Major Projects Completed

Apart from a huge amount of smaller designs and consulting jobs we have performed, some of our major projects completed during the past 5 years are listed below:

  • Ash water management system at Komati Power Station (2006).
  • Design of a large steam compressor piping system in Dubai (2006).
  • Analyses and design of trombone and forced draft coolers for Scaw Metals (2006).
  • Underwater structural modifications to seawater intake pipeline supports for Derna Power Station in Libya (2006).
  • Major ventilation and gas extraction analysis using CFD on the complete casting building for Amplats Polokwane (2006).
  • Complete design and detailing of the new off gas cleaning system for Alstom on Grootvlei power station (2006).
  • Design and detailing of sulphur tanks, supply pipes and structural supports for an SO3 injection system for Alstom at Grootvlei Power Station.
  • Design and detail of 57 m free standing stack for Consol Glass (2006)
  • Design and detail of reverse air bagfilter plant at Cato Ridge for Beier Albany (2006)
  • Pyromet design and detail of raw materials bunkers for International Ferro Metals (2006)
  • Fatigue analysis on compacter truck mechanism for Duncanmec (2006).
  • Secondary emission gas extraction design for Xstrata Lydenburg (2006).
  • Analysis on gas extraction for blast furnace layout at Mittal Vanderbijl Park (2006).
  • Precipitator inlet flow analysis and optimisation for Geecom (2006).
  • Design of turbo-generator foundations for Eskom Mosselbay and Atlantis power stations, including frequency response analysis using FEA (2006).
  • Concrete rehabilitation of sea water intake pipeline structures at Derna Power Station in Libya (2005)
  • Structural design and CFD optimisation study for a dust extraction plant for a pelletizing plant at Wonderkop.  (Client is Xstrata). (2005)
  • Fatigue life assessment and design improvement recommendations on 40 ton container loading gantry cranes using FEA (SAPO, Port of Durban). (2005)
  • Perform structural and dynamic analysis on 5.6 MW motors for ABB (2004)
  • CFD for Xstrata Wonderkop on parallel cyclone configuration (2004)
  • CFD for ABB to determine cooling effect on motors (2004)
  • CFD for Micropul to optimize inlet configuration to bag filters (2004)
  • CFD for Micropul to optimize off gas extraction hood positions. (2004)
  • Design and detail Fabric filter plant at Mondi Durban.  (Client is Alstom Power). (2004)
  • Design and detail Fabric filter plants for units 1 to 4 at Camden Power station.  (Client is Bateman Howden South Africa). (2004)
  • Design and detail Fabric filter plants for units 1 to 3 at Arnot Power station.  (Client is Alstom Power). (2004)
  • Design and detail Fabric filter plants for units 1 to 11 at Kelvin Power station (Station A). (2003)
  • Perform concrete deterioration investigation for four sea-cooled power stations in Libya.  (Client was Technology Services International). (2003)
  • Act as civil and structural engineering consultant for the refurbishment of the sea intake works at Homs Power Station in Libya. (Client is Technology Services International). (2002 and 2003)
  • Assess and prepare repair specifications for the concrete and structural steel repairs after the fire in January 2003 at Unit 2 – Duvha Power Station.  (Client is Duvha Power Station) (2003)
  • Tender design for new fabric filter plants to be fitted into the existing concrete casings at units 1 to 3 at Arnot Power Station (Client is Bateman Howden South Africa.) (2003)
  • Detail structural design and drawings for a new scrubber at Iscor Dunswart for Howden Energy Systems in South Africa. (2003).  Civil design and construction plus the steelwork erection were also executed as part of the project.
  • Detail structural design and drawings for a new fabric filter plant at Dickerson Power Station in America for Howden Energy Systems in South Africa. (2002)
  • Detail structural design and drawings for a new fabric filter plant at Genesee Power Station at Edmonton Canada for Howden Energy Systems in South Africa. (2002)
  • Detail structural design and drawings for a new scrubber in Australia for Howden Energy Systems in South Africa. (2002)
  • Design and detail Fabric filter plant for units 14 at Kelvin Power station (Station B). (Use was made of the existing concrete casing). (2002)
  • Detail structural design for a new workshop complex for Geecom in South Africa. (2002)
  • Detail structural design for a precipitator upgrade at Iscor Vanderbijl Park for Geecom in South Africa. (2003)
  • Concrete foundation design for an incinerator plant in Kazakhstan. (2002)
  • Chimney lining inspection of flue no 2 Duvha power station. (2002)
  • Detail structural design for a steel chimney and incinerator plant for ITAS in Italy. (2002)
  • Detail structural design and drawings for a new fabric filter plant at Hendrina Power Station (units 1, 3 and 5) for Bateman Howden South Africa. . (Use were made of the existing concrete casing). (2001)
  • Assess integrity of cracked cooling tower at Arnot Power Station. (2001)
  • Perform a chimney inspection for chimeys 1 and 2 at Arnot Power Station. (2001 and 2003)
  • Perform duties as The Responsible Professional Engineer for the safe operation of the ash dams at Duvha and Matla power stations.  (Monthly inspections and slope stability analyses and dam risk assessments. (2001 to date)
  • Assess stability of an earth embankment dam at Arnot Power Station. (2001)
  • Chimney investigation to solve a problem with the existing sliding bearings at Duvha Power Station.  Design of new bearings. (2001)
  • Geotechnical assessment for the stability of a very deep excavation at Koeberg for the proposed new Pebble Bed Modular Reactor. (2001)
  • Detail structural design for a new fabric filter plant at Craig Power Station in Colorado America for Howden Energy Systems in South Africa. (2001)
  • Detail structural design for a precipitator upgrade for the Usutu pulp plant in Swaziland for Geecom in South Africa. (Use was made of the existing concrete casing). (2001)