Piping and instrumentation for cooling water plant (Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant)

The customer

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant is active in process development, scale-up and production of innovative bio-based products and processes.

Purpose

Due to an expansion of fermentation capacity, the customer needed additional cooling water capacity.

Problem-solution

The installation for producing cooling water for fermenters consists of cooling towers, water-water chillers, and various pumps, valves, and sensors.

Based on the P&ID of Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant , we started the 3D engineering of the project.
For the already installed chillers and cooling towers, our team was responsible for supplying and installing various pipelines and instrumentation.
All the piping was insulated by the CGK team.

Some specific features of the project made the installation extra complex and challenging:

Engineering: The installation must operate efficiently during winter, summer, and transitional seasons. To achieve this, we defined

multiple operating modes that control the installation in various ways.3D-Design: The available space for the installation was very limited, necessitating a compact design. The 3D design optimally utilizes the available space while also providing sufficient room for maintenance.Piping: The use of large pipe diameters (up to DN250) sometimes complicates handling and supporting, especially given the limited available space.