Ideametrics Private Limited

Office Number 2, Balaji Pride, Opp to

Kondhre Industrial Estate Ambegaon
Narhe Road, Ambegaon, Katraj, Pune 46
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www.ideametrics.co.in ||
pandharinath@ideametrics.co.in

Company Profile
Ideametrics specializes in providing Finite Element Analysis (FEA) as per ASME - Design By Analysis (DBA). Finite
Element Analysis is the worlds most accepted tool to design pressure vessel that do not fall under the purview
of standard ASME code rules. FEA is not only an economical alternative to destructive testing, but also
calculates permissible fatigue and thermal service life of the equipment. In over many FEA based reports ASME
code compliance reports we have clearly shown products safety or shortcomings.
Ideametrics was founded to provide innovative and practical solutions and products to our clients through the
use of cutting edge technology and tools used by highly skilled, motivated and trained engineers. A few years
back before globalization made the impact on our markets, we were comfortably ensconced in our little world
satisfied with our local customer base to cater to our business. However, the word has changed for better. We
need to focus on the one thing we are good at this is what we tell our clients, to be able to stand the fierce
competition. We want our clients to focus on their core business instead of setting up a patchy design and
development center or a research center and staffing it by semi-skilled employees. This can be more
dangerous than having no Technology cell as it may lead to false complacence the common symptoms of this
ailment being failed products, too long development cycle, and others which are completely opposite to the
advantages of CAE and product design and development.
We at Ideametrics do what we are motivated to do design, which is probably why we do it good. Many of
other Design consultants focus on the problem at hand, where we believe that to get perspective we need to
take a step back like un-design the system to see how it can be redesigned best. Such methodologies are
unconventional but have given us exceptional results. For example, when an international sanitary system
manufacturer asked us to redesign the flush mechanism for new requirements, we studied the problem and
instead suggested that instead of redesigning the mechanism we could redesign one of the main links this
saved our client millions in development costs, lead time as most of the components were reused.
Ideametrics is a technology strong organization, having expertise in various domains.
Ideametrics has successfully developed products and projects with satisfied clients world over. Meticulous
processes, standards followed, and extremely customer centric approach sets Ideametrics apart in delivery
and quality.
Our Strengths are: Systems and Methodologies in development,
Commitment,
Talented team,
Wide range of skills that we possess. The result of this gives our clients, uncompromised quality and
timely delivery.
Mr. Sangram Powar, a M.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) heads the organization and leads a
team of specialized engineers, and is architect of Ideametrics vision, product concepts & design.
Ideametrics is an industry leader in applying Finite Element Analysis (FEA) techniques to the design of
pressurized equipments. We have run many FEA based reports validating products safety or illustrating
shortcomings. Our reports are in compliance with ASME Section VIII Div. 2 and can be made to comply with
different registration guidelines.

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a versatile and powerful tool for calculating stress and displacements from
pressure, thermal, seismic or wind loads. We use these results to determine if a product passes or fails code
rules and its permissible cycle life. The results provide an in depth understanding of how a product works and
how to fix or improve it
Our FEA capabilities include Linear elastic Analysis, Non-Linear Elastic Plastic Analysis, Permissible Cycle Life
Analysis (Fatigue Analysis), Buckling Failure, Safety Analysis, Steady State and Transient Analysis.

Areas of Expertise
Finite Element Analysis as per ASME Section VIII Division 2, Part 5.
o Fatigue Analysis - Permissible Cycle Analysis

The life of a vessel under cyclic service is related to the intensity of the stress and the number of
cycles it is exposed to. The fatigue life curves used under ASME VIII-2 to calculate the permitted cycle
life of a vessel are based on a large factor of safety compared with actual cycle life curves. We are
using VIII-2 fatigue methods to calculate an allowable number of operating cycles with a factor of
safety. Fatigue Analysis to calculate the fatigue life of Pressure Vessels with given pressure cycles, &
temperature cycles and start-up / shut-down cycles

Buckling Analysis - Buckling Analysis for External Pressure (Vacuum Inside) condition. External

pressure can be created three ways

1. From a vacuum inside a vessel and atmospheric pressure outside
2. From a pressure outside a vessel greater than atmospheric (typically from some types of
jacket or a surrounding vessel)
3. From a combination of the first two - vacuum inside + pressure greater than atmospheric
outside.

o Transient Thermal & Steady State Thermal Analysis -

Thermal analyses are used to study thermal loadings and their resulting temperatures, heat transfer
rates, displacements and stresses. These analyses are broken into two main types, steady state and
transient. Steady state analysis will determine the energy balanced state at an infinite period in time
without any detail on what happens while progressing to this point. Transient thermal analysis is able
to analyze the heat flow through a body on a step by step basis allowing temperature effects to be
observed over time.
Steady state analysis is used to observe the effects of thermal loadings once the object in question
has reached a constant, or steady state. This is useful to determine sustained temperatures, heat
transfer rates, displacements and stresses. Steady state analysis is also useful to determine thermal
loads and material properties to obtain a final desired result. As a steady state analysis only provides a
final continuous result it only requires a single computation making it a very efficient solver.
A transient analysis is used to observe the effects of thermal loadings over time. It allows the user to
view the changing temperature gradient through a component from initial though to a steady state
condition. Transient thermal impacts are important to analyze as thermal loadings may result in peak
stresses prior to reaching a steady state. It is also useful to answer questions such as how long will a
component take to reach a desired temperature. As a transient analysis provides solutions for a
defined number of time steps many computations are required resulting in a much more complex
analysis.

o Stress Categorization - Stress Classification Line (SCL)

A Stress Classification Line or SCL is a straight line running from the inside to outside of a vessel. It is
perpendicular to both the inside and outside surfaces. Finite Element Analysis provides the raw stress
data at nodes along this line. The stress linearization tool takes the nodal data for the complex stress
pattern found along this line and breaks it down into components:
Membrane (PL) - or average stress - always positive. You cannot tell from stress classification whether
the average stress is compressive or tension. This is the same problem as looking at Tresca or vonMises plots. Magnitudes are provided but directions are missing. The membrane stress is usually
equal to the code allowable stress for global areas and 1.5 as much for local areas.
Bending (Pb) - is the difference in stress from inside to outside - always positive (a better definition
follows).
Membrane + Bending (PL+Pb) - sum of the above two numbers - The ASME code allows the
membrane + bending stress to be higher than the membrane only. In some local locations, the
membrane + bending stress can be higher than the yield point for the material.
Peak (Q) - or highest stress found along the line. This is also always positive but not necessarily higher
than the membrane + bending number. Peak stress is usually used to determine the fatigue life at the
SCL.
ASME VIII-2 chart Figure 5.1 provides a guide to what the maximum allowed stresses are allowed for
different locations. The combination of this chart and the output from the stress classification tool
can be used to produce pass fail judgments on the component under study.

o Heat Exchanger FEA Analysis -

Heat exchangers are often very large models. In order to simplify them for FEA we remove all of the
tubes and simulate using springs. This will significantly reduce the number of elements and allow the
model to mesh and solve in a more reasonable time frame. In order to use the spring connectors we
have to determine the applicable spring rate of the tubes. There is a direct relationship between
Hooke's law for springs and the material's modulus of elasticity.