John Thompson
John Thompson is a division of ACTOM (Pty) Ltd with its principal focus on being a global leader in energy and environmental solutions through value engineering and innovation.
Details of collaboration with ATProM:
- Boiler design and evaluation capabilities using state of the art lumped parameter heat transfer modelling, two-phase flow network analysis, CFD and data analytics.
- Expertise to do industrial and utility boiler operational assessments using a variety of tools including gas analysers, suction pyrometers, video based thermography and manometers with pitot tubes for static pressure or velocity traverses.
Visit to John Thompson Boilers Factory in Bellville
After presenting progress reports on their research, the John Thompson funded MSc students, together with other ATProM members and the panel representatives from merSETA were escorted through the John Thompson workshops. Students were able to see various production processes and boiler components such as chain grates, mulitipass firetube evaporators, and finned-tube economisers. This provided practical insights that students could use in their numerical model developments.
Elgin Boiler Site Visit
