Alumina Refinery & Aluminium Smelter Services
Rayner Engineering provides specialised mechanical engineering, process plant engineering, CFD simulation, FEA analysis, and maintenance support for alumina refineries and aluminium smelters. Our experience spans dense phase pneumatic conveying systems, bulk materials handling, settler tanks, steel structures, mechanical components, fabricated weldments, and refinery and smelter equipment performance improvement.
We work with alumina and aluminium operations to improve equipment reliability, reduce component wear, optimise plant performance, improve maintainability, and extend the service life of critical process equipment.
Reliability Engineering
Maintenance engineering and reliability improvement for alumina refinery and aluminium smelter assets
Bulk materials handling engineering for refinery and smelter applications
Dense phase pneumatic conveying system design, simulation, and performance improvement
Process equipment performance analysis and design optimisation
Settler tank performance analysis and design improvement
Engineering assessments and design reviews for refinery and smelter plant upgrades
Practical mechanical engineering support to improve safety, maintainability, and plant availability
Condition Monitoring
Dense phase conveying wear tracking and wear analysis
CFD simulation of dense phase pneumatic conveying systems
Statistical conveyor belt, pulley, and other wear component tracking and life prediction
Particle flow modelling, erosion modelling, and wear prediction
Settler tank CFD simulation and hydraulic performance analysis
Identification of high-wear areas in conveying systems and process equipment
Mechanical component assessment and performance review
Wear modelling to support maintenance planning and component life extension
Projects
Steel structure design for process plant and industrial infrastructure
Mechanical component design for alumina refinery and aluminium smelter equipment
Weldment and fabricated structure design
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of mechanical components, weldments, and steel structures
Dense phase pneumatic conveying design and upgrade projects
Settler tank CFD modelling, performance analysis, and design improvement projects
Mathematical modeling of 2D and 3D wave systems in tanks
Process plant modification and mechanical design support
Engineering documentation, design packages, and practical plant upgrade support
Rayner Engineering combines practical refinery and smelter experience with advanced CFD simulation, FEA analysis, wear modelling, and mechanical design capability to deliver reliable engineering solutions for alumina refineries, aluminium smelters, and heavy industrial process plants.
