CASE-079 · Engineering case

3X 160-Ton Chiller Production Cooling Upgrade

Led the production-cooling upgrade replacing two 110-ton chillers and one 60-ton chiller with three 160-ton chillers.

Conceptual engineering visualization: 3x 160-Ton Chiller Production Cooling Upgrade
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Why the Work Mattered

Purpose and Operating Need

Led the production-cooling upgrade replacing two 110-ton chillers and one 60-ton chiller with three 160-ton chillers.

Engineering Approach

Engineering Approach

Coordinated replacement of two 110-ton chillers and one 60-ton chiller with three 160-ton chillers, including mechanical tie-ins, electrical feeds, controls, startup and operating validation.

Outcome & Engineering Context

Led the production-cooling upgrade replacing two 110-ton chillers and one 60-ton chiller with three 160-ton chillers.

Workstream Results & Impact

Workstream Portfolio Rollup

14,998,000 USD

Cooling and Utility Reliability 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

MeasureValueType & meaningAttribution & operating context
Net Added Production Cooling200 refrigeration tonsEquipment Rating
Installed nominal cooling-capacity addition

Applies to: 3x 160-Ton Chiller Production Cooling Upgrade

Net added production cooling.

Cooling Energy Reduction at Feeder Monitoring Points15 %Actual Result
Feeder-level measured reduction

Applies to: 3x 160-Ton Chiller Production Cooling Upgrade

15% cooling energy reduction at individual chiller feeder monitoring points; no plant-wide energy claim.

Engineering scope and design basis

Led the production-cooling upgrade replacing two 110-ton chillers and one 60-ton chiller with three 160-ton chiller units.

Added +200 tons net production-cooling capacity; 15% cooling energy reduction recorded at individual feeder monitoring points.

Coordinated replacement of two 110-ton chillers and one 60-ton chiller with three 160-ton chiller units, including mechanical tie-ins, electrical feeds, controls, startup and operating validation.

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.

modeled demand and the roughly 78-ton peak thermal deficit, coordinated pumps and recirculation, and developed chiller staging and runtime balancing. Operating visibility and process-load monitoring connected the three 160-ton production chillers with the way the plant used cooling capacity.

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