Plant Design
SRI's long history as a specialist sugar industry research and design consultancy gives us unparalleled credentials when it comes to getting the very best out of your factory:
- Greenfield projects in new areas;
- Capacity expansions for existing plant;
- Plant reconfiguration for rate and/ or efficiency improvements; and
- Downstream operations such as cogeneration, sugar refineries, and ethanol plant.
expertise can deliver best practice solutions for process engineering and design projects.
Our clients benefit from solutions delivered both through SRI's core competencies and, where necessary, through essential skills accessed from collaborating organisations on multi-disciplinary projects around the world.
Simulation and Modelling Capabilities
SRI's design capabilities are supported by extensive use of simulation and modelling packages as decision support tools. These currently include:
- In-house design and modelling packages (developed and validated over many years, and on many projects);
- HYSYS - Process modelling software for chemical engineering analysis;
- CFX - Computational fluid dynamics modelling;
- STRAND - Finite element analysis package; and
- SysCAD - Dynamic process simulation software.
We specialise in:
- Concept audits, economic assessment and verification;
- Pre-feasibility studies;
- Integration of new plant into an existing factory; and
- Design of complete process stations.