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Protecting turbo machinery around the world
UK: Beating the humidity with Cam GT and 30/30WRs
Total inlet and acoustic package for Sweden’s newest combined cycle plant
Italy: Camfil Farr’s biggest turbine retrofit
France: Beating the competition in Dalkia’s test
Air filtration for the nuclear power industry
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An energetic yearAir filtration for air intakes, enclosures, silencers,
cooling systems and other products for gas tur-
bines are one of the cornerstones of Camfil Farr’s
expanding international business. The recent
opening of a brand-new production and engineer-
ing facility in Sweden for this industry is an indi-
cation that Camfil Farr intends to drive and lead
developments in this segment in the future – just
as we have over the past four decades.
Demand for energy and reliable power con-
tinues to grow in many countries and you can
read about many of Camfil Farr’s past and pre-
sent projects for power generation, of which a
few are in brand-new markets for us. With our
strong teams operating from Sweden in the
European and Asian markets, and from Laval,
Canada in the American market, Camfil Farr is
well positioned to maintain its position as the air
filtration leader in the power generation market.
Looking back, the past fiscal year was very
successful year for us. We posted our highest
profit to date, increased sales and gained market
share in all our lines of business. Looking ahead,
we are expecting to achieve additional growth
during 2005 and win more market shares from
the competition.
To sum up, I can state that the Camfil Farr
Group is as strong as it ever was and gaining
momentum. Our professional workforce and high-
quality products bode well for the future and posi-
tion us well for meeting new challenges.
Going forward, we will continue to focus on
what Camfil Farr has always done best – to devel-
op the most innovative air filtration products on
the market while providing one of the most
essential products on the planet – clean air.
Good reading!
Alan O’Connell
President and CEO
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Protecting engines
Turbomachinery needs attention,
care and the right operating condi-
tions. Good engine protection has
proved to be a profitable invest-
ment time after time for Camfil
Farr’s customers.
Turbo machinery must be pro-
tected from erosion and fouling,
although new requirements related
to production economy and
environmental protection have put
new demands on turbomachinery
operators:
• Submicron particulates must be
removed to protect the latest-
design turbomachinery and main-
tain high efficiency and reliability.
• Longer running times without
frequent stops for water washing.
• Environmental taxation, such as
tax on CO2 emissions. To keep
emissions low, there must be a
minimum of pressure loss in the
inlet system and the filtration
system must maintain the lowest
possible pressure loss, even in
high humidity and wet conditions.
Maintaining energy output and economy
Highly efficient filters in combina-
tion with low pressure drop in the
inlet system add up to low operat-
ing and maintenance costs but also
maintain high power outputs from
gas turbines and other turbo
machinery.
To illustrate this, if the operat-
ing pressure drop in the intake
system is reduced with 100 Pa
(0.4” W.G.), turbine output will
increase by 0.2 percent.
New Life Cycle Cost (LCC) soft-
ware from Camfil Farr (see sepa-
rate article) is a valuable tool for
turbo machinery operators and
takes into account all important
factors, such as the operating
environment, energy consumption,
filter selections, purchasing,
changes, maintenance and dispos-
al issues to calculate the optimum
choice of intake system for the
lowest total cost over a given time
period.
Protecting turbomachineryaround the worldCamfil Farr has been a supplier of cost-effective inlet and acoustic
systems for turbo machinery for more than 30 years. Since the end
of the 1960s, the company has been providing air filtration and noise
control equipment for gas turbines, diesel engines and other rotating
machinery.
Clean air is essential for the efficiency and durability of turbo
machinery and Camfil Farr systems are being used in every
conceivable operating environment around the world.
In addition, noise is an inevitable by-product of turbo machinery,
which are often installed and operating close to residential areas.
Acoustic enclosures and silencers from Camfil Farr cut noise and
make the location of industrial activities in sensitive areas accept-
able to the public.
