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Design and Build of Replacement Feed Super Heater

Portobello-RMF developed the mechanical design, bespoke fabrication and assembly of a thick wall pressure envelope (65mm thick) weighing 66.5 tonnes.

Portobello-RMF are amongst the leaders in pressure vessel design and heat exchanger design as well as bespoke fabrications, if you have a bespoke fabrication project for us, get in touch with the team. We look forward to hearing from you.

Scope of supply:

Design and Build of Replacement Feed Super Heater

Design Code:

PD5500 & TEMA

Size:

1625mm diameter x 8000mm length

Materials:

Low Temperature Grade Carbon Steel

Project:

Grangemouth

Key Challenges:

Mechanical design of thick wall pressure envelope (65mm thick), manufacture and assembly of item weighing 66.5 tonnes fully assembled, expansion of thick wall tubes to provide leak tight arrangement, handling during manufacture of individual components weighing up to 30 tonnes.

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