Boiler Relocation

Located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

  • Capability
    • Distributed Power, Renewable & Industrial
  • Completion 2014–2015

Project Overview

In 2014-2015, we were awarded a project to dismantle a boiler unit and its components, located in southern New Jersey, and relocate the entire unit to a refinery in Trainer, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the project was to increase steam capacity to produce a higher volume of jet fuel at the new boiler site.

Key Highlights

To facilitate transport, the Rentech boiler (480,000 pounds), economizer (100,000 pounds), and all super-load duct sections were loaded onto a barge and floated down the Delaware River to the site. All other components, including the 150-foot stack, pipe racks and platforms, fuel and chemical skids, chemical building, cooling tower, precipitator, collection tube assemblies, transformer, roof sections, and 25 trailer loads of pipe, were trucked overland. Our team then re-assembled the entire boiler unit at the new site, also handling start-up, testing, and commissioning.

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Challenges and Results

Boiler disassembly required us to perform all work, often in confined spaces inside the equipment internals, without interrupting the operation of the rest of the functioning plant. Due to the potential danger of the boiler work, we maintained a full-time safety and rescue team on-site throughout the life of the project. We also provided specialized training for our in-house safety supervisors and developed a site-specific Rescue Plan with the local fire department for use in the event of emergency. Also, organizing transportation for the equipment involved planning around river tides, organizing barge shipment execution from New Jersey to Pennsylvania with a third-party shipping vendor, and permitting and scheduling for over 60 trailer trucks.

As a result, the project was delivered on schedule thanks to the problem-solving expertise of our management and the versatility of our field staff. We were able to coordinate all disassembly, shipping, and re-installation work necessary to relocate the boiler and bring it back online at its new location.
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Project Overview

In 2014-2015, we were awarded a project to dismantle a boiler unit and its components, located in southern New Jersey, and relocate the entire unit to a refinery in Trainer, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the project was to increase steam capacity to produce a higher volume of jet fuel at the new boiler site.

Key Highlights

To facilitate transport, the Rentech boiler (480,000 pounds), economizer (100,000 pounds), and all super-load duct sections were loaded onto a barge and floated down the Delaware River to the site. All other components, including the 150-foot stack, pipe racks and platforms, fuel and chemical skids, chemical building, cooling tower, precipitator, collection tube assemblies, transformer, roof sections, and 25 trailer loads of pipe, were trucked overland. Our team then re-assembled the entire boiler unit at the new site, also handling start-up, testing, and commissioning.

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Challenges and Results

Boiler disassembly required us to perform all work, often in confined spaces inside the equipment internals, without interrupting the operation of the rest of the functioning plant. Due to the potential danger of the boiler work, we maintained a full-time safety and rescue team on-site throughout the life of the project. We also provided specialized training for our in-house safety supervisors and developed a site-specific Rescue Plan with the local fire department for use in the event of emergency. Also, organizing transportation for the equipment involved planning around river tides, organizing barge shipment execution from New Jersey to Pennsylvania with a third-party shipping vendor, and permitting and scheduling for over 60 trailer trucks.

As a result, the project was delivered on schedule thanks to the problem-solving expertise of our management and the versatility of our field staff. We were able to coordinate all disassembly, shipping, and re-installation work necessary to relocate the boiler and bring it back online at its new location.
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