In 2016, Brindley Engineering designed a structural system and engineered lift plan for the removal and replacement of superheater pendants located inside of a boiler at a coal and natural gas-fired power plant located in the upper Midwest. The function of the...
A large midwestern utility needed to replace critical steam line pipe hangers on the Main Steam, Hot Reheat and Cold Reheat Steam Lines that had completed their life cycle over the 40 plus years of operation. Brindley Engineering’s Power Group was awarded the...
Out of the Box Solution in Action In part 1 of this series, we introduced a case study: Updating Coal Industrial Dust Collection Infrastructure. In 2017, a large utility with a Tier One (2) unit coal fired base loaded plant in Wisconsin needed to upgrade their...
Creating a Plan In part 1 of this series, we introduced a case study: Updating Coal Industrial Dust Collection Infrastructure. In 2017, a large utility with a Tier One (2) unit coal fired base loaded plant in Wisconsin needed to upgrade their aging coal dust...
How to Handle the Dirty Work Handling coal is dirty work. The majority of coal fired power plants throughout the nation receive their fuel via rail. Coal travels to the coal fired power plants via a 110-ton train cars, sometimes over a mile long, and arrive...
Life at Brindley Engineering as a Student: A View from the Inside According to a study from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workplace, over the past 25 years, more than 70 percent of college students have worked while attending school. About 40...
Behind each structural engineering project at Brindley Engineering, you will find an associated 3D parametric model, which will not be only defined by its design and operational conditions, applicable codes, and standards, but also for a proper geometric...
A Midwest client tasked Brindley Engineering to develop multi-discipline design drawings for the expansion of process boundaries. New mechanical equipment was being installed to increase the facility production capabilities that required civil/structural and...
Pipe Stanchion RTF 2084 Replacement: My First Project as Lead Engineer As a recent graduate working for Brindley Engineering, I was asked to complete a structural engineering design of a new pipe stanchion in one of the outside battery limits (OSBL) areas at a...
In Part 1 of this series, we explored the importance of investing in cooling tower maintenance, in Part 2 we explored what to expect while planning and executing a cooling tower inspection, in Part 3 we explored the benefit of having inspection data in cooling...
How to Prioritize Cooling Tower Repairs In Part 1 of this series we explored the importance of investing in cooling tower maintenance. Part 2 focused on what to expect while planning and executing a cooling tower inspection. In Part 3, we explored the benefit of...
Cooling Tower Reliability - Talk Data to Me: Interpreting Inspection Data In Part 1 of this series we explored the importance of investing in cooling tower maintenance. Part 2 focused on what to expect while planning and executing a cooling tower inspection. In...