【Major Chemical Equipment from a Leading Country】184-Mao-type gas-phase reactor exported to Oman

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Red May for chemical industry workers! Reply reward! ---------------------------------------------- The past decade has been a period of rapid development for China’s chemical industry, marked by the emergence of many new processes, products, and equipment. There has also been significant progress in China’s chemical processing equipment, which has contributed to the swift advancement of the petrochemical sector. Here, we have compiled some of the achievements and breakthroughs made by Chinese equipment manufacturers in terms of larger-scale production and increased use of domestic equipment. We invite everyone to share their insights and engage in discussions, to cheer for Made in China and to support the development of chemical processing equipment! ===================== On March 5, 2018, the two vapor-phase reactors manufactured by Maoming Gravity Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. were completed in accordance with the project requirements, and were shipped from Maoming Port for export to Oman. Following the successful export of the horse oil multi-zone reactor and loop reactor to Malaysia, this represents another collaboration between Maoming Gravity and International Engineering Company Technimont. It marks a significant improvement in Maoming Gravity’s manufacturing capabilities for large-scale petrochemical containers, and it is also another achievement in the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. Each of Oman’s gas-phase reactors weighs over 530 tons, has a maximum diameter of 9.3 meters, and a total length of 43.3 meters; this represents the largest equipment manufacturing project in the history of Maoming’s heavy-duty gas-phase reactor production. 　　The main body of this gas-phase reactor consists of a first-stage upper head, a second-stage cone, a third-stage cone and two sections of cylinder, a fourth-stage cylinder, and a fifth-stage skirt. The equipment is large and heavy, with a plate thickness of 100 mm, which poses significant challenges in terms of welding, assembly, transportation, lifting, and closing. To complete the development of the Oman gas-phase reactor, Maoming Gravity made full use of its team’s technical strengths by establishing a dedicated technical task force, which overcame numerous technical challenges. After more than three months of effort, the gas-phase reactor for export to Oman was finally successfully manufactured on January 20 this year.