Saved the plant from a major breakdown
The Minimac team successfully completed a critical flushing project in a big fertilizer company with a capacity of 4000 tonnes in Jharkhand. Synopsis An installation project was ongoing at the fertilizer plant’s premises. Newly built lube pipelines and tanks were to be flushed to remove the welding debris and other components left inside while fabricating the pipelines. The entire project was delayed due to a very slow flushing process. Minimac Operations and Maintenance Service (MOMS) team evaluated the situation and came out with a solution to expedite the flushing process. The project required flushing their two main compressors, i.e., PSE processed air compressor and carbon dioxide compressor Problems Proper flushing had to be done as the pipeline was newly fabricated; otherwise, it would have led to a major breakdown of the compressor, as the impurities would choke the blades and erode/damage the compressor. Other issues were to ensure proper calculation for vari...