# Presentation: 259892

## AN INTRODUCTION TO PIPELINE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

## COMPANY PROFILE

## HOME OFFICE:		Walnut Creek, California  USA
OWNERS:			Employee Owned
ESTABLISHED:		1979
STAFF:			55
SPECIALIZATION:
	     1.	Specialist in Hydraulic Solids Material Transport Systems Design, 	Construction  Management, Start-up/Commissioning,  and Operations 	Services
	     2.	Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Design, 		Panel Assembly, Programming, Integration and Installation
	     3.	Telecommunications System Design and Installation
Other Offices:
	    1.	Santiago, Chile
	    2.  Lima, Peru 	 
	    3.	Belo Horizonte, Brazil

- OWNERS:			Employee Owned
- ESTABLISHED:		1979
- STAFF:			55
- SPECIALIZATION:
- 	     1.	Specialist in Hydraulic Solids Material Transport Systems Design, 	Construction  Management, Start-up/Commissioning,  and Operations 	Services
- 	     2.	Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Design, 		Panel Assembly, Programming, Integration and Installation
- 	     3.	Telecommunications System Design and Installation
- Other Offices:
- 	    1.	Santiago, Chile
- 	    2.  Lima, Peru
- 	    3.	Belo Horizonte, Brazil

- C**OMPANY PROFILE**

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## SERVICES OFFERED

## DUE DILIGENCE, CONCEPTUAL AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES
LABORATORY TESTING
ROUTE RECONNAISSANCE
BASIC AND DETAILED DESIGN
SLURRY PIPELINE MODELING
CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST ESTIMATING
CONSTRUCTION  MANAGEMENT
COMMISSIONING		
		-   Pre-Operational Testing, Start-Up
		-   Performance Guarantee Tests, Operator Training
PIPELINE OPERATIONS

- LABORATORY TESTING
- ROUTE RECONNAISSANCE
- BASIC AND DETAILED DESIGN
- SLURRY PIPELINE MODELING
- CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST ESTIMATING
- CONSTRUCTION  MANAGEMENT
- COMMISSIONING
- 		-   Pre-Operational Testing, Start-Up
- 		-   Performance Guarantee Tests, Operator Training
- PIPELINE OPERATIONS

**SERVICES OFFERED**

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## SUMMARY OF MAJOR
SLURRY PIPELINE SYSTEMS

**SLURRY PIPELINE SYSTEMS**

## MAJOR SLURRY PIPELINE SYSTEMS

**14 October 2003**

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## MAJOR SLURRY PIPELINE SYSTEMS

**14 October 2003**

## MAJOR SLURRY PIPELINE SYSTEMS

**14 October 2003**

## MAJOR SLURRY PIPELINE SYSTEMS

**14 October 2003**

## MAJOR SLURRY PIPELINE SYSTEMS

**14 October 2003**

## RELEVANT SYSTEMS AND DESIGN ISSUES

## PSI PROJECT EXPERIENCERELEVANT TAILINGS PIPELINE PROJECTS

- Utah Copper Division
- Tailing distribution system 			**Kennecott**
- Disputada
- High-pressure transport pipeline	              **Exxon/CMD**
- Irian Jaya
- High tonnage, high-pressure pipeline		**Freeport**
- Batu Hijau Copper
- High volume, sub-sea deposition		**Newmont**
- Millennium Oil Sands
- Five stage pumps, high volume		**Suncor Energy**

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## PSI PROJECT EXPERIENCEKEY SYSTEM DESIGN ISSUES

- Optimize slurry properties for long distance transport
- Material selection – corrosion and erosion resistance
- “Life-of-project” planning – configuration changes
- Silt distribution planning – possible separation of construction sand
- Sedimentation model
- Planning for upset conditions (power outage, etc.)
- Environmental planning – design, construction, operations, etc.
- Staffing plans – central control, communications, monitoring, etc.
- Regulatory regime (DOT and/or State agency)

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## PROJECT PHOTOS

## New Tailings Pump Station

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## Large Tight Lined-Pipe Arrangement

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## Splitter Box And Dilution System 

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## Single Point Discharge and Drop Tanks

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## 48” Polyurethane-Lined Pipe

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## Distribution System Piping Construction

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## Whole Tailings Variable Choke Station

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## Cyclone Pilot Plant Test Work At Site

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## Cyclone Clusters

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## Underflow High Pressure VS Pumping

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## Dam Construction – Sand Distribution

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## Large High Pressure Slurry Valves

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## Large High Pressure Hoses

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## QUESTIONS ?