Ostand Design, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering Services
Tank Blanketing & Venting Valves, Systems and Applications		Industrial Valve Design
Value Based Services: Know your costs upfront		Product Design, Redesign & Cost Reduction
Performance Improvement		CRN, PED & ASME VIII & B16.34
Design for Manufacturing		System Design & analysis
Expert Witness		Forensic Analysis

Engineering Services

Tank Blanketing & Venting
Valves, Systems and Applications

Industrial Valve Design

Value Based Services:
Know your costs upfront

Product Design, Redesign
& Cost Reduction

Performance Improvement

CRN, PED & ASME VIII & B16.34

Design for Manufacturing

System Design & analysis

Expert Witness

Forensic Analysis

Background:

Mechanical Engineer WV- conveniently located in Charleston, WV. Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.).

Extensive, responsible charge, experience in the development of both new and existing products. Products are designed to the appropriate industry standards or practices including ASTM, ANSI, ASME, API, FCI, MSS, NFPA, and TTMA.

The range of valve products Includes hazardous fluid handling (service station fittings, tank truck fittings, aircraft refueling), industrial pressure regulating and control valves, low pressure gas valves, sanitary valves, pressure fittings, instrumentation valves, as well as tank nitrogen blanketing valves (gas or Nitrogen very low pressure, make-up and vent). Ostand has over 25 years experience as a valve designer.

Administrative/management functions include creating a manufacturing operation within a small company. Also, re-evaluation of existing products to confirm compliance with Canadian Registration (CRN) or European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) requirements. Mechanical engineering services; conveniently located in Charleston, WV.

This tank blanketing program is an Excel spreadsheet software program plus an informative resource for sizing tank (gas) blanketing applications using the method of API 2000. This program will calculate the volumetric capacities of vents and gas valves to properly gas blanket a tank within acceptable pressure limits by supplying the proper amount of gas to accommodate liquid outflow or contraction of vapors due to temperature decreases, and to vent the necessary amount of vapor from the ullage space of the tank to accomodate liquid inflow or expansion of vapors due to temperature rise. These are normal breathing conditions. The program includes a printout of a blanketing/venting data sheet, and system drawings. In order to use this program, or for that matter any engineering software, the user must be qualified and familiar with the system and theory. Requires Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice (a free program) or other program compatible with .xls files. More Information. Take advantage of the introductory pricing now. Price

Valuable Tech Info!

Well known white papers on venting & tank blanketing systems. An essential guide to approaching gas blanketing projects. Used by many engineers. These are the only non-commmercial, comprehensive papers on inert gas blanketing written by an engineer with extensive experience. A holder of three patents on the subject. Now also we have a software program for sizing tank gas blanketing problems.

Industry Awards, Publications & Information
Free information and technical papers on valves and gas blanketing

Winner of the Flow Control Magazine award for the innovative "97 Series Pad-Depad Tank Blanketing Valve"

FREE Technical Paper!

Tank Blanketing Basics

A brief review of nitrogen (gas) tank blanketing system principles.

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The information in these white papers may save you far more than their modest cost. Understand the process to your advantage! An important supplement to the program. These are not sales documents; they are engineering papers.

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Tank Blanketing:
A Complete Guide for Designers, Installers and Users
by Paul R. Ostand, BSME, P.E.

Part I: The Nature of the Process

Part II: Valves Suitable for Tank Blanketing

Part III: The Importance of Valve Sizing

Part IV: Real World Problems and Solutions

Discounted. All Four White Papers (Parts I thru IV) In one complete document for the price of three. Instant Download. A valuable resource for your venting and gas blanketing issues.
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