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    Pr of i l esC ustomer Solutions, Ideas, Perspectives Vol. 4, March 199

    Cleaver Brooks

    A Division of Aqua-C hem, Inc

    Universi ty s Central Plant Renovat ionCr ea tes Ef f ic ie ncy, Sig ni f ican t Co st Sav in gs

    Or eg o n Hea l t h S ci e n c es Un i v er s i t y s cen t r a l u t i l i t i e s p l a n t f e at u r es tw o C l ea v er - B r o o k s i n d u s t r i a l wa t e r t u b e b o i l e

    a l o n g w i t h a 2 00 ,0 00 l b ./ h r d u o - t a n k Sp r a yma s t er deaer a t o r . T h e 4,5 00 -s q u a r e- f o o t f a ci l i t y i s p a r t o f a r e n o v a t i o n

    p r o j e ct s t a r t e d i n 1 9 9 6.

    Perched majestically atop a hill over-

    looking downtown Portland, Oregon

    Health Sciences University (OHSU)

    has established itself as a virtual pan-

    theon to medical research, educationand patient care.

    Steeped in tradition tracing back to

    the 1800s, OHSU today is one of the

    few academic health centers in the

    nation not affiliated with a larger,

    state university system. The 200-acre

    campus is home to schools of medi-

    cine, nursing and dentistry, as well as

    Oregon's first full-service children's

    hospital. Thirty-five buildings are

    clustered on the hillside, housing over10,000 students, faculty and profes-

    sionals.

    In 1995, the university broke away

    from the state educational system,

    and now stands alone as its own enti-

    ty; an independent non-profit corpo-

    ration. That independence has crea

    freedom and flexibility for the cor

    rations decision-makers.

    Those decision-makers were puttask in 1996, as the university set

    to upgrade its utilities plant. An ev

    increasing load, coupled with a s

    rounding community sensitive to

    environment, provided the ultim

    HVAC challenge.

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    The 1996 renovation and expansion of

    the OHSU central utilities created

    many design variables. Due to the

    unique uphill layout of the campus,

    engineers faced challenges in provid-ing adequate condensate return from

    the steam system loop. The communi-

    tys desire for green space also meant

    the utility would have to be designed

    with a low profile in mind, while meet-

    ing efficiency and emissions expecta-

    tions of facilities management.

    With wide steam load demands fluctu-

    ating from 15,000 lbs./hr during thesummer months, to 150,000 lbs./hr

    during cold winter snaps, facilities

    management made the decision to

    install an additional industrial water-

    tube boiler to work in tandem with an

    existing 40,000 lb./hr Cleaver-Brooksindustrial watertube.

    They wanted redundancy built into

    the system, and with those load fluctu-

    ations you can respond faster with

    watertubes, said Pacific Energy

    Systems Aaron McCabe, lead engi-

    neer on the project.

    McCabe specialized in steam systemdesign for Pacific Energy Systems, an

    engineering firm located in Portland,

    Oregon, known for its quality work.

    The small building housing the

    nal boiler was expanded to

    square feet, and a new 60,000 Cleaver-Brooks industrial wate

    was added, bringing the new c

    plants capacity to 100,000 lb

    Across campus, two older water

    serve as backup to the central

    bringing total system capaci

    150,000 lbs/hr.

    A 200,000 lb./hr Cleaver-B

    Spraymaster duo-tank deaeratoalso added to the system, and pla

    the new central plant. The duo

    which offers a smaller footprint

    two separate tanks, combines a

    gallon surge tank and 4,000 g

    deaerator tank enclosed in one

    for ease of installation and val

    floor space savings.

    Saturated steam generated at the

    plant travels through a common

    er at 225 psig and 393 F int

    campus loop. A series of reducin

    tions are then used to distribut

    steam for heat and hot water sy

    applications, and for sterilizatio

    humidification. While steam tem

    tures remain constant, steam pre

    is regulated to as low as 3 psig at

    points in the loop.

    Efficiency, LowEmissions Built inThe magnitude of production dem

    on the OHSU plant are evid

    through historical data logging. O

    annual basis, the utility faces an

    age daily load of 50,000 lbs./hr,

    consuming some 17,000 to 2

    therms of natural gas per dayplant runs on natural gas about 90

    Cent r a l p lant p re sents d esign cha l lengesCondensate return, green space among engineering priorities

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    periods of peak gas demand in the

    winter.

