To build 2 500-ton coke drums, it was necessary to pre-heat the weld joints of the different ferrules with electrical resistors.

The welding works for both pieces of equipment were carried out in parallel.

6,00,000 BTU gas burners were used to carry out the heat treatment of the Coke Drums.

The heat treatment at the cone openings with the equipment was carried out using machines and electrical resistors.

Carried out in Novopolotsk, Belarus, at temperatures under 0ºC.

The contractor company was Duro Felguera Plantas Industriales.

Location

Novopolotsk, Belarus

Date

2015

Sector

Oil & Gas

Speciality

Heat treatment