cooling tower fill and drift eliminator replacement
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Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Workshop
Cooling Tower Fill and Drift Eliminator Replacement
Bill LaFramboise, Manager
System Engineering
March 25, 2009
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Cooling Tower Function
�The Cooling Towers Serve the same Function as the Radiator in your Car
�Both Remove the Unused Heat from Power Production
�Just like the Radiator in your Car they are Important for Efficient Operation of the Machine
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Why Repack
�Material in Three Towers is Original and Degrading due to Age
�Material Supports in some Areas have given away (Fiberglass)
�Material and Supports have been Damaged over the Years due to Ice, Wind, Chemicals, and pH of the Water
�Fill has been Broken and some has De-laminated
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COOLING TOWER 2A DAMAGE
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Scope of Project
�Remove all of the Old Fill and Drift Eliminators and Dispose of Material (Asbestos Cement)
�Remove Old Fiberglass Fill Supports
�Install New Fill Support Grids and Fill (New Material is PVC)
�Install New More Efficient Drift Eliminators (PVC)
�Repack 3 Cooling Towers, One in Fiscal Year 2010 and Two in Fiscal Year 2011
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Tower Fill Material (Each Tower)
�About 250,000 Splash Bars – 6’ Long by 4” Wide
�Over 2000 Support Grid Sections
�21000 Drift Eliminators, 5’ by 7”, and their Supports (to be removed)
�The Removed Material has to be Handled as Asbestos
�About 40 Semi Truck Loads will need Disposal at a Designated Asbestos Landfill
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Repacking a Cooling Tower
�First, the Support Grid is Installed from the Bottom Up
�The Splash Bars (Fill) are then Installed from the Bottom Up, Inside to Outside and follow the Support Grid Up
�Then the Drift Eliminators are Installed in Sections that the Fill has been Completely Installed
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Cooling Towers Wear Out
� A Repack is a Normal Process in the Life of a Cooling Tower
� There are Several Items that can Affect the Longevity of the Fill and Tower◘ Age of material◘ Type of tower◘ Materials used in construction◘ Weather (ice, wind, and, sun)◘ Water Chemistry (chlorine and Ph)
� Plants of our Generation have or are Currently Repacking Cooling Towers at this Time (River Bend Current)
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Cost of Repacking a Tower
�Estimated Cost is $2.4 Million per Tower
◘ Fiscal Year 2010 – $ 2.4 Million (one tower)
◘ Fiscal Year 2011 – $ 4.8 Million (two towers)
�This is based on Previous Costs when the Last Two Towers were Repacked in 2001 and Adjusted for Inflation.
�Bid will be a Single Bid for both Fiscal Years