Stadco Cooling provides precise cooling for Fjardaal project, Iceland

Stadco Cooling one of Europe's leading suppliers of standard and bespoke industrial water cooling systems is pleased to announce that the company has successfully completed an export order for Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies, to supply customised cooling systems for an aluminium smelter application, based in Iceland.

Ingersoll Rand's contract with Bechtel, Canada to provide a compressed air system for the Fjardaál project, Alcoa's 346,000-tonne-per-year aluminium smelter on Iceland's eastern coast, provided the opportunity for Stadco Cooling to supply air blast radiator systems to cool their innovative air compressors.

The order included five sealed and closed circuit cooling systems. Two of the systems dissipated 745,000 kcal/hr when cooling 1,323 1/min water/40% propylene Glycol solution from 35.2°C to 25°C, in a design ambient of 15°C dry bulb. The other three dissipated 1,306,470 kcal/hr when cooling 2,447 1/min water/40% propylene Glycol solution from 34.6°C to 25°C, in a design ambient of 15°C dry bulb.

As well as the air blast radiators, other constituent parts included remote control stations, centrifugal electric pumps, expansion vessels and a sophisticated pressurisation set.

Stadco Cooling's flexible and dedicated cooling systems offer economic, reliable and operational advantages.

"The cooling system design and construction had to comply strictly with stringent specifications and codes for Iceland. This wasn't an issue for Stadco Cooling. We have successfully applied these for a number of customers who have specific requirements for their particular industry and application." Said David Watson, General Manager, Stadco Cooling.

Ian MacLeod, Global Portfolio Manager, Air Solutions, Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies says "We had specific requirements which Stadco took on board and they came up with the most economical and cost effective solution. This was matched to our specification and wasn't over-engineered which is exactly what we were looking for."