Cooling two major warships during construction
Cooling two major warships during construction
- The Challenge
Provide a cool working environment on board two warships during construction
- The Impact
Productivity maintained and fuel consumption cut by 20%
- The Solution
Four 200kW chillers and 16 100kW air handlers
Client:Premier Australian naval defence contractor
Location:Osborne, South Australia
Sectors:Shipping
The Challenge
Keeping construction workers cool and productive
During the summer months, high temperatures can affect shipbuilders’ productivity. We had to find a reliable, efficient and cost-effective way to get cool air to them, in a number of different compartments aboard two 7000 tonne warships. Working on scaffolding added another layer of complexity.
2 State-of-the-art7000 tonne Air Warfare Destroyers
200kWUnits used to cool compartments
0%Loss of productivity
20%Cut in fuel consumption