Piping, with the plant running.
Prefabrication, field fabrication and installation of steel and HDPE pipe for fluid transport in plants, terminals and infrastructure.
The cooling lines for the Flash Furnace at the Chuquicamata smelter were fabricated and installed with the plant in operation: heavy lifts, work at height on smelter structures and maneuver windows coordinated with the Division.
Service scope
- Prefabrication and installation of steel pipe.
- HDPE pipe joined by butt fusion and electrofusion.
- Gas pipelines, water mains, oil pipelines, and sanitary, hydraulic and drinking water supply lines.
- Cooling and process lines in operating plants.
Standards and technical data
- Steel · HDPE Pipe materials
- Butt fusion · Electrofusion HDPE joining
- Gas · Water · Oil Fluid transport pipelines
- Flash Furnace Cooling lines at the Chuquicamata smelter
What it looks like in the field.
The cooling lines for the Flash Furnace at the Chuquicamata smelter were fabricated and installed with the plant in operation: heavy lifts, work at height on smelter structures and maneuver windows coordinated with the Division.
Where we applied this service.
Flash Furnace and boiler cooling, 18 inch line
Removal of the old circuits and fabrication and installation of the new cooling piping system for the Flash Furnace and its boiler, with an 18 inch line and about 10,000 diameter inches, supports, painting, booster pumps and hydrostatic testing. Workforce of 250.
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Flash Furnace cooling system
Fabrication and installation of the cooling circuits of the Chuquicamata Flash Furnace, with silver brazing, 316L stainless steel supply manifolds and 6, 8 and 10 inch lines. Workforce of 200 on rotating shifts.
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ZeCor-Z welding and acid plant maintenance
ZeCor-Z welding from 2 to 16 inches, catalyst replacement, repair of FRP equipment, and fabrication and installation of ZeCor and FRP piping at the acid plant of the Chuquicamata smelter. Workforce of 150 on double shifts.
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Oxygen lines of 16, 20 and 24 inches
Fabrication and installation of 16, 20 and 24 inch oxygen lines for the Chuquicamata smelter, with SSPC-SP5 blasting and painting, installation of flowmeters and pneumatic testing of the system. Workforce of 50.
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03 · Civil works and electrical & instrumentation
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