. His specialty in graduate school was heat transfer and fluid mechanics.
Basic Process Design
The first half of John's career was with a major Steam Generator and Power Plant design company. In this role John managed an engineering goup, solving problems world wide in the industry and through this experience gained significant subject matter expertise.
John has a strong background in conventional boilers for both industry and utilities, with experience in coal, natural gas, biomass, municipal solid waste, and refinery gas firing.
John also has considerable experience in designing and operating Heat Recovery Steam Generators.
The Owner Operator Perspective
The second half of John's career was in head office engineering leading a team with responsibility for a fleet of up to 20 conventional fired boilers and 65 Heat Recovery Steam Generators for NextEra Energy. NextEra Energy, one of the largest power companies in the USA, prides itself on a quality and process driven culture.
Industry Leadership ASME PTC 34
John has served as vice chair for nearly 30 years on the Performance Test Code committee PTC 34, Waste Combustors with Energy Recovery.
Industry Leadership ASME PTC 4
John is a committee member of the ASME PTC 4 committee, Fired Steam Generators.