Design and fabricate Vacuum Vessel for Flovac.
Key Features:
- Stainless Steel pressure vessel, operating at a vacuum.
- Stainless steel 316.
- Fabricated to code.
- Barrel rolled from plate 16mm ASTM A240 -316L.
- Domed ends 2m diam formed to design drawings.
- 4 large pipe nozzles.
- Pedestal supports.
Challenges:
- Vacuum vessel - 101Kpag and fabricated to AS 1210-2010.
- Table D flanges were scarce as hen's teeth required offshore procurement with long lead time.
- 100-year life demanded top QA approach.
