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This document is a comprehensive set of design and construction drawings for the Chiller Plant Expansion project (Project No. #580-98-110) at the Michael E. DeBakey Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas. The project involves the replacement of Building 104's cooling tower system and expansion of the chiller plant infrastructure to support six existing 1,000-ton chillers and one 300-ton chiller through a new 1,150-ton cooling tower configuration.

The scope includes construction of a new chiller building with structural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems; installation of six new cooling towers (CT-2 through CT-7, each rated at 1,150 tons) in a basin configuration; replacement of condenser water supply and return piping from the chiller room to the tower basin; installation of new condenser water pumps (turbine-type, 3,450 GPM capacity); provision of chemical treatment loops and monitoring systems; site piping connections including connections to the existing 1,000,000-gallon chilled water storage tank; and all associated electrical infrastructure including 480V power distribution, motor controls, lighting, and fire alarm systems. The design employs a primary/secondary pumping arrangement with bypass valve capabilities on three towers (CT-2, CT-3, CT-4) to accommodate existing chillers requiring warmer condenser water during winter months, while towers CT-5 through CT-7 provide full-flow capacity for newer chiller installations. The drawings were prepared by Shah Smith & Associates, Inc., dated August 2001, and provide detailed specifications for construction execution including foundation plans, mechanical sections, electrical diagrams, control schematics, and equipment schedules.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

BUILDING 104 HOUSES SEVEN CHILLERS. THESE CHILLERS ARE

CIRCA 1987 AND BEING 20 YEARS OLD ARE IN VARYING STATES OF

OPERATING CONDITION. THERE IS ONE 300 TON CENTRIFUGAL AND

SIX 1,000 TON CENTRIFUGAL CHILLERS. THESE CHILLERS ARE

CONNECTED IN A PRIMARY /SECONDARY PUMPING ARRANGEMENT TO

A COMMON CHILLED WATER MANIFOLD WHICH INCLUDES A

1,000,000 GALLON CHILLED WATER STORAGE TANK. VARIABLE SPEED

CHILLED WATER PUMPS SERVE THE CHILLED WATER NEEDS OF THE

SITE FORM THIS CENTRAL LOCATION.

THE CONDENSER WATER SYSTEM SERVING THE SEVEN CHILLERS IS

COMPRISED OF AN INDEPENDENT CONDENSER LOOP AND TOWER,

CT-1, SERVING THE 300 TON MACHINE AND A COMMON

CONDENSER LOOP WITH SIX TOWERS, CT-2 THRU 7, SERVING THE

SIX 1,000 TON MACHINES.

EACH CHILLER CONDENSER IS CONNECTED TO IT'S RESPECTIVE

CONDENSER RETURN OR SUPPLY HEADER. EACH TOWER IS ALSO

CONNECTED TO THE CONDENSER RETURN OR SUPPLY HEADER.

COOLING TOWERS CT-2, 3, AND 4 ARE EQUIPPED WITH A

CONDENSER WATER BYPASS VALVE. EXISTING CHILLERS 2 THRU 7

IN THE PLANT MUST HAVE REASONABLY WARM CONDENSER WATER

SUPPLY TO OPERATE PROPERLY. LOAD ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT

THROUGHOUT THE WINTER MONTHS, NOVEMBER THRU FEBRUARY,

APPROXIMATELY THREE CHILLERS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN LOAD.

CHILLERS 8 AND 9 WHICH ARE SEPARATE 1,250 TON MACHINES

LOCATED ELSEWHERE, ARE USED IN THIS ARRANGEMENT PROVIDING

3,500 TONS OF CAPACITY DURING PEAK USAGE. THERE HAVE BEEN

PEAKS REQUIRING 4,500 TONS USING THE CHILLERS 8 AND 9.

THE DESIGN IS BASED ON CURRENT ENGINEERING PRACTICE USING

CHILLERS THAT WILL ACCEPT LOW TEMPERATURE WATER ENTERING

THE CONDENSER BARREL. HOWEVER, TO ACCOMMODATE THE

EXISTING CHILLERS, THE DESIGN ALSO ACCOUNTS FOR THE NEED

OF WARMER CONDENSER WATER SUPPLY.

THE NEW COOLING TOWERS, RATED AT 1,150 TONS, ARE SITUATED

ON A BASIN WITH A COUPLING PIPE PROVIDING A COMMON SUMP.

THIS SUMP CAN BE ISOLATED ON A TOWER BY TOWER BASIS FOR

MAINTENANCE PURPOSES. EACH TOWER IS EQUIPPED WITH A

CONDENSER WATER PUMP. THE CONDENSER PIPING MANIFOLD

PROVIDES A COMMON HEADER FOR TOTAL VERSATILITY IN

CONNECTING ANY SPECIFIC CHILLER, CH-2 THRU CH-7, WITH ANY

SPECIFIC TOWER, CT-2 THRU CT-7.

THE COOLING TOWERS, CT-2 THRU CT-4 ARE EQUIPPED WITH

CONDENSER WATER BYPASS VALVES TO ACCOMMODATE THE THREE

POTENTIAL WINTER USE CHILLERS. THE COOLING TOWERS CT-5

THRU CT-7 ARE FULL FLOW TOWERS TO ACCOMMODATE ANY

CHILLER DURING THE WARMER MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND NEW

REPLACEMENT CHILLERS IN THE FUTURE.

ALL CHILLER FANS ARE EQUIPPED WITH VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES,

VSD, FOR MODULATING CONTROL AT PART LOAD. CHILLER PLANT

OPERATION IS BOTH MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC. CHILLER SELECTION

IS MANUAL AND DONE BY PLANT PERSONNEL AS COOLING DEMAND

DICTATES. THE MANIFOLD CONCEPT PROVIDES GREATER FLEXIBILITY

IN PAIRING CHILLERS WITH TOWERS, EVEN IN THE COOLER WINTER

MONTHS. THE CONDENSER WATER TEMPERATURE WILL BE

CONTROLLED BY THE JCI METASYS CONTROL SYSTEM, MODULATE

THE BYPASS CONTROL VALVE WHERE IT EXISTS AND RAMP THE

SPEED OF THE TOWER FANS AS WATER TEMPERATURE INCREASES.

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CONNECTING SIX CHILLERS TO SIX COOLING TOWERS.

PROVIDE 24" BUTTERFLY VALVE FOR PHASED

CONSTRUCTION.

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ISOLATION VALVE. PROVIDE BRAY SERIES 90, DOUBLE

ACTING ACTUATOR WITH SERIES 60 INTEGRAL SOLENOID

VALVE AND SERIES 55 SPEED CONTROL.

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SEAT, 304 s/s STEM , COATED DUCTILE IRON DISC.

PROVIDE BRAY SERIES 90, DOUBLE ACTING ACTUATOR WITH

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PERSONNEL FOR CONNECTIONS OF OWNER PROVIDED

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