Supplying reliable and cost-effective equipment to large process
industries, power producers, ships and offshore installations requires
access to advanced technology, skilled manufacturing techniques
and financial strength. Camfil Farr’s turbomachinery business
segment – managed in Europe and Asia by the subsidiary Camfil
Industrifilter in Sweden, and in the Americas by Camfil Farr in Laval
Canada – has extensive experience from delivering complete filtra-
tion, temperature optimization and acoustic packages.
As a single source supplier of all systems, Camfil Farr also
assumes complete responsibility for all its installations.
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Engineering expertise
Camfil Farr’s solid R&D background and extensive
world-wide facilities are used to drive the devel-
opment of new filter solutions and inlet systems
for turbo machinery.
Engineering expertise is a central part of the
process. Camfil Farr’s experienced application
and project engineers work closely with cus-
tomers to specify the design for their particular
machinery, based on their requirements and
using modern LCC software, acoustics and struc-
tural calculations, including 3D CAD systems, all
for the purpose of ensuring the optimum solution
for the best operating economy and results.
Camfil Farr offers:
• Offshore filter systems – air filtration for instal-
lations on drilling and working platforms;
• Marine filter systems – air filtration for marine
and naval installations;
• Barrier filter systems – air filtration for process
industries and energy production equipment in
most land-based environments.
• Pulse-jet filter systems – air filtration for
process industries and energy production equip-
ment in extremely polluted environments;
• Acoustic systems – enclosures, inlet and
exhaust silencers for noisy stationary and semi-
mobile machines.
These systems are described in more detail
on the following pages.
Service and maintenance
All machinery requires service and maintenance
to ensure proper operation and reliability.
Machinery must operate at optimum efficiency to
generate maximum output and revenue for the
operator. New environmental requirements will
not allow machinery to operate inefficiently.
Camfil Farr offers a wide range of services to
keep systems operating at optimum efficiency
throughout their service life. Customers benefit
from the security of a long-term partnership
backed by a document capability to analyze
needs and supply complete clean air solutions.
This includes, for example, training for operators
and maintenance personnel, supervision at the
start of operations or when users need our exper-
tise and advice.
With representation in more than 60 coun-
tries, customers always have a Camfil Farr com-
pany or representative nearby.
With the most extensive product range in the
industry, Camfil Farr can provide everything from
standard ventilation filters to highly specialized
filters like turbo machinery filters for all types of
environments, whether desert, arctic, offshore,
marine, rural or industrial.
Customers
Camfil Farr serves virtually every major turbo
machinery supplier and user in the power gener-
ation industry, including Norsk Hydro, Hitachi,
Siemens, Solar, Alstom Power, General Electric,
Dresser-Rand, Rolls-Royce, Statoil, MAN,
TransCanada, Wärtsilä NSD, Pratt & Whitney, BP,
Shell and ABB, among others.
LCCsoftwareassessesfilterefficiencyCamfil Farr has developed an interactive Life
Cycle Cost (LCC) program that allows
operators to assess how different filtration
solutions affect the total cost of owning a
gas turbine.
Filter efficiency has a major impact on
plant performance. The more dust, dirt and
moisture that gets through the filter of
an inlet system, causing fouling of the
machinery it is meant to protect, the more
performance suffers.
Plant efficiency is also directly affected
by the pressure drop through the filter
system – the greater the pressure drop, the
more efficiency suffers. Pressure drop
occurs as the intake air is beeing processed
through filter stages, silencer and ducting.
Optimizing O&M costs
The LCC software can be used to optimize a
filter system for specific gas turbines as
they tend to differ in sensitivity to fouling. In
general, higher efficiency turbines may be
more sensitive to fouling. An assessment of
performance in relation to the filter system
could provide valuable input to the combina-
tion of equipment selected.
The variables used in the LCC program
include engine performance characteristics,
airborne contaminant concentrations, filter
efficiency, pressure drop, filter dust holding
capacity and life, filter and fuel prices, the
value of engine output, downtime costs for
filter changes and engine cleaning, labour
costs for filter maintenance and filter
disposal costs.
