Steam System Consulting Services

Energy and efficiency audits of steam production and distribution systems:
• Inspect boilers and boiler room equipment for all required and necessary safety devices. Conduct safety device tests with operators. Review safety device test and logged results.
• Report and publish safety audit results including any and all variances from establish standards.
• Review and follow up on any and all recommendations made by the audit team with plant management. Include entrance meeting minutes and an exit meeting report to senior management.
• Review system efficiency test and compare with manufactures listed and or warranty performance calculations and any variances to be investigated to determine the cause and effect of differences.
• Make recommendations for any and all necessary changes to bring system efficiency back to listed specks.

Consulting service on improving steam system performance:

• Determine improvements desired and necessary to up grade steam system performance.
• Conduct a study or studies on how to implement desired and necessary changes to accomplish desired goals.
• Determine estimated cost to accomplish approved system changes.
• Assist in supervising the project or projects to complete and implement identified and approved steam system changes.
• Assist with start-up and testing new equipment or methods to assure that recommended goals are met.

Troubleshooting critical problems with steam systems and assist with crisis management:

• Provide rapid response to costumer needs in cases of emergency down time due to equipment failures or other disasters.
• Provide management and supervision assistance in ordering parts and over seeing repairs.
• Provide assistance in testing and start-up when repairs are complete.
• Write and publish reports concerning causes of outage and act as a third party witness as to failures of equipment and following of standard procedures established by the plant or others.
• Investigate any and all incidents that occurred before, during and after any failure so such problems can be eliminated in the future.

Safety and efficiency training programs for steam system operating personnel:

• Establish safety standards for boiler, boiler room equipment and other steam system components.
• Review safety standards and procedures with operators and management. Compare standards and procedures to Federal, State and Local codes and insurance requirements.
• Establish testing methods as to how, when and under what conditions tests are to be performed. Establish method of recording and reviewing test results.
• Review the plants instruments and procedures for conducting, recording and reporting equipment efficiencies. Make recommendations as to how equipment efficiencies tests should be conducted and evaluated.
• Train operators in the use of efficiency testing equipment and why it is necessary to perform these tests.

Provide management and expertise assistance with plant projects:

• Identify needs and provide supervision and expertise in accomplishing plant projects.
• Study the best way to handle the project to minimize production loss, project expense and outage time.
• Establish safety procedures for workers and equipment during the outage.
• Provide plant management with a daily report on project progress and a how we are doing on the scheduled outage time.
• Provide start-up time scheduling and recommend equipment testing.
• Assist in making sure all applicable codes, procedures and agreements are followed.

General contracting expertise for the purchase and installation of steam system equipment:

• Provide cost estimates for equipment and installation.
• Work with plant management team in establishing time schedule for project.
• Review bids for equipment and installation; make recommendations as to who and how project is to be accomplished.
• Review how project will tie in with future long and short term planning.
• Insure that all safety and required codes and procedures are met with purchased equipment and agreed to installation standards and procedures.

K&H Energy Systems Inc. offers innovative, highly experienced steam system engineering consultants available at a completive price.

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