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ASIA
Conveyors bring low-ash coal to Mumbai power plant
Unloaded at sea onto barges and then pipe-conveyed from finger berth by
automated system..................................................................... 3

Europe briefs
UK offshore exploration said to face crisis
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Conveyors bring low-ash coal to

Mumbai power plant
Unloaded at sea onto barges and then pipe-conveyed from finger berth by automated system
By G.D. Nigudkar
The Trombny thermal power station in Mumbai,
veyed to a stockyard for storage. From the crusher,
India, owned by Tata Power Co. Ltd. includes both
coal was conveyed to boiler bunkers for immediate
coal- and gas-based units. Unit-5, for example, is a
use, or temporarily stored.
500-megawatt coal-fired power plant that consumes
Enough ash already
about 6,000 tons of coal per day.
With the coals stored energy expended, resulting
Over the course of 32 years of operation, the
coal ash was removed for disposal. But an ash disTrombny station had consumed only high-ash coal,
posal area used for many years was totally filled. Its
mined in India and delivered to the plant by train in
contents needed disposal at a distant place. With all
box wagons.
From the unloading station, a belt conveyor moves the the coal ash generated, ash reclamation and disposal
Not long ago, however, as a lack of suitable ashcoal to the first junction tower (upper right comer),
costs were too high.
disposal areas and complex transportation raised costs, where its transferred to the first pipe conveyor and
Costs were also high for fuel and labor to operate the
Tata Power switched to importing low-ash coal, after
moved to the second junction tower (not pictured).
train and unload the box wagons. Rail and mechanical
first finding the best way to bring it into the plant. It
equipment demanded upkeep. Finally, coordinating rail traffic on the busy
worked with Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd. (TCE) to develop and install a
main line was challenging and sometimes led to delays and late deliveries, as
new coal-conveying system.
did inefficient wagon unloading.
In the past, at an unloading station in the plants coal yard, trains of box
To find a low-ash coal source and the best way to bring it to the plant,
wagons each holding 58 tons of coal were decoupled and emptied
Tata Power worked with Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd. (TCE), which, like
using a wagon tippler, discharging the coal into an underground hopper.
Tata Power, is a member of the Tata Group. TCEs expertise is in bulk-hanThe hopper discharge gates were capable of feeding up to 500 tons per
dling systems for the chemical, industrial, nuclear and power plant industries.
hour of coal onto a belt-feed conveyor, dependent on plant requirements.
Tata Group is a privately held conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai,
The system included dust suppression.
Maharashtra, India. Founded in 1868, Tata Group today encompasses seven
Once on the belt conveyor, coal was moved either to a crusher or con3 GlobalProcessinGfebruary2014

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60,000 dead-weight tonnage.
To receive the coal, after study, TCE proposed two main alternatives.
First was construction of an offshore coal berth. Ships would berth at an
outer anchorage, in deep sea about
three kilometers offshore from Tata
Power Trombay, self-unloading
into hoppers on a coal berth that
would be constructed at the end
of a jetty extending about three
kilometers into the sea. A multi-fuel
berth option would allow unloading
liquid natural gas and other gas and
The pipe conveyor (black pipe) provides dust-free con- oil fuels besides coal. However, this
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berth at the Trombay plants sea end. Thus, ships are unloaded at sea, with
off-loaded coal transferred to barges that carry up to 2,200 metric tons and
that are unloaded at the finger berth. A pipe-conveying system moves the
bulky commodity to the coal yard, where a stacker/reclaimer first spreads it
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Unloading and conveying equipment was provided by FLSmidth, a wellknown Danish engineering firm focused on the minerals and cement industries.
Equipment includes a barge unloader, belt conveyor, two KOCH pipe
conveyors, three junction towers, computer controller and various ancillaries. The barge unloader with telescopic loading chute runs on rails and can
move the barges length and width, ensuring complete load-out.
Pipe conveyors eliminate dusting and spillage as coal is moved. The
belt runs flat over the head pulley but is troughed by idlers at the feeding
point. Then after being loaded, the
belt moves through a series of idlers
until it formed into a 450-millimeterdiameter pipe carrying material to
discharge. There the pipe opens back
out onto a trough belt and runs flat
over the tail pulley as the material falls.
On return, the belt is formed back
The barge unloader has improved the power
into a pipe, for material return, if replants operating efficiency and reduced the
quired.
coal receiving operations labor requirements.

The way today

After a barge is docked at the 160-meter-long coal berth, the barge unloader removes the coal at up to 1,500 tons per hour and transfers it to the
1,400-millimeter-wide belt conveyor. The belt conveyor moves the coal a
short distance to the first junction tower where it is transferred to the pipe
conveyor. A dust collection system in each tower removes dust generated
during discharge. The junction tower also houses the incoming conveyors
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Mumbai continued

drive motor, gear box, coupling and pulleys.

