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Water treatment plant saves space & energy
The installation of two BOGE C9 screw compressors along with a BOGE trinity controller has provided a quiet, space saving and energy saving compressed air solution for the Galway City Council Water Treatment Plant.
The Galway City Council Water and Drainage Department produces and distributes the highest standards of water to both domestic and commercial consumers in the Galway City area and adjacent parts of the County.
At the Galway Water Treatment Plant, compressed air is used within various stages of the water works from actuating valves to powering pneumatic instrumentation.
Patsy O'Connor, the Plant Maintenance Supervisor at the Galway City Council Water Treatment Plant, was asked to investigate the rising operating and service costs of the existing compressed air system.
Although the existing compressors had served the Plant well, they were beginning to age and so required regular service work.
On review, the existing compressed air supplier recommended replacing the ageing compressors with more efficient equipment.
Patsy O'Connor approached a number of local compressed air suppliers for comparative quotes.
Colum Whelan, the Managing Director of C&L Industrial, proposed replacing the ageing compressors with a compact, quiet and reliable solution - the BOGE C9 screw compressors as well as recommending the installation of a BOGE trinity controller to optimise energy consumption.
Colum Whelan said "The C Series from BOGE is a very quiet screw compressor and has a small footprint which makes it ideally suited to the Galway Water Treatment Plant. We have introduced a number of BOGE compressors into similar applications where the machines have proven very popular.
In order to ensure the system operated energy efficiently at all times - irrespective of load / off load times - we also recommended installing a BOGE trinity, multiple compressor controller to automate the system.
Developed using cutting edge technology, BOGE trinity, is a modern transducer operated changeover switch designed to control up to three compressors. The system automatically sets itself to optimise pressure cascading - only the maximum pressure (Pmax) and the minimum pressure (Pmin) need to be entered into the controller.
Introducing a compressor controller for the Galway City Council Water Treatment Plant would ensure reduced operating costs as each compressor used is optimised in the most energy efficient way (kW/m3/min)."
Patsy O'Connor was impressed with the small footprint and low sound pressure levels inherent in the C Series compressors and the reduced operating costs the system, including the BOGE trinity controller, could offer. Coupled with a competitive price, two BOGE C9 screw compressors and a BOGE trinity controller were subsequently installed.
The compact design of the C series ensures a small footprint. Within the Galway Water Treatment Plant this proved to be the ideal space saving solution with the C9's fitting compactly into the available space. Equally important all service components are easily accessible from one point to allow future maintenance work to be carried out in a hassle-free manner.
The C Series is also noted for its very low sound pressure levels. High performance damping and lamellar graphite casting ensure highly effective silencing producing sound levels as low as 57 dB(A), making it ideal at point of use for operating the pneumatic instruments.
Patsy O'Connor says: "The C9's have proven to be very efficient and quiet in operation fitting compactly into the space available. They have also reduced our loading from 13.5 kW (old compressors) to 7.5 kW. Additionally, with the C9's, we should achieve significant reductions to our operating costs."
The C series is available in the standard pressure of 8, 10 and 13 bar. Output capacities range from 0.280 - 1.200 m3/min, motor power 3 to 7.5 kW.
C&L Industrial is the exclusive authorised distributor of BOGE compressed air equipment within the Republic of Ireland. For more information telephone 091 773422.
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Editors Notes
C&L Industrial, established in 1998, specialises in the sale, installation and service of a range of quality industrial products including; BOGE compressors, EasiFit aluminium airline systems, Ambi-Rad energy efficient heating systems and Domnick Hunter compressed air treatment.
C&L is the sole authorised distributor of BOGE compressed air equipment within the Republic of Ireland.
With appointed sub-distributors located strategically around the country, C&L provide a genuine Nationwide Network of professional sales and service centres servicing all industry sectors.
C&L Industrial Ltd.
Unit 1 Liosban Industrial Estate, Tuam Road, Galway
Tel: +353 (0) 91 773422 F: +353 (0) 91 773946
E-mail: colum (at) candl.ie Web: www.candlindustrial.com
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