【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Processing Equipment】1901–2024: China National Petroleum’s first complete radiant section module for a cracking furnace was manufactured, delivered

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Safety first. Prevention first – let’s give recognition and support to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment. **********************【A decade of significant development in chemical engineering equipment】Continuous updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions at https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html (Source: Haichuan Chemical Engineering Forum) *****************At 6:16 a.m. on July 2, 2024, the shipment ceremony for China National Petroleum Corporation’s first complete cracking furnace radiation section module was held at the 100-acre prefabrication site of the company’s petrochemical integration and transformation project in Guangxi. To ensure the high-quality completion of module construction, the Southern Branch (Equipment Manufacturing Branch) has taken various measures to promote implementation and achieved practical results through multiple approaches. First, modular professional teams carry out preliminary planning and construction preparation for modular construction, laying a solid foundation. Secondly, it is to enhance communication in engineering design, procurement, external coordination, module construction sites, and on-site construction management, so that all participating parties can support one another, overcome adverse factors, and achieve efficient construction organization and management. Thirdly, a construction organization model of \"one site, two work sites\" is adopted; after the construction of the radiation section is completed, materials are transported via Huahua Road to the temporary foundation of Furnace No. 7 to carry out the construction of the convection section and the remaining upper modules, which significantly reduces transportation and clearance costs. Fourthly, the construction method of \"factory prefabrication + modular assembly\" is adopted. Through feasibility studies and advanced design techniques, structural elements, equipment, and piping modules are combined to be manufactured and lifted, thereby forming more complete modular units. By leveraging the advantages of a 100-mu prefabrication site, the level of factory-based processing is increased, which reduces the amount of work required for final assembly. This approach effectively reduces overlapping tasks and work at heights on site, accelerates the construction progress, and enhances safety levels. It is reported that the radiation section module of the F1701 gas furnace includes 2 radiation chambers, an outer frame, rivets, and a safety platform; its dimensions are 33,000×14,676×20,700, with a net weight of 600 tons. At 9:58 a.m., it was successfully delivered to the site of the Guangxi Petrochemical Ethylene project and arrived there, joining the 12 radiation chambers that had been shipped and installed there earlier.