The first pipe conveyor moves the coal about 440 meters to the second junction tower, where it is discharged to the second pipe conveyor or
diverted to another area of the power plant. The second pipe conveyor
moves the coal a little more than 1,000 meters to the third junction tower,
where it is either discharged onto a
belt conveyor for crusher loading or
moved to a storage area.
Tata Power at present operates the
unloading and conveying system 16 to
18 hours a day, depending on the tide,
and can unload and convey around
16,000 tons of coal at an average rate
of 1,550 tons per hour, as per its requirements.
G.D. Nigudkar, General Manager,
TATA Consulting Engineers Ltd.-India, is a graduate from Jiwaji University Gwalior. The author would like to
express his gratitude to N.V. Parulekar
of Tata Power for his help in preparing
this article, which otherwise wouldnt
have been possible.
Contact: gdnigudkar@rediffmail.
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chinaaimstodeveloPshaleGasindustry
Chinese authorities,
is of international importance too, so the
looking to respond to
United States has teamed up with China in
indications of climate change, have hopes that
pursuit of a common strategic interest, acfracking and other non-conventional energycording to David Sandalow, an inaugural
production methods will be a means to radifellow at Columbia Universitys Center on
cally cut its coal use.
Global Energy Policy.
Chinas energy generation mostly relies on
Official Chinese figures show that the escoal, but as energy demand increases, China
timated amount of recoverable shale gas is
has become the worlds largest carbon dioxide
25 trillion cubic meters, extracted from eight
polluter. Air quality in the country has also debasins. But the U.S. Department of Energy
teriorated, putting the lives of millions at risk,
has calculated that Chinas reserves could be
the Scientific American reported.
about 36 trillion cubic meters, compared to
Reserves of shale gas are bountiful in the
24 trillion cubic meters in the United States.
Chinese
authorities
hope
that
hydraulic
fracturing
will
help
the
country
country, but extracting may prove difficult. It
Clearly, if regulation allows it, China could
reduce its dependence on coal. (doranjclark/iStockphoto/Thinkstock)
requires expertise and infrastructure not readturn into the worlds largest shale gas proily available in the region. But helping fracking in China to become viable
ducer, the Scientific American concluded.

iranPetrochemindustryfacesover-caPacity,sanctions
Although analysts predict the Iranian economy will grow in 2014, its
petrochemical industry will still have to cope with overcapacity. As international sanctions remain and Irans biggest international market, China,
is seeing a drop in demand, Iranian petrochemical companies are facing
contraction.
The situation puts at risk the governments ambitious development
program to reach total petrochemical capacity of 100 million tpa over
the next five years, according to BMI Research. Over the first half of the
Iranian calendar year exports were more than $4.8 billion, with the years
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target being $13 billion. The government hoped to export more than 17
million tons of petrochemical products over the present calendar year.
Over the next few years Iranian ethylene capacity is expected to exceed 11 million tpa, as the two olefins 11 and 12 projects are predicted to
launch, with a capacity of 2 million tpa and 1.2 million tpa, respectively. By
2018 Iran is set to launch capacity in several petrochemical segments, including an extra 1.8 million tpa of PE capacity, 500,000 tpa of other polymers capacity, 5.84 million tpa of methanol, 1.68 million tpa of ammonia
and 5.16 million tpa of urea, the BMI report stated.

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ASIA

scarcitydrivesindia
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As its population grows, India finds it ever more
difficult to meet demand for clean drinking water.
As a result, the local market for point-of-entry (POE) water-treatment systems is expected to see strong growth in the next few years, according to a
new report from Frost & Sullivan.
Frost & Sullivan estimates that the Indian market for POE water treatment
systems, commercial and residential, was worth INR3.4 billion (about $54.4
million) in 2012. By 2017, revenues are expected to rise to INR5.43 billion.
This figure includes reverse osmosis (RO) systems and conventional ones
such as filtration systems, iron and arsenic removal systems and softeners.
In 2012, RO systems accounted for 52% of revenues generated by POE
water treatment systems. Frost & Sullivan expects this segment to deliver annual growth of 10% between 2012 and 2017.

