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In Alberta, where evaporation technology is predominant, the SmartMOD™ system comes with far less assembly required.
“We’ve designed the ancillary equipment, pumps, instrumentation, etc., so that it comes in modular sections that get put together in the fi eld to become one larger building. By going to this modular style we saved about 75 per cent of the fi eld installation costs — saving millions of dollars,” says Daza.
He adds that SmartMOD™ customers have reduced their total installation costs (TIC) signifi cantly – what it would cost to build the equipment, ship to the site, install, commission, and then start it up. The new modular design means the system is perfect for remote locations, environmentally sensitive locations or both.
“It is easier to get our equipment up and running, that is the bottom line," says Daza. "Because we’ve broken that tall tower into sections it has become easier to transport to the location. There is no need to bring in oversized
cranes to set the sections in place.”
Although saving money is initially appealing, SmartMOD™ off ers operational benefi ts that will save both time and money down the line. “The multiple section design allows you to take one section down for a washing and still operate the system at approximately 75 per cent capacity — with the other three segments online. The system has an inherent reliability. With a traditional tower, you don’t have that fl exibility – once you start producing steam into the ground and stimulate the reservoir you have to maintain it.”
A standard SmartMOD™ system will produce 1,250 gpm of distillate (or 284 cubic metres per hour) – essentially the equivalent of the traditional evaporator tower. For those customers who prefer certain component manufacturers, valves, instrumentation, pumps, etc., Aquatech Inc. will customize a system to suit.
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