Thomas Foods International Phoenix Refrigeration

About This Project

Name of the business/customer:

Thomas Foods International

Location:

Murray Bridge, South Australia

Type of project:

Refrigeration

Working alongside Oomiak Refrigeration, Electric Control Solutions provided the design, supply and installation for the complete refrigeration system of the new Thomas Foods International – Project Phoenix Pallamana Production Facility.

The refrigeration system is comprised of the following areas:

Plant Room

• High Temperature Ammonia system cools the Cold Handling stores and Beef Storage Chillers.
• Low Temperature Ammonia system cools the -25 freezers.
• Five VSD Controlled screw compressors between 315 and 465kW for the ammonia system (2 High Stage, 2 Low Stage and 1 Swing with programmed staging and interlocking functions).
• A full chilled glycol system cooling the boning and offal rooms of the facility.
• A warm glycol system provides underfloor heating to the freezers and beef chillers.
• VSD Controlled Condenser Fans.
• A full ammonia leak detection system deployed across the whole site.
• Multiple temperature, pressure and flow sensors.
• A fully programmed PLC and SCADA system with remote access and alarm dial out functionality.

Cold Handling and Freezer Storage Area

• 630A R6 Distribution Board supplying MCC.
• 250A R6A MCC equipped with PLC, safety devices and control devices built by ECS.
• 22 EC Fan Evaporator units wired in multiple rooms.
• Multiple -25 degree rooms installed with rated cabling and devices.
• Multiple valve control devices throughout roof space.

Boning Room Refrigeration

• 630A R5 Distribution Board feeding MCCs R5A, R5B and R5C.
• MCCs equipped with PLC, safety devices and control devices built by ECS.
• 17 VSDs for fresh air fans and exhausts.
• 27 In room EC Fan Evaporator units.
• Multiple valve control devices throughout roof space.

Beef Chillers

• 400A R4 MCC equipped with PLC, safety devices and control devices built by ECS.
• 7 VSDs for fresh air fans and exhausts in each chiller.
• 29 In room EC Fan Evaporator units across 3 Chillers and 1 Marshalling Chiller.
• Multiple valve control devices throughout roof space.

Offal Processing Rooms

• 400A R3 MCC equipped with PLC, safety devices and control devices built by ECS.
• 21 VSDs for fresh air fans and exhausts in multiple rooms.
• 20 In room EC Fan Evaporator units across multiple rooms.
• Multiple valve control devices throughout roof space.

Electric Control Solutions provided a complete turn-key solution from design and planning, programming, commissioning and continued technical support!