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complex includes more than 40 new technologies that allow market responsiveness, ExxonMobil said.
The expansion doubles capacity of the Singaporean chemical facility, making it the largest such project in the companys history, ExxonMobil says.
Rex Tillerson, ExxonMobil chairman and CEO, says global chemical demand is set to rise. About two-thirds of this increase in demand is expected
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Powder-coating systems producer protects its mills with explosion-protection valves
Founded in 1968, IGP Pulvertechnik AG,
coatings makes them robust and weather resistant.
develops and manufactures powder coatPowder coatings offer significant advantages, DAnna adds. Our busiings for architectural and industrial uses. It
ness is important in both its economic and ecological aspects. Powder
is Switzerlands largest powder-coating procoating is not only solvent-free but also leads to customer productivity
ducer and a participant in global markets.
gain.
The company has partners and agencies in
Safety in making
40 countries, seven subsidiaries in Europe,
Productivity during powder-coating manufacture is important as well,
more than 380 employees and an output of
but safety is paramount, DAnna says. As is well known, in many indusmore than 12,000 metric tons of powder
trial environments, if a mixture of air, combustible gases, vapor, mist or
coating each year.
Leo DAnna is responsible for opdust comes in contact with an ignition source, an explosion can occur.
Leo DAnna has been part of the IGP team
erations at IG Pulvertechnik AG.
During the processing of powdery materials, dust explosions can
for 18 years and, besides being a member of
occur. We give high priority to constructive exthe company board, is responsible for operaplosion prevention and protection measures,
tions, including production planning, mainsays DAnna.
tenance and process engineering. More than
All 20 IGP process plants are equipped with
150 others are employed in these areas as well,
a Ventex explosion-protection valve by RICO
across three production shifts per day.
Sicherheitstechnik AG, located in the nearby
Our core task is to produce and develop
Herisau, Switzerland.
powder coatings for a wide range of applicaOur milling process starts with a chip-shaped
tions. These can be for use by makers of anyprimary product, DAnna explains. Material
thing from office furniture to drinking bottles
is first crushed and then placed in a cyclone,
to switch cabinets, DAnna says. We deliver
where the fine dust is extracted. After that, the
product all over Europe. Especially in the field
final product falls directly into the packaging.
of architecture we have a strong presence, beExplosion-protection valves are installed in the pipeline following
Throughout, process air serves as a transport
cause covering metal facades with our powder
the milling process.
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medium, so that powder is continuously carried through the mills pipes.

Given special circumstances, a dust explosion can occur.
Such an explosion would pose risk and hazard to the entire plant and its
employees. However, an explosion originating from the powder-production area would be isolated by a Ventex ESI Type 6 explosion-protection
valve installed in the pipeline following the milling process.
Isolating the wave

The point is that explosion protection valves are a viable option for explosion decoupling. They offer, with low actuating pressure, says RICO,
uncomplicated and reliable functionality.
In normal production, the valve-closing device is in the open position
and material flows around it. In the event of an explosion, the pressure
wave pushes the closing device against the closing device seal. In this
closed state, the spread of flames or of any pressure wave into the plant
interior is effectively prevented. Simultaneously, venting to atmosphere
takes place.
We have used these explosion production devices for more than 20
years now, DAnna says.
Experts support RICOs approach to explosion protection, DAnna
says. Whats more, he adds, the valves price/performance ratio, based on
high quality, durability and consequent low maintenance are attractive. In
fact, he concludes, the company insists on retrofitting these valves into
mills it acquires, even when alternative solutions are in place or planned.

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uKoffshoreexPlorationsaidtofacecrisis
Oil and gas exploration in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is in a state of crisis and,
unless urgent action is taken, sustainable future
production is not assured, according to industry body Oil & Gas UK.
Two reports highlight continued decline
in UKCS drilling activity. One is the annual
review from consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie. The other contains the latest exploration
figures from the Department of Energy and
Climate Change (DECC).
Malcolm Webb, chief executive of Oil &
Two recent reports highlight the continued decline in UK Continental Shelf
drilling activity. (Tomasz Wyszoamirski/iStockphoto/Thinkstock)
Gas UK, said both publications illustrate the

need for action. The UKCS downward trend

has persisted since 2011, when the number of
wells drilled slumped by 50%. In 2013, there
were only 15 offshore exploration wells, the
DECC says in its report. Unless action is taken
without delay, a few years from now capital
expenditure could collapse and adversely affect
future production, Webb said.
Two major factors behind the slide include
the constraints related to drilling rigs and
problems encountered by smaller companies
in their attempts to secure equity capital, Webb
added.

MadcowdiseasecaserePortedinGerMany
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has been notified of
a mad cow disease case in Germany. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE) was identified in a slaughtered cow that did not exhibit any clinical
signs of the disease.
Tests conducted at the National Reference Laboratory (Friedrich-Loeffler Institute) confirmed the presence of a very rare form of BSE known
as L-type. This is a disease form not generally linked to an animals intake
of infected feed, the OIE said.
The Paris-based organization stated further that the cows carcass was
destroyed and no meat had entered the food supply channels. Moreover,
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the identified offspring of the diseased cow have been slaughtered: out of
seven in total, five had already been slaughtered before the notification and
the other two have since been destroyed.
Reporting the news, Bloomberg said that it was the first BSE case in
Germany since 2009.
When people consume meat from infected animals, they can develop a
human form known as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. According to the
World Health Organization, there were 175 cases recorded in the United
Kingdom between October 1996 and March 2011, and 50 or so in 11
other countries, among them the United States.

