Dyno Nobel, Process & Utility Upgrades

Louisiana, Missouri

Industrial Technology Group provided engineering services for upgrades at Dyno Nobel’s ammonium nitrate processing facility in Louisiana, Missouri. Dyno Nobel is co-located with another chemical processor, and they have shared many utility services in the past, including coal-fired high-pressure steam and co-generated electricity from steam turbines. Dyno Nobel is planning to install a natural gas-fired boiler to eliminate their dependence on their neighbor’s coal-fired boilers. Dyno Nobel has a process air compressor that is steam-driven that they are planning to convert to an electrical drive. The electric motor will be larger than 5,000 horsepower. The neighboring facility is also planning to discontinue electrical co-generation, which together with the air compressor drive replacement will greatly reduce the amount of steam generated at both facilities. All of these factors contribute to a project of great complexity.

Industrial Technology Group is providing the following services:

• Process air compressor electrical drive design
• Boiler and boiler building design
• Design of new substation and any necessary switchgear, foundations, and connections
• Natural gas distribution piping design
• Instrument air compressor design
• Design of heat recovery system for excess heat in process stack gases
• Water treatment system design
• Energy savings in the Nitric Acid System and the Prilling System