I am a veteran Process Engineer and Consultant (Chemical) with over 18 years of experience in several major industries (from tall oil/vacuum distillation to natural gas/oil refining; both processing and design).

As a result, I am very familiar with most, if not all, of the process simulators in the market place.  I can assure you, one cannot find a single product in the market place that delivers the total package for process simulation like BR&E’s ProMax does.

ProMax is easy to use and implement.  I have peers in other engineering disciplines [who use ProMax] that are up and running in-depth constraint and design calculations in hours.   Anyone who can use a Windows product with a desire to learn the package will be successful.  The learning curve is almost non-existent.  What learning curve there is can be picked up by new engineers within hours or days. To top it off, if one runs into “snags,” the technical support is without equal and your problem will likely be solved over a phone call in minutes. 

Finally, if one looks at “bang for the buck” for your process simulation dollar, BR&E’s ProMax is so far ahead of anything I am aware of in the market place that they are not on the same planet.  You cannot go wrong if you invest your process simulation budget in BR&E software.

Rob Wood

Asset Engineer

DCP Midstream

Ruston, LA

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I want to sincerely thank you for all your support and to BR&E for ProMax.  With 150 plus Mechanical Refrigeration Units (MRU’s) in the field operating over a wide range of conditions, the software is proving itself invaluable in sizing the applications.  The estimated liquid recoveries and operating conditions allow us to provide quotes and applications with confidence and accuracy.  We also used ProMax extensively in the design of a new MRU capable of processing up to 15 mmscf/day, as well as a fleet of NGL stabilizers that will be available in the near future.  These results were used to provide solid supporting documentation for AFE’s and final approval to proceed with the build out of these new MRU’s.

At this time we run seven to ten applications a week, with multiple cases per application.  To date, we have not set an MRU or stabilizer that did not perform as quoted.  We also use ProMax to provide updates and forecasts to operators whose conditions are changing.  This allows us to forecast when we need to upsize or downsize the MRU’s to continue providing the best MRU for the application.  Again, this would not have been possible without the ability to perform rigorous modeling of the heat exchanger duties and pressure drops.

Tim Shackelford

Manager-Operations

Kinder Morgan Treating

Tyler, Texas

 


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I have been using ProMax for over a year to design gas processing and treating plants as a process engineer and primary simulation expert at S-Con, Inc.  BR&E provides unparalleled technical support and assistance.  They have been extremely receptive to my requests for improvements to the program and have delivered rapid results.  ProMax is an essential tool that I use on a daily basis and it is with great pleasure that I recommend the software. 

Adam R. Baxter, P.E.

Process Engineer

S-Con, Inc.

Bryan, Texas

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The ProMax software provided by Bryan Research & Engineering has been used as a process tool by Gas Liquids Engineering for almost 20 years. BR&E continues to improve their software accuracy year after year in the areas we are concerned, giving us more confidence to effectively satisfy our clients’ needs. Perhaps the greatest tangible benefit is their excellent customer support. We can and do depend on them to quickly and effectively answer our simulation issues. I would not want to operate our business without this simulation tool and BR&E’s services in our arsenal.

Jim Maddocks, P.Eng., PMP
V.P., Engineering
Gas Liquids Engineering Ltd.