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us,euroPeanwatchdoGsjoin
forcesonGenericdruGs
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have a joint program for sharing information on bioequivalence studies required during generic drug approvals. The initiative will facilitate
joint facility inspections on both sides of the Atlantic, the agencies announced.
For generic drug approvals, pharmaceutical companies have to prove that the
drug is bioequivalent to the respective brand drug. This means generics must
serve the same purpose as the brand name product and perform the same way.
Thanks to the new program, approving generic drugs will be facilitated.

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Despite recent turmoil in European petrochemicals markets, Germany will
remain the strongest player in the region, a new report from BMI Research
finds. Current demand in the petrochemical market is very close to the peak
recorded before the financial crisis took hold in 2008.
The latest Germany Petrochemicals Report revealed that the market has
been driven by small- and medium-sized petrochemical companies that
manufacture high-value niche products with relatively stable demand. Still,
the report estimates that the market growth for 2013 will reach 0.8%, down
from its previous forecast for a 1.5% increase.
Similarly, BMIs output predictions were also revised, bringing the volume
growth estimate down to 1% from the 1.5% it previously forecast. This
means that the German petrochemical industry will need at least two years to
recover from the output drop of 3% recorded in 2012.
While small-scale capacity is being closed in an effort to cut costs and to
boost competitiveness, some large chemical companies like BASF are planning to launch new capacity.
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Heavy-duty valve, pump maker plans further geographic and product line expansion
The thing we call globalization was early
taken advantage of was in fact first accomplished by industrial mega-corporations with the means to distribute product
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configurations.
Today, responding to developing-world
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$1 billion to $2.5 billion in annual revenues are expanding internationally. Some are doing so at a fierce rate.
One such is heavy-duty valve, pump and systems supplier Flowrox, a
Finnish company thats been in existence more than 30 years, but that in
2013 added subsidiaries in Russia and China to a list that already included
operations in North America, South Africa and Australia.
To address a global opportunity, Flowrox is making sure it manufactures and distributes its products on each major continent, with South
America still remaining to be accomplished, says Todd Loudin, president
of Flowrox Groups North American operations. Being a Finnish company we already have long-term relationships in Russia. Manufacturing in
China will be important for us.
With global headquarters in Lappeenrante, Finland, and known as
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turer, and it is said to make more of them than anyone else in the world.
In 2003, it introduced a heavy-duty peristaltic pump; in 2008 invested in
the services provision capabilities needed to be a solutions provider; and
in 2009 added a knife-gate valve to its portfolio.
As discussed recently in a Processing blog, the markets for equipment
for process operations arent dominated by their major suppliers the way
even some related markets are. For example, major industrial automation
and software vendors seem to gobble up emerging product lines soon
after they are launched.
Serving heavy industries mining, metallurgy, energy, pulp & paper and
chemicals with solutions for abrasive and corrosive materials.

The complexity and diversity of the mechanically driven markets, however, means mid-size providers continually find relevant niches, most
especially today by combining products and services to deliver solutions.
Flowrox serves heavy industries mining, metallurgy, energy, cement,
pulp & paper and chemicals with solutions for abrasive and corrosive
materials, including shut-off, control, pumping and dosing applications.
Mining is a big part of what we do, says Loudin. Heavy-duty knife
gate valves with the right rubber linings are important. We have peristaltic
pumps that can move 80% solids. That eliminates the need to dilute the
stream and then recondition the water. We have valve and pump solutions

Flowrox continued

NORTH AMERICA

The all new

C E LE B R ATING 100 Y E A R S

for the many challenging flows found in the North American shale gas
and oil fields.
To compete, says Loudin, the most important thing is to have the longest mean-time to failure. If you have that, youre able to compete based
on the honest premise that quality costs.
In particular, Loudin points to the companys rubber formulations,
all important in securing shut-offs and minimizing maintenance. We
use standard SKF bearings so as to avoid proprietary items. The rubber
sleeves, however, are ours and we stock them. In fact, our parts inventory is equivalent to about 1/6th our annual sales. Thats an investment
we make to ensure we dont let customers down. Our training programs
serve the same purpose.
According to Loudin, its not over yet. Flowrox Automation will focus
on scaling sensors. Our joint venture partner, Rocsole, has combined
mathematical modeling with industrial measurement in an innovative way
and well be launching solutions aimed at our industries later this year.

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