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King Saud University Campus District Cooling Plant & Chilled Water Distribution Network

Riyadh, KSA

General Information

Client: King Saud University
King Saud University formerly known as Riyadh University is the first university in KSA.
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Completion Date: May 2014
Consultant: Faisal Electro-Mechanical Co. LTD. (FEMCO)
Contract Type: Design, Supply, Installation Supervision, and Commissioning of the Integrated Instrumentation, PLC, and SCADA System.

Project Scope:

This project is launched to upgrade the Existing 30-year old central utility plant that includes power generation plant, LPG plant, Boilers, and district cooling plant servicing the KSU campus and housing complexes.

The project includes the replacement of a total of 6 chillers each of which with a 5000TR capacity and the upgrade of the mimic-type monitoring system to a state-of-the-art PLC/SCADA system.

Process:

District Cooling provides chilled water from a centralized cooling station, through a network of pipes, for air-conditioning purposes.

Our Solution:

Redundant Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC System; Redundant Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition SCADA System, and ABB Instrumentation system.

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