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Oil-Tank Fire-System Architecture

A multidisciplinary safety-system design developed through mechanical-engineering requirements, modelling and system integration.

2018-2019Northumbria University, United Kingdom
FIELD ENGINEERING DELIVERYOil-Tank Fire-System Architecture
01FIELD NEEDsafety / reliability / throughput
02ENGINEERINGrequirements / design / feasibility
03INTEGRATIONmechanical / electrical / control
04COMMISSIONconfiguration / testing / troubleshooting
05IMPROVEperformance / response / cost

A traceable path from operational need to deployed system performance.

01

Problem or Industrial Need

Oil-storage fire protection requires coordinated engineering across hazard definition, physical behaviour, mechanical layout and system response.

02

Engineering or Scientific Solution

A complete engineering architecture developed at MSc level to connect requirements, physical modelling and integrated safety subsystems.

03

Sebastian's Technical Contribution

Defined the system architecture and carried the engineering work across analysis, design and technical documentation.

04

Methods and Tools Used

  • Requirements and hazard-oriented system architecture
  • Mechanical and fluid-domain engineering analysis
  • ANSYS CFD and SolidWorks design workflows
  • Subsystem integration and technical documentation
05

Prototype, Simulation and Experimental Evidence

simulation

Engineering design study

Computational and architecture work supported the complete system concept.

06

Measurable Result or Published Finding

Integrated safety architecture

Produced a complete multidisciplinary system design as part of the MSc engineering programme.

07

Diagrams and Publications

FIELD ENGINEERING DELIVERYOil-Tank Fire-System Architecture
01FIELD NEEDsafety / reliability / throughput
02ENGINEERINGrequirements / design / feasibility
03INTEGRATIONmechanical / electrical / control
04COMMISSIONconfiguration / testing / troubleshooting
05IMPROVEperformance / response / cost

A traceable path from operational need to deployed system performance.

08

Role, Team Attribution, Institution and Project Context

MSc Mechanical Engineering project; individual engineering and system-design contribution.

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Solution
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Evidence / result
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Solution
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Evidence / result
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