Cooling water piping system chemical site

Critical cooling water pipes

Amerplastics implemented highly critical cooling water pipes within the process installation framework at the chemical site in question with the Bondstrand 2000 and 2416 Glass fibre Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) piping system with Quick-Lock and Taper/Taper adhesive joints.

The new cooling water pipes were installed due to a capacity expansion (from 340,000 tonnes to 570,000 tonnes) of the existing production plant. Per hour, 4,500 m³ of water flows into this production facility, which is the client’s largest Polyol plant worldwide.

A total of 160 tonnes of primary ‘pipe shoes’ and secondary steel structures were designed, prefabricated, and installed. Amerplastics’ installation crews worked safely for 40,000 hours. Our project management attended around 450 construction meetings.

The project was divided into six sub-projects:

1681:OSBL 36″ (part 1) cooling water pipe
1681A: ISBL connection during shutdown
1681B: ISBL shutdown and connection to E-735
1681C: OSBL 36″ (part 2) and 20″ pipe to Biox outlet
1681D: OSBL 30″ inlet pipes at jetty area
1681E: ISBL 4”-20” Polyurethane plant

Piping systems

Service : Coolingwater
Product : Bondstrand 2000 en 2416
Diameter : 4 to 36 inch (100 – 900 mm)
Total size : 3,400 metres of pipes and 1,250 fittings

Operational conditions

Design pressure: 10 bar
Operating pressure: 5 bar
Design temperature: 50 degree Celsius
Vacuum resistance: Safety factor = 1.5
Operating temperature: ambient