"What's the temperature range on your cooling water?" I asked. A shrug was his reply. "What's the water quality for your boilers?" was my second question. This prompted another shrug. I got the answers I needed from his vendors but was embarrassed for him, even if he wasn't.
My young client needed a basic engineering data document (BEDD). It should have been in the first document he handed me. A BEDD should be developed during the initial design of a plant and updated periodically during commissioning, construction and operation of the plant. In short, a BEDD establishes the ground rules.
Don't confuse a BEDD with basic engineering data (BED), which is specific to a particular project, although it should excerpt parts of the BEDD.
Protecting electrical controls and equipment within food and beverage plants presents unique challenges due to the sanitation requirements of the hygienic environment.