    Meeting those production demands,

    while still hitting the design criteria

    for efficiency, low emissions and an

    environmentally-friendly central plant

    were crucial obstacles to hurdle in the

    renovation project.

    This community likes its green

    space, and Cleaver-Brooks helped us

    design our plant to be low profile,

    said Bill Botieff, manager of utili-

    ties/energy management at OHSU. He

    pointed to examples such as reduced

    stack heights and low emission burn-

    ers as key design elements.

    The industrial watertubes are fitted

    with low emission Coen QLN burn-

    ers, designed to match combustion

    air-to-fuel mixture precisely for high-

    er ultimate efficiencies. The 60,000

    pound boiler/burner package provides

    fuel-to-steam efficiencies of 83.4 per-

    cent on natural gas at full fire, and

    86.3 percent on No. 2 oil. The burners

    meet low NOx guarantees without theuse of flue gas recirculation an

    option that was very attractive to

    OHSU facilities staff.

    The newest Cleaver-Brooks boiler is

    fitted with a rectangular, finned tube,

    counterflow stack economizer to help

    heat pretreatment water and further

    enhance efficiency.

    The outstanding efficiency perfor-mance of the central plant has trans-

    lated into significant costs savings. An

    aggressive insulation program on the

    high pressure steam piping, along

    with close monitoring of chemical

    usage, condensate systems, fuel and

    electricity all have helped produce

    savings.

    Weve saved in excess of $2 millionin the last two years on our overall

    utilities bill, Botieff said. Its

    phenomenal...our administrators are

    impressed.

    The university has actually received

    awards from the community for being

    low polluters. Because it is deemed a

    potential polluter by Oregons

    Department of Environmental

    Quality, OHSU is permitted to release

    500 tons/yr into the atmosphere in its

    air quality control district. In reality,

    the central plant is only emitting about

    3 tons/yr, according to Botieff.

    Location of the new central utility,

    elevated some 600 feet above most of

    the buildings on campus it serves, also

    created unique design challenges for

    the condensate return system. The

    steam system was designed for 85

    percent steam recovery in the form of

    condensate, with 15 percent makeup.

    That collection system was a real

    challenge because youve got all these

    different buildings that you have to

    collect from, and an 1,800-foot con-

    densate return pipe coming back,

    McCabe said.

    McCabe said specification ofoversized deaerator was, in part,

    ten with the overall condensate r

    balance in mind.

    We were looking for surges in

    densate returns, so with the duo

    wed have a reservoir to even ou

    help balance the flow as bes

    could, he added.

    Due to the length and height o

    condensate run, maintaining sy

    design condensate return tem

    tures of 180 F was also a con

    Botieffs Heat Plant Coordin

    Jerry Witt, has worked closely w

    Cleaver-Brooks representatives

    Cole Industrial in Beaverton, Or

    to remedy the situation.

    The problem was we didnt wa

    have to use the steam to heat the w

    going to the deaerator, Witt

    With the C-B guys, and our

    neers, we are overcoming that i

    condensate system.

    Using a heat recovery device o

    boiler blowdown water is just o

    the creative ways C-B personne

    the OHSU staff have alleviated

    condensate temperature concerns

    The central plant is now in its

    consecutive year without

    unplanned shutdown of the steam

    tem. Botieff credits his facilities

    and its attention to maintenance d

    in achieving the performance lev

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    Weve saved inexcess of $2 millioin the last two yea

    on our overallutilities bill.

    The OHSU cen t r a l p l a n t i s s er v ed b y a

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    And, although like most modern-day

    boiler rooms the OHSU plant utilizes

    a computer building automation sys-

    tem, Botieff said his staff never loses

    sight of the importance of hands-on

    maintenance.

    We know the mechanics of the sys-

    tem, he said. Technology wont

    solve everything. Whatever readings

    we can gather off the boiler via com-

    puter, that gives us an instantaneous

    view of whats going on with that

    boiler. But theres still mechanical

    oversight we dont want to lose sight

    of.

    Botieff said he has been pleased with

    the central plants evolution, from

    design and installation, to perfor-

    mance. Its been a total team effort,

    he added. We think were unique

    here in Oregon to be integrating

    building automation, steam and

    chilled water product. And that has

    not been an easy task.

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    Cleaver Brooks

    Milwaukee, WI (414) 359-0600 www.cleaver-brooks.c

    [email protected]

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