The Brine Plant
includes Pre-Mix tanks to blend the rock salt into pre-heated
fresh water.
Conveyers carry
the rock salt from a hopper to the pre-mix tanks.
Using the bucket
loader and conveyors, crushed rock salt is dumped over the
side of the tank into the pre-mix compartment
The brine fluid
is transferred from the Pre-mix Tank and is filtered by the
Hydrocyclone.
The Pre-mix Tank
is equipped with a special internal coating to protect the
metal from salt corrosion and uses jets to agitate the fluid.
An ultrasonic
tank level indicator measures the fluid level in each tank.
The storage tanks
are designed to hold the pre-mixed brine fluids transferred
from the Pre-mix tank.
The mass flow
meter determines the flow rate as well as the cumulative volumes.
Two eight-unit
filtration systems are installed in-line to filter the brine
fluid as it is being transferred from the pre-mix tank to
one of the storage compartments.
The Motor Control
Centre (MCC) has been designed with three main purposes:
The safe operation of the Brine Plant;
Built-in metering to monitor the incoming voltages
and the amperage consumption of the plant;
Space for future expansion.
The computer
in the MCC is used to control and monitor the brine plant
day to day operations.
The combination
building consists of the chemical room and maintenance room.
The tool storage
and maintenance room stores all the tools required to maintain
the plant equipment.
Protective clothing
and safety equipment for the plant operators.
The heat exchanger
heats fluids to an optimum operating temperature.
A hopper is used
to load salt onto the conveyer for transfer to the pre-mix
tanks.
Two fiberglass
tanks are installed below ground level to allow all fluids
drained from any tank compartment to be contained.
The standard
Brine Plant includes a JCB bucket loader.
Outside view
of the Equipment Building and Overhead Loading System.
Chemical storage
tanks.
The overhead
loading dock allows trucks to be filled with brine fluids.