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The Saltend Cogeneration Plant is situated with-
in the BP Chemicals site at Saltend on the east
side of Hull, in the U.K. The plant comprises
three combined Mitsubishi 701F3 gas turbines,
each directly coupled to an associated steam
turbine and generator for a total plant output of
1200 MW.
The plant provides process steam to BP
Chemicals’ acetic acids production and approxi-
mately 100 MW of electrical power. Remaining
power is exported to the national grid network.
The entire facility is owned by Saltend
Cogeneration Company Limited (SCCL) and oper-
ated under contract by Calpine Power
Operations UK Limited. On the south side of the
plant is the Humber Estuary, a salt water channel
linked to the North Sea. Weather conditions vary
during winter months and the site suffers from
extensive fog coming off the river. The weather
also has a great impact on the air filters at
Saltend.
Operating history
The air filter housing and original filter elements
for Saltend were designed and supplied by a
U.S. manufacturer.
SCCL took over ownership of the plant in
October 2000, and over the course of several
years, continuously investigated and made
improvements to the filter configuration to solve
problems caused by weather conditions on the
site, such as water collecting in the intermediate
and final filters.
SCCL concluded that the only way to
improve the performance of the filters during
humid and damp conditions was to change to a
filter manufacturer specializing in filters suitable
for damp conditions.
SCCL consulted with many filter manufactur-
ers to find a waterproof filter and finally found
one with Camfil Farr.
Benefits of changing to CamfilFarr filters
Camfil Farr recommended the installation of a
Camfil 30/30 WR G4 water-resistant panel filter,
followed by a Cam GT F9 second stage and Cam
GT H12 final stage filter. The filters are of verti-
cal pleat design and resistant to moisture. The
benefits to Saltend after changing to the Camfil
Farr filters were:
• Reduced running pressure drop for the overall
filter system that improves turbine efficiency,
reduces running energy costs and maximizes
potential for longer service life.
• Lower operating pressure drop under moisture-
laden conditions.
• Higher changeout terminal pressure drop on
the second and final stage filters (600 Pa).
• Improved filter sealing arrangement to reduce
the risk of air bypass and subsequent turbine
contamination.
• Reduced risk of filter media collapse since the
filters are manufactured with downstream sup-
port netting.
Since installing the Camfil Farr prefilters, the
changeout interval was doubled to six months.
The combination of the Camfil Farr prefilter and
intermediate filters proved to protect the final
filter better, which was from another manufac-
turer.
During the winter period of 2003/2004,
after a prolonged period of wet weather and high
humidity, SCCL again experienced problems with
a high DP across the final filters in Unit 2. This
led to the installation of Camfil Farr filters
throughout and the benefits were seen virtually
straight away, such as in the starting DP of the
final filter, which was 205 Pa instead of 300 Pa
with the other manufacturer’s final filter.
Continued high performance
All the changes and improvements made to date
at Saltend have been successful. Based upon the
performance of the Cam GT intermediate filter
on Unit 3, Cam GT filters were installed on all
three units.
With a recommended changeout level of
600 Pa, the intermediate filters are having a min-
imum service life of two years, or possibly three.
The Camfil 30/30 WR prefilters have extended
service life to six months and the prefilters are
now being changed twice per year rather than
four times previously.
Recent inspections of the compressor
blading have found no contamination – a clear
confirmation of advantages when using HEPA
class efficiency also in turbomachinery installa-
tions. After four years of operation, SCCL has
not carried out a single blade wash and the com-
pany’s annual filter costs (not including man-
power, scaffold access or waste disposal) have
been reduced considerably, by almost two-thirds,
from 2001 to 2005 (estimated).
Taking humidity like water off a duck’s back
Success at Saltend
Camfil Farr has launched a new version of its
Cam GT high-capacity filter family for turbo
machinery – the CAM GT Box – which has been
specially designed for fixing in the Type 8 filter
frame from Camfil Farr.
Cam GT Box has the same unique features
as Cam GT in that the filter, with water drainage
from the frame, maintains its performance in
humid or wet conditions, guaranteeing a long
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service life and high filter economy.
