HRL Technology Group Pty Ltd ABN 89 609 887 327 info@hrl.com.au hrl.com.au

Melbourne Level One Unit 4 677 Springvale Road Mulgrave VIC 3170 Phone +61 3 9565 9888 Fax +61 3 9565 9879

Morwell Tramway Road Morwell VIC 3840

Phone +61 3 5132 1500 Fax +61 3 5132 1580

Queensland Unit 2 33-37 Rosedale Street Coopers Plains QLD 4108 Phone +61 7 3423 4300 Fax +61 7 3345 5937

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Servicesforsugarmillsandrefinerieshrl:servicestosugarmillsandrefineriescanassistplantmanagersandoperatorstomaximiseplantavailabilityandefficiency.Australiaexportsbulkrawsugarintoavolatileworldmarket.hrl:canassistplantmanagersandoperatorstomaximisetheefficiencyoftheirplanttoenhancetheirbusinesscompetitiveness.hrl:alsohastheexpertisetosupportsugarmillsandrefinerieswantingtoincorporateotherrenewableresourcesandlow-emissiontechnologiesintotheiroperations.

Servicesprovidedbyhrl:

FuelTechnology

hrl:scientistsandengineershaveextensiveexperienceinbagasse,biomass,coalandfueluse.Expertisethatincludesallthecomplexaspectsofevaluating,upgradingandprocessingthesefuelresources.Thebenefitshrl:providestooperatorsofsugarmillsandrefinersmayinclude:• step-by-stepinvestigationthatengagesclientsand

providescontinuousconsultation• assistancetomakeinformeddecisionsonusingbiomass

andwastes• accesstomodernfuel-testingandanalyticallaboratories

supportedbyspecialistbench-andpilot-scalefacilities• theservicesofanorganisationabletotakeaproject

fromconceptandinitialinvestigationthroughtosolutionimplementation.

CaseStudies

1. Combustionoptimisationandcombustionplantmodificationsonabagasse-firedboiler

Operatorsofasugarmillwereexperiencingcombustion-relatedissueswiththeirbagasse-firedboiler.Theissueswerehavinganegativeimpactonboilerreliability.hrl:personnelundertookanin-depthassessmentofcombustiontoidentifytheunderlyingissues.Thehrl:teamwasabletoprovidetheclientwithdetailedrecommendationsonhowtomitigatethecombustionissues.Theclientimplementedtherecommendationsfromhrl:Theresultwasasignificantreductionintheseverityofthecombustion-relatedissuesandincreasedboilerreliability.

hrl:providesarangeofservicestosugarmillsandrefineries.

2. Evaluationofmanufacturingprocesswasteforco-firingwithexistingboilerinfrastructure

Anindustrialmanufacturerwantedtousewasteproductsproducedaspartoftheirmanufacturingprocessasafuelsources.hrl:personnelundertookrigorousanalysisandcharacterisationofthewastematerial.Theteamthenundertookin-depthboilermodellingtoevaluatespecificco-firingscenariosusingthewastematerialandcurrentfueltoquantifythenewfuel’spotentialperformanceintheexistingboiler.

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hrl:personnelalsoidentifiedcombustionandenvironmentalissuesthatmayarisefromtheuseofthewastematerialasafuel.

CombustionOptimisation

hrl:providesdatumtestingtoenableplantoperatorstounderstandtheirpotentialtoimproveboilerperformanceandavailability,andreducemaintenance.Testingmayinvolvedifferentplantincluding:• fueldistribution• air-supplysystems• burners• furnaces• completeboilers.

Thebenefitshrl:providestooperatorsofsugarmillsandrefinersmayincludeservicesto: • improvedboilerefficiency• reducedcarbonmonoxide/dioxideandnitrousoxide

emissions• reducefly-ashcarboncontent• reduceslagging,fouling,corrosionanderosion• reduceauxiliarypowerconsumption• reducemaintenancerequirementsandforcedoutages.

EngineeringandMaterialshrl: engineers and scientists have extensive experience inproviding engineering andmaterials services to operators ofpressure equipment, those involved with high-temperaturematerialsandthepowerindustry.Thecoreservicesofferedbyhrl:areunderpinnedbythecompany’sexpertisein:• plantinspectionandmanagementprogramsthatmeet

theAustralianstandard,AS3788Pressureequipment–In-serviceinspection,andstatesafetylegislation

• identifying,understandingandmitigatingcorrosionanderosion,especiallyofboilerinternalsanddraftplant.

Thebenefitshrl:providestooperatorsofsugarmillsand refinersmayincludeservicesto:• minimiseassetwearandtear• prevent,minimisematerialsfailure• minimisemaintenanceandforcedoutages• assessplantremnantlifeextensionandcondition• optimiseassetmanagement• provideexpertroot-causeanalysis,preventandeliminate

materialsproblems• provideeconomicsolutionstomitigatecorrosionand

erosion• maximiseplantavailability.

Contact AndrewJames

Telephone+61734234318Mobile+61417494277Emailajames@hrl.com.au

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