CASE-044 · Engineering case

Wine Pre-Filtration Trial and Downstream Throughput Evaluation

Evaluated centrifuge pre-filtration to improve downstream wine-filtration throughput at the facility.

Conceptual engineering visualization: Installed vertical centrifuge separator: Wine pre-filtration trial and downstream throughput evaluation
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Why the Work Mattered

Purpose and Operating Need

Demonstrated ability to filter a day’s production in roughly 7 hours using wine pre-filtration through a centrifuge.

Engineering Approach

Engineering Approach

Engineering scope: centrifuge-based wine clarification, downstream filtration throughput improvement, bentonite-treatment impacts, inter-plant byproduct handling, throughput target of 40 gpm.

Outcome & Engineering Context

Outcome and Context

Trial work demonstrated filtration of a day’s production in roughly seven hours. The evidence describes demonstrated trial performance rather than permanent final acceptance.

Workstream Results & Impact

Workstream Portfolio Rollup

18,317,000 USD

Wine Clarification and Vinegar Polishing Modernization

Recorded workstream portfolio reference. This is the workstream-level value and is not a project expenditure or a new total of reassigned projects.

Measures & Operating Detail

Engineering scope and design basis

Project scope and individual work packages are presented separately; project totals are not additive to their component values.

1 detail rows; 347 K project-family value.

Actions, Methods & Controls

ACTIVITIES IN CONTEXT

Additional Technical Detail

Roles & contributions
  • Project Ownership

    Full lifecycle project ownership

    Owned the full project lifecycle: capital planning and prioritization, need definition, feasibility and scope development, engineering and AFE justification, procurement and vendor coordination, construction sequencing and field oversight, commissioning, turnover, and post-startup support. Connected operating requirements with technical scope, funding decisions, execution readiness, and the needs of operations and maintenance.

Workstream context
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Project ownership and delivery context

Owned the full project lifecycle: capital planning and prioritization, need definition, feasibility and scope development, engineering and AFE justification, procurement and vendor coordination, construction sequencing and field oversight, commissioning, turnover, and post-startup support. Connected operating requirements with technical scope, funding decisions, execution readiness, and the needs of operations and maintenance.

Evaluated centrifuge pre-filtration against downstream performance and the 40 GPM operating target. The evaluation showed a roughly seven-hour production filtration cycle, providing a practical basis for comparing separation methods and their effect on the production schedule.

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