Cam GT Box also has a robust heavy-duty
design, combined with high efficiency and low
pressure drop, which guarantees optimum protec-
tion and engine performance under the most
demanding operating conditions.
Cam GT Box comes in a range of efficiencies
to meet individual requirements. Typical applica-
tion areas are air inlets for turbine and compres-
sors, offshore and coastal installations, and instal-
lations where recurrent high humidity is a problem.
Large filter surface and easydisposal
Cam GT Box’s large filter surface features vertical
pleats with media packs reinforced with a strong
backing screen and enclosed in a robust plastic
frame to withstand severe pressure fluctuations in
turbo machinery applications. The unique con-
struction allows trapped water to drain freely from
the filter during operation, avoiding re-entrainment
of dissolved impurities and maintaining low pres-
sure drop under high humidity conditions.
Cam GT family is recognized by turbine man-
ufacturers for offering optimum engine protection,
overall filter economy, long service life, high per-
formance with low pressure drop in wet or humid
conditions, easy installation, high filtration effi-
ciency and excellent burst-pressure performance.
The filter is environmentally friendly because
it can be incinerated for easy disposal. It also
comes in an XL option with more media for dusty
places.
For details, ask for product literature from
your nearest Camfil company or representative, or
visit www.camfilfarr.com.
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Gothenburg, on the west coast of Sweden, is the
country’s second largest city and its electricity
and heating needs are growing every year. To
introduce more environmentally friendly fuels in
the city’s power production, the power company
Göteborg Energi AB is building the new gas-fired
Ryaverken power plant, a combined cycle plant
using three Siemens SGT 800 industrial gas tur-
bines, each with a heat recovery boiler feeding a
common 141 MW steam turbine of the ST5 type
for two-stage district heating.
Ryaverken is the first large-scale power plant
built in Sweden for many years. The plant will be
finished in 2006 and produce 1,250 GWh of elec-
tricity and 1,450 GWh of heat per year, corre-
sponding to about 30 percent of Gothenburg’s
electricity needs and about 35% of its thermal
power requirements for the city’s district heating
system. The combined cycle efficiency will be
92.5%.
Camfil Farr has been selected as the
supplier of the combustion air intake system,
enclosure, ventilation and exhaust silencer.
Combustion air intake
The combustion air intake from Camfil Farr will
consist of a weather hood to protect from rain
and snow, anti-icing to prevent the filter from
freezing during low temperatures, Hi-Cap G4
prefilter, Cam GT F9 final filters, intake silencer
and inlet duct. The air flow in the intake is
128 kg/s (105 m3/s). The noise requirement is
75 dBA at 1 m distance.
Enclosure
For the ventilation and turbine compartment
enclosure Camfil Farr will supply the beam frame-
work, wall and roof panels, sliding door for
maintenance and the lifting equipment needed for
turbine overhauls.
The ventilation will have a weather louver for
rain protection, filtration with Hi-Cap G4s, silencers,
2 x 100% fan capacity and ducting.
The air flow is sized for 125 air changes per
hour in the enclosure.
Exhaust silencer
The exhaust silencer between the turbine inlet
and heat recovery boiler will ensure that
Ryaverken meets the 50 dBA noise level require-
ment at 100 metres from the equipment.
Filters for allconditions
Air intake, enclosure and silencer forSweden’s newest power plant
L I L J E W A L L A R K I T E K T E R A B
Camfil Farr filters for turbo machinery include the
30/30 GT, the long lasting, most durable medium
efficiency Ashrae filter for gas intake filtration,
mist elimination, among other applications.
The 30/30 GT uses exclusive media con-
sisting of cotton and polyester fibres formed into
a radial pleat to ensure full use of the media area.
Structural integrity is maintained by the use of a
high-strength beverage board frame.
