Energy efficient
temperature
control for distillery
process...
BDI COOLING
S O L U T I O N S
Chase Distillery, the UK’s first single estate vodka
distillery and producer of both Chase Vodka and
Williams Gin approached BDI Cooling Solutions in
December 2016 for a cooling system to support
their distillation process. Hereford works specifically for Chase Distillery.
As part of this, the equipment was designed to
account for available space on site and the control
program was written to suit the customer’s
requirements.
The original system used a local water source and
total loss cooling system to maintain distillation
temperatures. The system proposed by BDI Cooling
took into account existing water usage rates to
provide a recirculating closed loop set up, reducing
water usage for cooling to zero and provide fine
temperature control for improved distillation
through the use of inverter drives and bespoke
controls. The system comprised of a variable flow
inverter driven pumpset, plate heat exchanger,
dry air ‘free’ cooler, integrated control panel and
inverter driven chiller providing a total cooling
capacity of 210kW with variable load capability for
fine temperature control and energy saving. The installation was completed in two phases by the
BDI Cooling installation team. Hygienic stainless
steel crimped pipe was used throughout the works
to integrate the new cooling systems into the
existing process with minimal downtime and hot
works. Following completion of the first phase
the fermentation process was vastly improved
allowing for a 60% increase in production. Once
the distillation cooling system was brought online
Chase Distillery were then able to switch to 24
hour production, with reduced water costs and
environmental impact.
In addition to the distillation process the scope was
then widened to include a 100kW cooling system for
Chase Distillery’s fermentation plant. This system
comprised of an air cooled packaged water chiller
and a bespoke pumpset with run/standby pumps
and integrated controls. As for the distillation
system, fine temperature control is provided
through the use of a temperature controlled bypass
valve. The pumpsets and integrated control panels
were designed and manufactured at BDI Cooling’
The system is to be further developed with plans to
include heat recovery for pot wash water, further
reducing energy consumption and environmental
efficiency.
“We approached BDI Cooling Solutions for a closed
loop cooling system to support our distillation
and fermentation process. The whole project from
concept through to completion has been first class
with immediate results indicating an increase in
production with minimal downtime.”
Tim Nolan - Operations Manager
Chase Distillery, Hereford, Herefordshire UK.
This case study represents a sample of the services
available from BDI Cooling, who offer energy
efficient cooling solutions, heat recovery projects,
heat to power solutions, pipework (water, steam,
air & beyond), filtration and more. All systems
are available with full turnkey installation by an
experienced, in-house installation team.
To discuss your requirements or potential
applications please contact the BDI Cooling
engineering team on: 01432 365 000 or you can
email your enquiry through to: [email protected]
For further information and case studies visit:
www.bdicooling.com
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