
Peirce-Smith Primary Hood
Hood Design and Supply
Client: Codelco Caletones
Location: Chile
Design and Supply of a New Water-Cooled Primary Hood System for a Peirce-Smith Converter:
- Design new water-cooled hood for a CPS converter
- Optimize hood design using CFD Modeling
- Design of new closed loop cooling water circuit
Equipment Supply includes:
- Water-cooled primary hood
- Movable Hood Door and Winch
- Pneumatic Back Flap
- Circulation pumps
- Heat exchanger
Project History
Basic and Detail Engineering
Anticipated Start-Up
April 2013
November 2014