Power Generation
Engineer Confidence Into Every Kilowatt.
The Platform
A single vendor for complete process control, from formulation to commissioning.
Rigorous steady-state and dynamic process simulation with advanced thermodynamics, customizable unit operations, and seamless Excel integration.
Create steady-state hydraulic models for liquid and low-velocity gas systems. Size pumps, pipes, and valves with validated pressure-drop calculations.
Simulate pressure drop and flow distribution for gas and steam piping systems. Analyze sonic choking, turbine gas delivery injection points and model non-ideal gases under varying operating conditions.
Identify and prevent water hammer, cavitation, and high-speed acoustic transients during startups, shutdowns, pump trips, or blowdowns.
Connect simulation outputs directly to project cost estimating via Datacor's partnership with Cleopatra Enterprise — bridging engineering design and project economics.
Bring Monte Carlo simulation to project decision-making. Predict turbine and boiler reliability, evaluate renewable power integration and grid stability, and forecast ROI for new plants while considering effects of fuel price uncertainty on long-term revenue.
FERST powered by CHEMCAD makes designing or evaluating existing relief systems simple and more rigorous. Design vapor (tempered), gassy (non‑tempered), hybrid (tempered with gas generation), and non-reactive fire exposure systems (API 520/521, API 2000, OSHA 1910.106, NFPA 30).
Software built to design, verify, and maintain critical power generation systems
Nuclear-qualified flow simulation
Steam-cycle & heat-integration optimization
Power generation engineers rely on CHEMCAD to model Rankine, combined-cycle, and cogeneration systems with precision. Conduct pinch analyses and turbine back-pressure studies to maximize net power output while reducing fuel consumption — all within a single, validated simulation environment.
High-pressure steam & feedwater network analysis
Datacor's Flow Simulation tools — including Fathom and Impulse — analyze high-pressure steam mains, feedwater headers, and condensate return systems to calculate pressure drops, flow splits, and temperature-induced density changes, enabling robust network designs that perform under real operating conditions.
Pressure surge & transient protection
Use Impulse to analyze pressure surge events in critical piping systems including feedwater, emergency core cooling, and fire suppression lines. Identify potential water hammer scenarios, size surge vessels and relief devices, and protect equipment integrity before commissioning.
Rigorous carbon-capture simulation
Results
Quality partnerships across a variety of industries are what make Datacor unique.
Heat transfer analysis was essential, as well as a Helium-Helium economizer to recycle energy.
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Fathom provided the ability to emulate conditions that would otherwise be unattainable.
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Fingleton White used xStream to validate a 275 MW peaking plant's gas supply system before a single turbine fired—proving compliance across every worst-case transient scenario.
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Fathom used to model central heating cycle of a state-of-the-art combined heat and power plant
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Arrow successfully modeled critical flow (i.e., sonic) orifices & venturis in a Rolls Royce gas turbine
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We work with customers across a variety of segments.
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