Cyclone Pump Motor Feasibility Study

For this project, the Client requested a feasibility study for replacing eight existing 800 HP Cyclone Feed Pump motors, drives and electrical infrastructure at a local mine’s concentrator facility with 1250 HP motors and VFDs. REDD provided engineering, project management, and procurement services to prepare the final deliverable.

To successfully complete the study, various preliminary engineering and design tasks were performed. This included civil layout drawings, single line drawings and drawings for electrical modifications, determining motor design and speed, a full bid tab for motors and drives, and generating detailed project & construction Gantt charts along with a ±10% cost estimate. To address all aspects of the project and to ensure that the client’s needs were met, REDD worked with the electrical engineering group to confirm the adequacy of the existing electrical system and developed a strategy to modify motor bases without requiring costly additional downtime.

This project was another example of REDD solving problems within complex constraints to save our client’s money.