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Case Study

Brown Packing, Gaffney, SC

EFI fabricated and installed an insulated anaerobic digester cover for Brown Packing in Gaffney, South Carolina, in spring 2006. The treatment upgrade also included a lagoon baffle.

Historical scope checked against EFI's original Brown Packing case history. The record describes the 2006 installation in Gaffney, SC and does not establish present operating performance.

Historical record reviewed .

142 x 276 ft
Cover Dimensions
142 x 15 ft
Baffle Dimensions
Seaman 8130 XR-5
Material
Client
Brown Packing Co. Inc.
Location
Gaffney, SC
Completed
2006
Industry
Food Processing / Meat Packing
System Type
Insulated Anaerobic Digester Cover

The Challenge

Problem

The beef packing plant's anaerobic digester had sludge problems, and its existing Seaman 8130 XR-5 cover had reached the end of its useful life. The project called for a replacement cover and a baffle to increase wastewater retention time.

Our Approach

Solution

The worn cover was removed and sludge was taken out of the digester before the new multilayer insulated cover was installed. The case history identifies EFI's scope as fabrication and installation of the insulated cover system, using Seaman 8130 XR-5. It lists a 142 by 276 foot cover and a 142 by 15 foot lagoon baffle, with Rogers and Callcott Engineers Inc. as project engineer.

Insulated CoverCover Replacement

Historical record

Documented Scope

142 x 276 ft
Cover Dimensions
142 x 15 ft
Baffle Dimensions
Seaman 8130 XR-5
Material

Project Details

  • Insulated cover fabricated and installed by EFI
  • 142 by 276 foot cover documented in the case history
  • 142 by 15 foot lagoon baffle included in the treatment upgrade

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