Plant Wansley in Carrolton, Georgia, has two coal-fired boiler units and two combined cycle gas-fired units. Units 1 and 2 are being retrofitted with one scrubber per unit to significantly reduce sulfur oxide emissions. The major challenge was the completion of the design phase in a compressed schedule while keeping the two power plant units running at all times except for scheduled outages.

The Wansley 1-2 project benefited from the tight integration of all Bentley products, which provided the capability to transfer analytical and geometric models back and forth between STAAD.Pro and Bentley Structural. This, along with the tremendous 3D visualization obtained with MicroStation TriForma, AutoPLANT, and Explorer ID, reduced design time and improved coordination among engineering disciplines by eliminating on-site clashes between equipment, piping, instruments, and structural members.

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