
Chiller Upgrade Engineering Design
We approach our work from a Whole Facility Design Perspective, resulting in elegant, efficient engineering solutions that are practical and reliable, maximizing your long term benefit from your facility.
Challenge
As the world’s largest biopharmaceutical company, Pfizer has facilities all around the world. Effectively utilizing their research and manufacturing space and managing their utility costs is an on-going challenge with a double bottom line impact; minimizing their energy costs while also reducing their carbon footprint. With a resume of implementing sustainable designs in industrial environments, Hallam-ICS was selected to provide MEP engineering services for a chiller upgrade at one of Pfizer's research and manufacturing facilities.
Solution
This project included the installation of two 1250 ton steam driven chillers to replace three existing steam absorption chillers. In addition the cooling tower cell was reconfigured to include two independent banks; one bank of towers dedicated to the electric chillers and one bank dedicated to the steam turbine driven chillers.
The MEP design included demolition and installation drawings for all mechanical, electrical and controls associated with the project. Also included were P&IDs, sequences of operations and valve and instrument schedules. Due to the tight space constraints for the project, Hallam-ICS utilized a 3-dimensional model for the piping layout.
The efforts put into the detail design and 3-D model proved beneficial during construction and allowed the project to be completed with the planned schedule and budget while not impacting existing operations.
Results
Our team accomplished the following:
- Optimized Efficiency: Designed and implemented two 1250-ton steam-driven chillers, replacing outdated systems and enhancing facility cooling performance.
- Sustainable Design: Reconfigured cooling towers into independent banks to maximize efficiency and support both steam and electric chillers, reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint.
- Seamless Execution: Utilized 3D modeling for precise piping layout, enabling on-time, on-budget project completion without disrupting existing operations.