Features:
- The necessary tools on how to avoid regulatory agency problems when
obtaining use permits and meeting building code requirements at the planning stage
- Useful guidelines for designing utilities for eventual expansion to meet anticipated production measures or for checking options for system upgrading or improvement
- Helpful comparisons of utility systems and subsystems
- Information on contemporary
environmental constraints and methods for minimizing environmental disruption in the
design of utilities
- Covers planning, design and operations for each of the major components of winery utility systems
Winery Utilities: Planning, Design, and Operation is the first reference to integrate the basic planning, design, and operation functions of the many support systems that make a winery operate succesfully. The author, an expert on wineries, gathers the essential elements of the major energy, water, wastewater, communication, solid waste, fuel, and fire protection groups and each other of their important subcategories, into one solid source.
Contents
Introduction: Winery Classification. Required Utility Services.
Electrical Systems: Electrical Load Planning. Power Distribution Sustem Alternatives.
Voltage Considerations and Preferences. Electrical Requirements for Process Equipment.
Electrical Requirements for Site Utility Equipment. Electrical Power Considerations
for Non-U.S. Wine Producing Countries. Analysis of Rate Structures and Service Contracts.
Energy Considerations in Winery Lighting. Controls, Instrumentation, Utility Systems
Monitoring Status, and Alarms. Power Loss and Surge Protection. Operation and Maintenance
of Electrical Systems.
Telecommuniacations: Definition. Business Aspects and Winery Communications Needs.
Technology Changes Influencing Equipment Choices. System Choices, Limitations and Advantages.
Telecommunications Security. Computers and Wine Industry Focused Software.
Maintenance and Operation of Telecommunication Systems.
Sanitation, Stream and Hot Water: Winery Design Concepts, Winery Age and Sanitation.
Cleaning System Options. Water Use Planning Guidelines. Boilers and Boiler Water Quality.
Primer on Boilers. Alternative Energy Sources for Hot Water.
Maintenance and Operation of Steam/Hot Water Systems.
Refrigeration, Ventilation and Air Conditioning: Scope. Basic Principles. Refrigerants.
Fermentation Heat Balance and Tank Thermal Stratification. Ventilation and Night Air Cooling.
Insulation and Solar Energy Considerations. Operation and Maintenance.
Potable Water Supply Systems: Winery Site Water Resources Assessments.
Winery Water Development and Environmental Impact Issues. Preassure Requirements.
Water Meters. Water Storage. Water Treatment. Water Conservation. Piping, Pipe Materials
and Secondary Contamination. Bottled Water Service. Standby Emergency Power. Economical
Oversizing of Water System Components for Future Expansion. Water System Operation and
Maintenance.
Irrigation Water Supply Systems and Reclaimed Wastewater: Irrigation of Winery and
Vineyard Functions. Conflicts in Recycled Water Supply and Vineyard Irrigation Demand.
Vineyard Water Requiremnts. Systems and Equipment. Operation and Maintenance of Reclaimed
Wastewater. Drip Irrigation Systems.
Wastewater Systems: Overview and System Seperation Philosophy. Treatment and
Disposal of Sanitary Wastewater. Winery Process Wastewater. Operation and Maintenance
of Process Wastewater. Operation and Maintenance of Process Wastewater. Treatment and
Disposal Systems.
Liquified Petroleum Gas Systems: Introduction. Gaseous Fuel Characteristics.
Design Details Odorized LP-Gas, Forklift Garaging and Gas Leak Detection. Pressure
Relief Valves. Operational Maintenance of LP-Gas Systems. Other Forklift Options.
Fire Protection Systems: Winery Fire Hazard and Occupancy Class. Fire Threats.
Structural Features for Fire Prevention and Spread Containment. Fire Protection Sytem
Testing Institutes. Fire Protection Water Supply Systems. Fire Alarms and Instrumentation.
Sprinkler Systems. Miscellaneous Fire Protection Equipment and Apparatus. Operation and
Maintenance of Fire Protection Systems.
Solid Waste Systems: Overview. Laws and Regulations Governing the Handling
of Solid Waste. Winery Solid Waste Characterization. Winery Waste Generation Rate
Estimates. Solid Waste Containers and Equipment. Solid Waste System Operation and
Maintenance. Wineries and Adopt-a-Highway Programs.
Winery Utilities and Health Prevention and Safety Programs: Introduction.
Human Behavior and High-Risk Job Activities. Workers' Compensation Law.
Winery Operations and Air Resources. Noise. Confined Space Regulations. Machinery
Guards, Walking and Working Surfaces. Site Utilities and Health and Safety Planning.
Appendix
Glossary
Index
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