Project Description

• Replacement of a Thick Stock Pump with a Medium Consistency Stock Pump

Services Provided:

• Management of design team including electrical, instrumentation, and structural engineering consultants
• Prepare a Process and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)
• Review existing process parameters and establish design criteria for sizing of a Medium Consistency (MC) stock pump
• Prepared a feasibility study which included:
  • Prepared system curves for 10%, 12%, and 14% bone dry pulp stock consistencies
  • Determined pump capacity at each stock consistency
  • Estimated energy demand, and energy consumption at each stock consistency
  • Class 4 capital cost estimate
• Prepared a class 3 capital cost estimate
  • Preliminary sizing and material selection of piping and valves
  • Preliminary bill of materials
  • Preliminary drawings of the proposed installation
  • Final sizing for an MC pump