Extreme heat and the harsh conditions of a desert-like environment were just some of the problems facing J & E Hall’s design engineers when they were asked to develop a chiller system to cool methanol at a chemical plant in Saudi Arabia.
But J & E Hall’s contracting division was more than up to the job and designed a duplex chiller pack containing two of the company’s world-renowned HallScrew HS2035 single screw compressors
The client was Cristal, a pigment manufacturer based at the Yanbu industrial complex in Saudi Arabia, near the Red Sea. Cristal manufactures titanium dioxide, a white powder, which offers brilliant whiteness and exceptional UV resistance. It is used as an essential ingredient in the manufacture of paints, inks, plastics and rubber. It can also be used in other products, such as soap and toiletries. Methanol has the task of cooling heat exchangers used in the manufacturing process at the plant.
J & E Hall had previously provided methanol cooling at the plant in 1998. The installation had been a success and last year J & E Hall was delighted when Cristal chose them to design and deliver a further pack for the existing system.