The R30/30WR is ideal as a pre-filter for
tropical, coastal or offshore installations or as a
second stage mist eliminator on offshore installa-
tions. The filter features non-cellulose media that
repels water while capturing dust and other
particulates. When subjected to water testing at
a feed rate equivalent to 280 mm (11 inches) of
rain per hour, the R30/30WR allowed no water
penetration to the downstream side. Upon a
return to normal moisture conditions, all pleats
remain straight and well separated.
For more information, visit www.camfilfarr.com
or ask for a product sheet from your Camfil Farr
representative.
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The upgrade of the air intake system at Edison’s
Sarmato Power Station in Italy represents the
biggest retrofit project undertaken by Camfil Farr
to date.
Camfil Farr was awarded the contract when
Edison decided to upgrade a 120 MW type
MS9001E General Electric gas turbine to boost
its capacity form 75% to 100%.
25% increase in air flow
The intake air flow of the engine was increased
by more than 25 percent from 942,000 m3/h to
1,276,000 m3/h at ISO conditions. To achieve
the best possible performance for the new instal-
lation, Edison required the following changes:
• Installation of a rain water collection system on
weather hoods.
• A new anti-icing system.
• Modification of the existing gas turbine com-
pressor bleeding system.
• Modification of the air intake filter house to
install 88 extra filters.
• Addition of an extra filter stage because of the
particularly dusty environment. The new air intake
filter house had to include a coalescer glass-fibre
pad, a bag filter stage and a high efficiency filter
as the final stage for complete engine protection.
• Change of the transition duct between the new
filter house and intake acoustical silencer.
35 day deadline
Edison stipulated that modifications had to be
made to the steel structure support without
changing the ground footprint and without civil
work on the concrete. The biggest challenge on
this contract was to complete all work in a
maximum of 35 calendar days to minimize the
shutdown time of the power station, and thereby
the loss of power sold to the Italian grid.
Scope of supply
Camfil Farr supplied the following (see illustra-
tion):
• Filter house with 352 units, each with coalescer
glass-fibre pads, with bag filter type Hi Flo TF85-
66 and Cam GT Class F9 as the final stage filter.
• To avoid modifying the existing intake silencers
casings, Camfil Farr used a modular splitter
design allowing for an increase of air flow
through the silencer with identical acoustical and
pressure drop performances.
After one year of running, the air intake filter
system is operating to the complete satisfaction
of Edison.
Upgrade at Sarmato – CamfilFarr’s Biggest Retrofit
A Rolls-Royceof a deliveryCanadian Air filters for R-R turbines in China
Electricity demand is growing faster in China than
anywhere else in the world. Most of China’s elec-
tricity is provided by burning China’s abundant
coal reserves but the Chinese government is now
promoting a change towards natural gas fuelled
combustion turbines to reduce the growth in
China’s greenhouse gas emissions.
In the 1990s China discovered a large natur-
al gas field in the Tarim Basin in Northwest
China and is now completing construction of a
4,200 km pipeline to transport this gas to
Eastern China.
Self-cleaning filters
Rolls-Royce Energy Systems of Mount Vernon,
Ohio, in the U.S., received a contract from
PetroChina for twelve 30 MW gas turbine-
compressor sets to move the gas through the
pipeline and ordered self-cleaning air filters from
Camfil Farr in Laval, Canada, to clean the
330,000 m3/hr of combustion and cooling air
required by each turbine.
Some of the compressor stations are in very
harsh environments with cold temperatures in the
winter and high concentrations of very fine wind-
blown dust for several months of the year.
Rolls-Royce at Mount Vernon has been a
major supplier of pumping and compressor sets
for the major oil and gas pipelines in the world for
the last 40 years and most of these gas turbines
are protected by Camfil Farr air inlet filters.
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Dalkia, a leader in the French gas turbine market
with its 11 GE LM6000s, launched a national
comparative test in 2004 to increase power
production by improving air filtration efficiency.
Gas Turbines in France typically operate
4,500-hour from October 1 to April 1, due to gas
tariffs and conditions governing the sale of elec-
tricity and prices to Electricité de France (EDF).
