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Apr 4, 2017
What We Learned from the Cooling Tower Foundation Design Challenges from a Revamp Project
Publication: Structures Congress 2017
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Cooling towers are heat removal equipment for industrial processes. Major structural design components of an induced draft cooling tower include the reinforced concrete basin and sump channel. Revamp of an existing cooling tower system occurs when existing cooling system no longer meets the owner’s needs or when foreseeable profits will be earned through facility expansion. This paper presents the structural design challenges from a petrochemical industry’s propane dehydrogenation expansion project in the United States, of which the existing cooling towers and sump had to be upgraded in order to increase the polymer grade propylene production capacity by approximately 10%. These challenges included inconsistent design records, limited new construction spaces, underground obstructions, constructability issues, owner’s preferences, and delayed engagement of cooling tower supplier and water resources engineers. Viable structural engineering solutions, from the conceptual phase to the detailed engineering phase, were developed to deliver optimal benefits to the owner, such as the use of laser scanning technology, innovative design collaborations with all parties, and extensive engineering evaluations of existing conditions to reduce foundation sizes. Successes and lessons learned from this project experience are discussed and summarized.
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Fluor Corp, One Fluor Daniel Dr., Sugar Land, TX 77478. E-mail: [email protected]
Fluor Daniel India Private Limited, Gurgaon 122002, India. E-mail: [email protected]
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