C
& F Packing
Power and Process Hot Water
Waukesha Recip Engines
Application
Waukesha
recip engines with process hot water heat recovery
Operation
Summary
C&F Packing Co. is a meat packing (sausage) facility located Lake
Villa, IL which is a suburb of Chicago. Nicor is working with C&F
to install a combined heat and power (CHP) system that will meet a portion
of the electrical loads in the facility as well as use waste heat from
the engine jacket water to meet thermal loads in the facility. The plant
is a state-of-the-art meat packing facility that is nearing completion.
About a third of the meat processing operation has been placed in operation
at the end of first quarter 2002. Full operation is expected to commence
in the second quarter of 2002.
Equipment Description
Power Generation
Two Waukesha 1,125 kW engine generator units have been placed in operation as of the end of the first quarter, 2002 . The units are capable of providing 1,125 kW of continuous output and as much as 1,300 kW for short periods of time (i.e., when emergency power is required). The generator will feed 480 Volt, 3 phase, 4 wire loads in the facility electrical system.
Heat Recovery Equipment
Engine waste heat will be recovered via a Diamond Back™ double wall exchanger installed in series with the jacket water radiator on one engine. The recovered heat will be used to preheat makeup water to the facility’s boiler system.
Special Features
For emissions control, the engines have been equipped with Beaird catalytic exhaust silencers.
This site has been partially funded and is being monitored by the ESC DG Consortium
Facility Name
C&F Packing Co.
515 Park Ave
Lake Villa, IL 60046
Host Utility
Total Installed Cost
$ 2,322,644
Simple Payback
N/A
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Site Report, 7/2002