Substituting for the entire cooling-tower needs of a European
refiner
The challenge to the customer
Veba, a refinery industry enterprise, processes petroleum into
well-known fuels and the waste products into asphalt, bitumen and
fertilizers required to undertake this 22.3 MW cooling project. and
turned to Aggreko's dedicated sales professionals and
technicians for assistance.
Aggreko's solution
During the four-week project, Aggreko sent an enormous fleet of
cooling towers to Gelsenkirchen to cool 1500 m3/hr (52,500 ft3/hr)
from 36° to 24° C (97° to 75° F). Additional cooling towers were
brought in to increase the total equipment to 15 cooling towers, 27
pumps, 4km (2.5 miles) hose with a two-week setup. Veba indicated
that Aggreko, noted as a supplier of complete temporary solutions
in this area was able to provide the continuous cooling
support needed by supplying temporary cooling towers. Aggreko took
over the complete power supply, starting from medium-high
voltage.
The benefits to the customer
Veba was pleased with Aggreko's reliable and innovative service.
The alternative, refrigeration machines, would have meant higher
costs with greater power consumption and more intensive support
requirements when compared to the cooling tower solution which was
implemented.