Piping & Ducting
Layouts, routing studies, pressure-loss calculations, sections, elevations, isometrics, supports and bills of materials for industrial piping and airflow systems.
PROJECT-BASED MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Experienced engineering support, exactly when your team needs it.
Senior mechanical and project engineer based in Irvine, California, supporting industrial teams with piping and thermal systems, modular skids, cooling-water and heat-rejection systems, P&IDs, equipment layouts and multidisciplinary design review—from calculation through fabrication, construction and commissioning.
Available for defined-scope, contract, consulting and selected long-term engineering opportunities
25+Years across design, fabrication, field installation and commissioning
35+Miles of industrial piping
2,000+Piping isometrics personally produced
WHAT I CAN DELIVER
Practical support from calculation to field execution.
Clear scopes, usable deliverables and senior-level judgment for teams with a temporary capacity gap or a defined project need.
P&IDs & Technical Documentation
P&ID development and updates, as-built documentation, equipment datasheets, specifications, drawing checks, discrepancy reviews and controlled engineering packages.
Equipment, Skids & Plant Design
2D and 3D plant layouts and equipment design, including modular pumping skids, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, reactors, scrubbers, filters and conveyors.
Engineering Analysis & Design Review
Pressure loss, pipe sizing, piping-stress review, heat and mass balances, airflow CFD, modal analysis, vendor evaluation, fabrication review, FAT and field support.
SELECTED WORK
Scale and range, without the portfolio overload.
Selected examples show the scale, technical range and deliverables I can support—without exposing confidential project information.
PIPING SYSTEMS
Chemical Plant Piping
200–300+ isometric sheetsPlant layouts, piping models, routing, general arrangements, isometrics and as-built documentation.
THERMAL, COOLING & AIRFLOW SYSTEMS
Thermal & Cooling Systems
Heat exchangers, cooling towers, ducting & thermal equipmentIndustrial thermal systems, high-heat-load electrical and control-room ventilation, cooling-tower and heat-exchanger piping, large-duct layouts, P&IDs and fabrication-ready packages.
POWER GENERATION
Biomass Power Plant Relocation
5 MWe relocation · $10M execution vs. $20M+ new plantLed engineering modifications, construction, startup and commissioning while adapting the cooling tower and turbine lube-oil cooling systems to a substantially hotter operating climate.
INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS
Steam & Condensate Pipelines
35+ miles designedAboveground and buried pre-insulated systems, sizing, stress/load review, supports and field execution.
CUSTOM EQUIPMENT
Process Equipment & Modular Skids
Concept through fabrication & FATPressure vessels, reactors, shell-and-tube heat exchangers, pumps, filters, scrubbers, conveyors and modular fuel-pumping skids for industrial and marine applications.
ENERGY IMPROVEMENT
Plant Energy Program
$1M annual savings · Approximately 10% loss reductionA Six Sigma Black Belt program and more than 50 energy-saving projects supported by plant-wide heat and mass balance analysis, as-built documentation and identification of combined electrical and thermal losses.
TECHNICAL BREADTH
Analysis, standards and delivery in one engineering workflow.
Engineering Analysis
Pressure loss, pipe sizing, piping-stress review, airflow CFD, heat and mass balances and ANSYS modal analysis.
Standards & Technical Review
Experience working with DNV, ABS, BV, LR, ClassNK, the IGF Code and Saudi Aramco specifications, together with technical review of calculations, P&IDs, layouts, equipment selections and inspection and test plans.
From Design to Field
Coordination of internal teams, external engineering firms, vendors and contractors through fabrication review, FAT, construction support, startup and commissioning.
EXPERIENCE THAT CONNECTS THE DRAWING TO THE FIELD
Engineering decisions informed by what happens next.
My work has covered concept development, design direction and review, calculations, detailed design, vendor coordination, fabrication, erection, startup and commissioning.
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering · Certified Six Sigma Black Belt · Energy Manager Certificate — Türkiye
Request my resume →2023—Present
Cryogenic & Modular Fuel-Pumping Systems
Engineering of modular marine fuel-pumping skids, cryogenic piping, P&IDs, pressure-loss calculations, classification requirements, ITP review, FAT and ANSYS modal analysis.
2011—2023
Power, Environmental & Thermal Systems
Engineering leadership for power plants, thermal oxidizers, cooling and airflow systems, R&D equipment, CFD and piping-stress review, fabrication, construction and commissioning.
2000—2011
Piping, Energy & Plant Improvement
Process piping, heat exchangers, electrical and control-room cooling, chiller and cooling-tower vendor coordination, plant-wide as-built documentation, energy programs and Six Sigma.
LET’S REVIEW THE SCOPE
Have a drawing backlog or a defined engineering project?
Send a short description of the required deliverables, schedule and available reference files. I can quickly confirm fit and next steps.
bilgehan@bilgehanarat.com