The large-scale lifting work at the Jinxi site of the Shunhua Petrochemical project was successfully completed

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On May 12, the four-in-one reforming reactor of the 1 million tons per year continuous reforming complex at the Jinxi site of the Fushun Petrochemical project was successfully lifted, marking the completion of all large-scale lifting tasks at the site. The protective demolition work at the Jinxi site of Fushun Petrochemical has officially entered its final phase. The reforming reactor is an important existing equipment in Fushun Petrochemical Company’s project to optimize the refinery structure of its reforming and hydrogenation units. The reactor is located within the reactor-frame structure; before lifting it, it is necessary to remove the steel structures connected to the reactor, as well as the process pipelines, mechanical and electrical equipment, instrumentation systems, and any other steel structures or safety devices that may interfere with the lifting process. To ensure the smooth removal of the four-in-one reforming reactor from the reactor-reformer framework, the Fushun Petrochemical project developed a specialized modular demolition plan, dividing the reactor-reformer framework into 13 sub-frameworks and carrying out the demolition in stages following the principle of \"top to bottom, from outside to inside\". After the construction team disassembled the framework in stages to the specified height, they used a combination of a 1,250-ton crawler crane for main lifting and a 400-ton crawler crane for assisting in the lift, to raise the reactor by 6 meters and rotate it as a whole counterclockwise, placing it safely on an open area – thus completing the lifting operation to high standards. To date, the main framework of the installation has been largely dismantled, and the sorting of remaining materials as well as site cleanup are progressing in an orderly manner. Most of the foundations for the equipment on site have been removed and the area leveled; the former installation zone will be converted into brand-new construction land. Next, the focus of the project work will shift to the steel structure construction at the Fushun site.