CASE-046 · Engineering case

Centrifuge Filtration

Applied upstream solids removal to stabilize acetation and improve final filtration at the facility.

Conceptual engineering visualization: Installed vertical centrifuge separator: Centrifuge Filtration
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Why the Work Mattered

Purpose and Operating Need

Eliminated acetation stalls and increased final filtration speeds by removing suspended solids from wine stocks prior to acetation.

Engineering Approach

Engineering Approach

Engineering scope: centrifuge filtration, upstream solids removal for acetation stability, backup DE and bentonite filtration, cleaning and consumables risk management.

Outcome & Engineering Context

Outcome and Context

The recorded project eliminated acetation stalls and increased final filtration speeds. The effects belong to this centrifuge and upstream-solids-removal boundary.

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; 235 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
All portfolio connections
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.

Coordinated centrifuge filtration with backup filtration, cleaning and consumables requirements. The work addressed solids ahead of acetation, eliminating acetation stalls and increasing final filtration speeds while retaining a practical operating arrangement for the plant.

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