Test objectives
The primary objective of Dalkia’s tests was to
keep the compressor as clean as possible during
the entire operating season, without the need for
shutdowns for washing. An off-line wash repre-
sents about 6-7 hours of production losses. Each
hour means a loss of 45 MW from the time the
engine’s running speed is reduced, to the clean-
ing of the compressor, and until the engine is
started again.
Another objective was a longer lifetime by
keeping the pressure drop less than 700Pa on
the two stages during 4,500 hours of operation.
A third goal was to keep the filter’s mechanical
resistance as perfect as possible.
Comparing products from fourcompetitors
Dalkia designed 12 testing benches to compare
four air filtration combinations on three sites in
France with different operating environments:
TAVAUX (chemical industry), SOCOMA (industrial
and fog conditions) and RESONOR (urban &
motorway conditions).
Four competitors were free to select their best
air filter combinations with the highest efficiency:
Results
Camfil Farr was the only manufacturer to keep
the initial efficiency during 4,500 hours at more
than 99% on 0.4 µm particles.
At the start, two competitors were close to
matching Camfil Farr, but the efficiency of their
filters gradually decreased during the testing
period. The test was extended from 4,500 hours
to 7,000 hours to know the final limit of the
products and the filters of two of Camfil Farr’s
competitors actually failed.
In the current operating season, eight of
Dalkia’s GE LM6000 turbines are using a Camfil
Opakfil/Cam GT F7+ Cam GT H10 filter combina-
tion. Up to now, Dalkia has not been forced to
stop production for a wash and the company is
now requiring these Camfil Farr air filters on
every new turbine project instead of cylindrical
cartridge filters.
New test in 2005
In 2005, Dalkia will launch a new test to compare
the products of competitors.
France:
Beating the competitionin Dalkia’s tests
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Camfil Farr’s unique containerized mobile test
rig, the Camfield Lab, has been upgraded and
improved with larger fans and can now measure
higher air flows in a high-speed system managing
flows up to 6000 m3/h.
In addition to equipment for measuring rela-
tive humidity and pressure drop, Camfield Lab
now features a particle counter for measuring
particle concentrations and filter efficiency (dust
concentration and dust load).
What’s more, Camfield Lab’s test equipment
is now designed to test complete filter modules
(only half modules before).
With this unique test rig Camfil Farr can sup-
port end users with tests under real conditions.
In Italy, for example, successful long-term tests
have been performed to advise customers on the
best solutions for their needs, ensuring energy
savings and a longer filter life for better filter
economy and a lower life cycle cost (see below).
The rig will also be used soon in Japan for similar
tests.
Shipped to the site
Camfield Lab is shipped to the customer’s site in
an easy-to-transport container to test different fil-
ters simultaneously. These on-site tests eliminate
discrepancies in filter tests (lab vs. real condi-
tions) and allow extremely accurate comparisons
of filters by documenting performance in the
actual filtration application.
Several power producers, such as Edison and
Edipower, have used Camfil Farr’s mobile test rig
to identify and solve filtration problems for their
turbines. An example is Edison’s Port Viro plant
south of Venice, Italy, where Camfield Lab was
used to test three Cam GT filters against a
competitor’s product over a four-month period
(see AirMail No. 2, 2003).
With the container on site, the tests were mea-
sured remotely, over the GSM network, from
Camfil Farr’s R&D centre in Sweden. The test suc-
cessfully proved the benefits of the right filter
combination for Edison, whose pressure drop
problem was eliminated in its gas turbine system
to achieve better overall operating efficiency,
turbine performance and energy savings.
This is Camfield Lab
Camfil Farr’s mobile approach to filter tests
consists of a mobile test rig installed in standard
20-foot container. Tests can be performed on
eight different filters simultaneously in four
different air ducts.
Camfield Lab documents the actual performance
of filters in the application they are intended for,
with complete control over the operating para-
meters. Customers see, right on their site, what
the most cost-efficient and effective filtration
solution will be for their gas turbine system, build-
ing or process. Customers can also participate in
monitoring the results.
