This paper addresses the theory and recommended control logic for an online cleaning procedure of a vertical continuous vacuum pan. The online cleaning procedure increases the massecuite temperature in the pan by increasing the head space pressure, which results in...
During the 2012 and 2013 non-crush seasons, two horizontal crystallisers were replaced at Victoria Mill. Victoria Mill currently has six operational horizontal crystallisers, of which four are fixed element design (FED). Two of these were installed leading up to the...
Monitoring boiler-system water chemistry is important to maintain boiler assets and protect them from corrosion and scaling. Some traditional techniques developed for standard industrial or power station boilers are not effective for monitoring in sugar mills where...
Invicta Mill at Giru, north Queensland, is a dual-train sugar mill that crushes about 3 Mt of cane each season. The factory has a traditional milling train on the A-side and a bagasse diffuser on the B-side installed in 1995. During the 2019 crushing season, Invicta...
