Cyclone Dust Mitigation Project – Energy and Industrial Company - Missouri | Estimated TIC: $1.5 MM

Description

• Project to mitigate the risk of a dust deflagration.

• New jacketed cyclones, new blowers and explosion venting, and suppression were installed and instrumented with controls and alarms back to DCS

Scope of Work

• Developed overall TIC for funding

• Worked with vendors to develop construction bid quality packages

• Reviewed and approved vendor drawings

Challenges

• Equipment vendors uncooperative from many previous false starts

• The plant was not ‘excited’ about the project – no bottom-line increases

• Very little documentation of existing structure

• P&ID’s were out of date

Keys to Success

• Integrated project team approach.

• Project execution plan.