ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE - Bill Corish
POWER AND PROCESSING FACILITIES

BRINE PROCESS SECONDARY CONTAINMENT	UNIT 5 DISTRICT HEAT STEAM TIE LINE	RELOCATE COOLING PUMPS	WAX HANDLING SYSTEM
DESUPERHEATING PIPING MODIFICATIONS	STEAM LINE REPLACEMENT	BLOW LINE REPLACEMENT	ACID TANK RELOCATION
SOLVENT ADDITION SYSTEM FOR BLDGS 1019, 1020, 1024 & 1026	UPGRADE BLDG 1649 FOR HOPPER CLEANING	COMPRESSED AIR DRIER BOOSTER HEATERS	REPLACE QUENCH TANKS
MISCELLANEOUS MODIFICATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS	MODIFICATIONS TO PNC FACILITY	VARIOUS MECHANICAL PROJECTS	PROCESS ENERGY CONSERVATION STUDIES
REPAIR POWER HOUSE, BLDG 873	REPLACE HEATING CONTROL SYSTEMS	REPAIR ASH GRATE AND HOPPER SYSTEMS

Title and Location		BRINE PROCESS SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, Chemical Processing Facility, Maine
Project Description		Multi-phase project to relocate process equipment and piping within a concrete containment structure.  Components include FRP tanks and piping and titanium pumps and equipment for 1500 gpm, 180 degree F brine stream, plus precoat and sludge systems.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Lead Mechanical Engineer
Employer		Enterprise Engineering, Inc.
Title and Location		UNIT 5 DISTRICT HEAT STEAM TIE LINE Power Plant, Alaska
Project Description		Provision of 260' of 12" steam piping for cogeneration plant low pressure steam re-route.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Assisting Mechanical Engineer:  Performed piping flexibility/restraint analysis using CAESAR-II software program.
Employer		Enterprise Engineering, Inc.
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Title and Location		RELOCATE COOLING PUMPS Department of Defense Facility, Maine
Project Description		Relocate vertical turbine pumps into new building and repair concrete pier. Pumps transfer sea water for cooling large electical equipment.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Design Manager and Mechanical Engineer for latter half of project.  Helped re-focus and complete a project which had languished for some time.
Const. Cost		$590,000
Employer		Enterprise Engineering, Inc.
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Title and Location		WAX HANDLING SYSTEM  Candle Maker, Maine
Project Description		Provision of stainless steel piping system for receiving wax from tanker trucks, storing the wax in two 10,500 gallon tanks and transferring wax to the candle production line.  Tanks and piping were heated to maintain flowability of wax.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Lead Mechanical Engineer
Const. Cost		$200,000
Employer		Enterprise Engineering, Inc.
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Title and Location		DESUPERHEATING PIPING MODIFICATIONS  Paper Mill, Maine
Project Description		Fast-track study and upgrade of desuperheater water supply control system at industrial cogeneration plant.  Lack of documentation necessitated thorough investigation of numerous water destinations.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Lead Mechanical Engineer.
Const. Cost		$50,000
Employer		Enterprise Engineering, Inc.
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Title/Location		STEAM LINE REPLACEMENT Paper Mill, Maine
Project Description		Design analysis, using Triflex computer program, of new 12" diameter superheated steam line, steam conditioning valve and 20" diameter 160 psig header.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Lead Mechanical Engineer.
Const. Cost		$300,000
Employer		Enterprise Engineering, Inc.
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Title and Location		BLOW LINE REPLACEMENT Paper Mill, Maine
Project Description		Developed installation drawings, as subcontractor to the piping vendor, for replacement of a portion of two 18" lines for pneumatic conveyance of tree bark and rubber tire chips.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Lead Mechanical Engineer:  Received compliments for accuracy of work from the mill and the installation contractor.
Const. Cost		$600,000
Employer		Enterprise Engineering, Inc.
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Title and Location		ACID TANK RELOCATION Paper Mill, Maine
Project Description		Study and design of new sulfuric acid storage and dispensing system for mill wastewater treatment facility.  Included new instrumentation and controls for pH control of wastewater.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Lead Mechanical Engineer.
Const. Cost		$250,000
Employer		Enterprise Engineering, Inc.
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Title and Location		SOLVENT ADDITION SYSTEM FOR BLDGS 1019, 1020, 1024 & 1026 Department of Defense Facility, Maryland
Project Description		System for storage and automatic metering of solvents, plasticizers and nitro-esters to two propellant mixing machines.  Incorporated Underground Storage Tanks, PLC-based control system, plasticizer heating system and batch weighing system.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Project Manager and Lead Mechanical Engineer until I left firm to move to Maine.
