MATRIX PROJECTS
PLATE AND FRAME FILTER INSTALLATION
Dec 10, 1998
Matrix Engineering provided the concept drawings, budget estimates, along with the detailed structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering necessary to install a plate and frame filter press housed in its own building and an adjacent covered tank farm at the Nashville, TN plant. The objective of the project was to replace the existing rotary drum filter and centrifuges with the more efficient filter, which decreased the amount of lost product and doubled the production capability. The existing concrete bunker, where filter cake was dumped, was utilized as the base for the new building for the filter. A new tank farm was installed to service the filter with wash-water, filter supply, and filtrate tanks. The highly automated filter was equipped with a PLC controller, which was integrated to the DCS control system of the plant. The rest of the equipment was integrated with the DCS system that controls the plant.
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Matrix Industrial Systems was proud to work in conjunction with AC Marine in designing and supplying critical systems for Georgia Aquarium's newest venue to experience sharks directly with the grand opening of their 1.2MM gallon Shark Tank. This attraction allows you to submerge into the tank within a shark cage and begin an underwater journey traversing the pool as it is suspended and moved by a hoist/monorail system. Breathing air for the participants is supplied through an umbilical tethered to the cage and connected to a specialized Breathing Air Control System (BACS). Matrix supplied and installed this system with its umbilical as a turnkey project. Matrix and AC Marine were proud to be guinea pigs (or should I say SHARK BAIT) on the maiden voyage!
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