Accelerated tests are also possible to test filters
at a higher air flow, with the exact same dust
load, to shorten the test period and simulate a
long-term test.
Real tests in realconditions
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In the power generation industry, Camfil Farr is
also a well-established and recognized supplier of
air filtration solutions for nuclear power plants,
offering a number of products for trapping radio
isotopes in nuclear power applications.
During the normal function of a nuclear reac-
tor, or in the event of an accident, varying
amounts of radioactive elements may be present
in emissions. Without appropriate control mea-
sures, there is a potential risk that these
elements might be released to the environment.
The primary goal of nuclear safety pro-
grammes is to protect man and the environment
against radioactive products. Activated carbon in
filtration systems plays a major role in trapping
undesirable elements, notably iodine-131, which,
if ingested, can cause public health concerns.
Today, Camfil Farr is a major supplier of air
filtration systems for the nuclear power industry.
Electricité de France (EDF), for example, has
chosen Camfil Farr solutions for 78 of its reac-
tors, of which 58 are located in France and the
others in Belgium, Spain, Sweden, South Africa,
South Korea and China.
Three of COGEMA’s uranium fuel reprocess-
ing plants also rely on Camfil Farr filtration solu-
tions in Marcoule and La Hague, France, and
Tokai, Japan.
Certified in GermanyThe German production, Camfil KG is a certified
supplier to nuclear power plants in accordance
with KTA 1401. Since the end of the 60s, a large
number of filter installations have been delivered
for national and international nuclear power
plants.
These installations include:
• Stationary FKKC, deep-bed activated-carbon
filter units, in combination with FKS safety
housings, to trap radioactive substances, such
as methyl iodine.
• Mobile filter installations in different models,
such as three-stage systems with prefilters,
activated carbon filters and particle filters.
• The Camcount measurement system to check
particle filters in installations (see below).
Fore more detailed information please contact Camfil KG, Germany.
Camfil Farr’s Camcount portable testing system allows efficiency and leak tests with airborne particles at nuclear power
plant sites. The tests are automatic and controlled by computer software.
Nuclear, too
Camcount for on-site particle measurement
The main advantages are:
• High accuracy, due to the use of a laser particle sensor for 0.1 – 0.2 µm particles
• An outlet H13 filter prevents the release of contaminated air to the environment.
• Approved by TÜV Nord (Germany) for CE.
• All components are housed in one moveable rig.
• Lockable when the rig is not in use.
• Easy to handle.
• Probes for particles before and after the filter can be installed in virtually every type of customer installation.
• Detects leaking gaskets.
• Special versions can be tailored to customer needs.
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Projects inprogress
Camfil Farr is proud to be a supplier to many
international projects in the power generation
industry and oil & gas industri. Below are some of
the projects we are currently working with.
Petrobras P54, off coast of Brazil
Offshore installation comprising the complete
delivery of inlet and acoustic systems for four
PGT25+ gas turbines in the Atlantic Ocean, out-
side Brazil. Customer: GE/Nuovo Pignone.
Prirazlomnoye Oil Field, Barents Sea
Complete delivery of inlet and acoustic systems
for two offshore DR6IP Vectra gas turbines in the
Prirazlomnoye oil field, north of the Arctic Circle,
in the southeast sector of the Barents Sea.
Customer: Dresser-Rand AS.
Encana Buzzard Field, North Sea
This project involves the provision of inlet sys-
tems for three offshore PGT25+ gas turbines for
the Encana Buzzard Field development project
in the North Sea, outside Scotland. Customer:
GE/ Nuovo Pignone.
Tangguh LNG Plant, Indonesia
Inlet system for four gas turbines, Frame 7, at
the Tangguh LNG plant in Indonesia. Customer:
GE/ Nuovo Pignone. End user: BP.
Bioko Alba Marathon, Africa
Inlet systems for two offshore gas turbines,
Frame 5, for power generation in Equatorial
Guinea, Bioko Alba Marathon project. Customer:
GE/ Nuovo Pignone.
