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Instrowest was approached by our client to create a solution for the replacement of their CMC dosing system to meet further demands and maintainability.

Instrowest scoped, quoted, designed, built, and commissioned a dosing manifold from start to finish. The construction and pre-commissioning phase were completed in the workshop before being sent to the site. Commissioning on-site took place in December 2014.

This manifold was built using all high-quality parts; Swagelok tubing and fittings were selected for their ease of disconnection and reconnection. CMC is a solution that can block up, thus having fittings that can easily be removed and put back together is a huge advantage in comparison to the dosing manifolds currently on site.

The new manifold consists of 5 complete dosing points and 3 spare dosing points for future expansion. These are designed with different flow rate abilities as specified by the client. Each dosing point consists of a Yokogawa AXF flow transmitter Bray control valve and lockable isolation ball valves. Each flowmeter and valve can be manually bypassed to allow for online maintenance. Each dosing point, as well as pressure control, can be controlled remotely by the site's Yokogawa DCS system.

Full valve sizing was conducted by the Instrowest team; this enabled us to select the right size valve for the particular flow rate for each dosing line, V-Notch ball valves to give accurate control at both low ranges of flow and high ranges and being ball valves these also have the advantage of the reduced chance of blockage as well as self-cleaning in their action.

When delivered to the site this was accompanied by two full folders containing all the calibration sheets, data sheets, Instrument manuals, CAD drawings, and proposal documents.

Results

During commissioning this manifold performed very well; the unit was tested to full capacity through each dosing line and achieved maximum flow rates.

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Client Feedback

"The CMC manifold that was designed and built by Instrowest although in its early stages of service has so far been a success. It was well aligned to Golden Groves's design standards and specifications and is the most flexible and maintenance-friendly reagent manifold we have on-site. Through a simple valving arrangement it enables easy isolation and bypass of instruments for maintenance online, and quick and simple flushing arrangements.

With the process demand for CMC being very dynamic and dependent on fluctuations in ore type, it is hard to quantify how the manifold has improved cost savings over our primitive former manifold, however, I have no doubt that from accurate real-time flow measurement, and simple flow control adjustment of dosing rates from the control room, operators are more likely to adjust the CMC use as required, which in turn delivers savings and improves product recoveries.

I would engage Instrowest again on our next reagent manifold replacement or project."

M.Croft – Electrical Supervisor

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Tags: Instrument Manifold, Swagelok Tubing, Swagelok Fittings, Yokogawa AXF flow transmitter, Flow Meter