Fluor provided equipment arrangements and designed all foundations and the unique service building, which was critical to accommodate all the equipment in the confines of the available space. Fluor also designed and procured the reagent storage and supply system and piping systems for the sludge circulating between the boiler heat exchanger and the flue gas reheater, as well as ash supplies to the sludge fixation plant, for the glycol and steam supply to the reheater sootblowers.
Electrical substations and motor control centers were added to supply power to the new loads. A full-capacity distributed computer control system was provided to allow monitoring and control of the FGD systems by the boiler operators and to minimize operator requirements while ensuring redundancy for outage avoidance. Fluor designed automated start-up/shutdown logic and all control circuits and control wiring.
Louisville Gas and Electric Company, the owner, was the constructor of this project. Fluor tailored the engineering to constructability. The small work area required special staging and sequencing of work to accomplish the erection tasks. A plan was developed during the engineering phase jointly with the construction engineers. Design of the ductwork and service building required particular skill and imagination. Delivery of equipment and materials, laydown space and sequence of erection were factored into the overall design of the FGD system. Tight work space prevented modularization and shipment of large shop assemblies to the field. Construction time was 18 months.
The system was designed by Fluor with ease of operation and maintenance in mind. Large pumps and motors were designed to be removed by overhead crane. Overhead trolley beams were provided for other equipment. Obstruction-free aisles were reserved for fork lift truck access.