INESCO Project, Belgium
Complete delivery of inlet and acoustic systems
for two SGT800 gas turbines for power genera-
tion in Belgium. Customer: Siemens Industrial
Turbomachinery (Sweden).
Konaseema Project, India
This project involves the delivery of inlet systems
for two V.94.2 gas turbines for power genera-
tion. The project is being carried out in associa-
tion with our Indian licensee, Anfilco. Customer:
LMZ, India.
Enelbar, Venezuela
Combustion air intake system, enclosure ventila-
tion and exhaust gas silencers/stack, for two
SGT800 gas turbine for Proyecto Planta de
Generacion Palavecino Barquisimeto, Estado
Lara, Venezuela. Customer: Siemens Industrial
Turbomachinery (Sweden).
Kashagan, Kazakstan
Three stainless-steel combustion air intakes for
SGT600 gas turbines in an offshore installation,
complete with explosion-proof electrical equip-
ment. The installation includes 56 Hi-Cap G4 pre-
filters and 56 Cam GT F9 final filters. Customer:
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery (Sweden).
Mexico
Pemex pipeline, Mexico Two (2) static combus-
tion and ventilation air filters for Avon gas
turbines at a gas pipeline compressor station in
Mexico. Customer: Rolls Royce University of New
Hampshire. USA
United States
Inlet air filtration, acoustic and cooling package
for a Siemens SGT-300 gas turbine for a CHP
installation at the University of New Hampshire at
Portsmouth. Customer: Siemens Houston Power
Generation, USA.
Combustion air filter for an FT8 gas turbine for
power generation in the United States. Customer:
Pratt&Whitney.
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Head OfficeCamfil AB, Industrigatan 3, SE-619 33 Trosa, Sweden. Tel +46 156 536 00. Fax +46 156 167 24.
Local subsidiaryCamfil Limited, Knowsley Park Way, Haslingden, Lancashire, BB4 4RS.Tel +44-(0)1706 238 000. Fax +44-(0)1706 226 736.E-mail: [email protected]
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Camfil Farr’s primary centre for R&D and production of inlet and
acoustic systems for the European and Asian power generation
industry – Camfil Industrifilter AB – has moved into a brand new
facility in Borås, Sweden that will allow the company to better
serve its international customers and meet the growing demand
for its products in the global marketplace.
The new facility, officially inaugurated in April, has 3,000 m2
of production area and 1,200 m2 for engineering and adminis-
tration.
The new visiting address in Sweden is Viaredsvägen 22 in
Borås. Phone and fax numbers are the same as before.
Camfil Farr gears up for more businessfrom the power generation industry
The complete address is:
Camfil Industrifilter AB
Box 155
SE-50308 Borås
Sweden
Tel.: +46 (0)33 178500
Fax: +46 (0)33 178555
e-mail: [email protected]
In the Americas, the market is served by:
Camfil Farr Inc.
2785 Ave. Francis-Hughes
Laval, Québec H7L 3J6
Canada
Tel.: +1 450 629 3030
Fax: +1 450 629 1199
Email: [email protected]
Exhibitions 2005
APRIL21 – 22, Airexpo, Brussels, Belgium
26 – 28, Interphex 2005, Jacob JavitsCenter, New York City, USA
MAY 10 – 12, Expovent, Örebro, Stockholm,
Visby, Sweden
10 – 11, Reebok, Bolton, UK
18 – 19, Cleanroom Ireland 2005Silversprings Moran Hotel
Cork, Ireland
JUNE28 – 30, Cleanrooms, Stuttgart, Germany
28 – 30, Power-Gen Europe 2005, Milan, Italy
SEPTEMBER13 – 15, Power-Gen Asia 2005,
Singapore
21– 23 Irchem, Citywest ConferenceCentre, Dublin
OCTOBER5 – 7 Hôpitech, La Baule, France
DECEMBER6 – 8, Power-Gen International 2005,
Las Vegas, USA
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