Const. Cost		$720,000
Employer		Clark-Smith Associates
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Title and Location		UPGRADE BLDG 1649 FOR HOPPER CLEANING  Department of Defense Facility, Maryland
Project Description		Provision of systems for rinsing and drying solid propellant hoppers. Also provided system for recycling rinse water.  Utilities included provision of approximately one mile of exterior steam and compressed air piping.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Project Manager / Lead Mechanical Engineer
Const. Cost		$288,000
Employer		Clark-Smith Associates
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Title and Location		COMPRESSED AIR DRIER BOOSTER HEATERS  Department of Defense Faciltiy, Virginia
Project Description		Provision of 75 kW electric heaters and electronic control systems on three existing desiccant-type air dryers for shipyard air distribution system.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Project Manager / Lead Mechanical Engineer
Const. Cost		$47,000
Employer		Clark-Smith Associates
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Title and Location		REPLACE QUENCH TANKS  Department of Defense Facility, Virginia
Project Description		Provision of quench system consisting of oil tank, jacketed water tank, oil pump and piping (all in a secondary containment structure) for a metallurgical heat treatment process.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Project Manager / Lead Mechanical Engineer
Const. Cost		$150,000
Employer		Clark-Smith Associates
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Title and Location		MISCELLANEOUS MODIFICATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS TO OPERATING BUILDINGS  Department of Defense Facility, Maryland
Project Description		Work included 1) HVAC for a munitions testing lab, 2) safety upgrades to a rocket test bay door, 3) compressed air drier for process controls, 4) temperature/humidity control system for propellant milling process and 5) propellant mixing bay ventilation.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Project Manager / Lead Mechanical Engineer
Const. Cost		$255,000
Employer		Clark-Smith Associates
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Title and Location		MODIFICATIONS TO PNC FACILITY Department of Defense Facility, Maryland
Project Description		Performed energy conservation study on existing process at Plastisol Nitrocellulose pilot plant.  Also provided wastewater treatment system, local/general ventilation systems and heat trace of heptane piping.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Project Manager / Lead Mechanical Engineer
Const. Cost		$337,000
Employer		Clark-Smith Associates
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Title and Location		VARIOUS MECHANICAL PROJECTS Department of Defense Facility, Virginia
Project Description		Work included provision of 1) HVAC for office space, 2) underground steam lines, 3) jockey pump for base salt water system and 4) heating system for low-level nuclear waste storage building.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Project Manager / Lead Mechanical Engineer
Const. Cost		$175,000
Employer		Clark-Smith Associates
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Title and Location		PROCESS ENERGY CONSERVATION STUDIES  Soybean Processing Facility, Virginia
Project Description		Investigated economics of replacing electric motors with steam turbines on various equipment and optimized steam usage of degumming process.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Lead Mechanical Engineer
Employer		Clark-Smith Associates
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Title and Location		REPAIR POWER HOUSE, BLDG 873 Department of Defense Facility, Maryland
Project Description		Provision of two steam conditioning valves in an existing steam cogeneration plant.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Project Manager / Lead Mechanical Engineer
Const. Cost		$200,000
Employer		Clark-Smith Associates
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Title and Location		REPLACE HEATING CONTROL SYSTEM, BLDGS 727, 728, 729 & 731 Department of Defense Facility, Maryland
Project Description		Provision of PLC-based control systems and connections to existing pneumatic systems for controlling propellant curing processes.  Included central micro-computer and overhead communication cable for remote monitoring and programming of controllers.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Project Manager and Lead Instrumentation Engineer.  I developed a performance/design specification for the systems which procured the installation/interconnection of owner furnished PLC's at a competitive price.
Const. Cost		$120,000
Employer		Clark-Smith Associates
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Title and Location		REPAIR ASH GRATE AND HOPPER SYSTEMS, BLDG Z-309 Department of Defense Facility, Virginia
Project Description		Provision of hydraulic drive systems and controls for moving ash grates in refuse-burning steam plant.
My Role and Accomplishments of Note		Lead Mechanical Engineer
Const. Cost		$83,000
Employer		Clark-Smith Associates
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The photos above show the two 18" pneumatic conveying pipelines installed by
the "Blow Line Replacement" project described on this page.