Tresca Engenharia analyzed and designed a floating roof with reduced height to increase the working volume of oil for Petrobras-Tefran
Tresca Engenharia analyzed and designed for Petrobras-Tefran a floating roof with reduced height to increase the working volume of oil in the tank (immobilized volume reduction). This was a pioneer project and brings substantial financial advantages. The project was sucessfull and turned into a paper presented in the 8ª Jornada de Operadores de Monobóyas.
Though launched only 33 years ago in the United States, ANSYS already has a second generation of users. In Brazil, this occurs within a family. The mechanical engineer André Beim, 51 years old, one of the first software users in the country, shares today the advantages and the success provided by ANSYS technology with his daughter Kira, a recently graduated 25-year-old naval engineer. Kira learned with her father very early on how to make analyses with ANSYS.
“She learned quickly, and errors, which took me years to find out, were noticed immediately by her,” said André, a present partner of Kira at Tresca Engenharia, Consultoria e Análise de Tensões, located in São Paulo.
The history of the user family started in 1977, when Kira was only a baby, and André worked for Confab, a manufacturer of equipment for oil, chemical and nuclear industries, in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo. At that time, the calculations were made manually by using several formulas, and there was the risk of the method adopted being wrong. Seeking capabilities to manufacture more complex equipment, the company invested in ANSYS. “The computers were slow and the software did not provide product visualization or interactivity. The data input was made by punched cards,” said André.
In 1981, André Beim went to work for Ultratec, also an ANSYS user in the structural analysis area. Thirteen years later, André decided to open his own company, Tresca, thus inspiring his daughter to study Naval Engineering in 1997. Kira went to work as a trainee at her father’s company, in her second year at college. “I learned to use one of the most important technologies in engineering, which made a difference in my resumé,” said Kira, a 2001 graduate of the Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo.
“Kira is a young entrepreneur who talks about ANSYS as if she were a long time expert,” said Andre. “The product provides the necessary solution and ensures the client that the product will work safely.”
Tresca, specializing in the analysis of equipment for the chemical, petrochemical, metallurgical and nuclear industry, has been expanding the number of clients, at present more than 30. According to father and daughter, ANSYS had a great influence on the business success. The calculations are accurate and better evaluate the structure and the components of parts. “We were able to optimize, increase the durability and even reduce the product weight,” said Kira, an ANSYS Professional user.
“Every father wishes that his child follows in his steps professionally, mainly when he is aware that the market requires professionals who provide solutions and increase competitiveness of its products,” said André, who purchased ANSYS from SMARTtech Sistemas e Serviços, exclusive ANSYS distributor in the south region and in the State of São Paulo. Tresca continuously has been renewing the license with SMARTtech in order to be able to profit from the constant innovations and improvements brought by the software.