Hot Water Production: Upgrade Project
Customer
EC Throsby and Hilltop Meats are a large family-ownedAustralian beef processing company with over 70 years of industry experience, specialising in both domestic and international markets.
The Need
The Abattoir and Rendering Facility at Young requires a large amount of hot water ( about 45,000 lts/hr) , which is critical tot he process. The existing system was unreliable, restricted output, expensive to run and inefficient. Unreliable hot water, meant production stoppages at a cost of thousands of dollars a minute.
The Engineered Solution
To engage Energy Specialties to review the existing requirements and plan for future demands .Design, build supply , install and commission a new heat exchange hot water solution. Offer a turnkey solution that would give the business reliable hot water, produced efficiently.
The heat exchange unit had multiple functionality and safety features included-Pressure reduction so the steam supply temperature is always lower thanthe water pressure – eliminating high temperature flashing – which is asafety issue.Overheat lock out valvesRecirculating modulating valves back to the hot water tank – control so thatthe production water would be unaffected by flow /pressure fluctuations.
The Result
A bespoke , compact heat exchange unit capable of producing60,000 lts/hr , instantaneously heating water from 15C to 90C.The bespoke heat exchange unit , now has the capacity to fulfill the hot water demands under any production conditions. Hot water to plant now guaranteed. Efficient hot water production.
