Customer was experiencing the formulation of hydrates in their air cooler during the winter months.

Jord was engaged to undertake thermal simulations to determine modifications necessary to avoid sub-cooling and the formulation of hydrates in an air cooler operating during the winter months.

Various actions were identified that included the blanking off of fans, reducing the number of and the pitch of fan blades and installing louvres.

These steps were undertaken by Jord’s service team and eliminated sub‐cooling and hydrate formation in future years. The modifications were configured in such a manner that the equipment could easily be shifted each season between the summer and winter configurations.