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BASF-EOE/EG Capacity Upgrade Project

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Power was supplied to the new unit by an existing 13.8KV substation, which had to be shut down so that the new feeder raceway and wiring could be installed – a process that required ISC High-Hazard-Analysis Procedures. Chemical cleaning of oxygen services instrumentation took place during this phase, as did wiring of all designated “plant-trip” systems, grounding, and fiber-optic installations.

Electrical and instrumentation systems were installed on four towers during phase two in an efficient, three-step process.As much work as possible was done during step one while the towers were still resting horizontally at grade. System installation was completed in step two, after the tower had been raised to their final vertical position. Tower electrical, instrumentation and heat tracing was tied in to the EO/EG structure in step three.

The balance of phase two was devoted to installation of a completely new electrical and instrumentation system to support EG area upgrades, including new 600-volt switchgear sections (where ISC high-hazard analysis procedures were again employed), new motor-control centers, motor-power feeders, motor-control cables, lighting, receptacles and instrument power wiring.

ISC installed all instruments and vendor packages during this phase, including all instrument wiring and process and pneumatic tubing, as well as instrument mountings and related junction boxes and stands. ISC concluded the work by connecting the new systems to existing equipment in the EG unit control room and performing final system checks.

This large, complex project was completed exactly as planned, one time, within budget, and with one of the best safety records ever recorded for a project of this size.

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