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AEC was retained to provide engineering design services that provides for critical repairs to and refurbishment of Central Compress Air System equipment at Glenn Research Center. The services included design for compressor and dryer equipment, auxiliary systems, piping, and associated controls. The design team developed P&ID’s and selected and specified associated instrumentation. Design for piping systems included CEASAR analysis on all air system piping on the project. The design included refurbishment and repurposing of existing 1950s vintage switchgear. The design also included a study of the new compressor motor under different running conditions to identify the power factor impact to the existing plant and included design of power factor correcting capacitors to increase the facility power factor. The design team worked with NASA to develop testing manuals that detailed non-traditional requirements for several stages of testing. Estimated construction cost for the proposed improvements is $6.4M.
