Strongwell designed, fabricated and installed a 38'-4" long x 27'-8" wide x 5' high rectangular all-fiberglass cover in order to cover and contain fumes in a sulfur pit at a Shell Oil production unit in Huntington Beach, California. The previous carbon-coated steel cover failed due to corrosion. Leaking fumes were also an air pollution problem. The challenge was the design, fabrication and installation of a vapor-tight cover to contain hydrocarbon emissions.
Solution
The cover should be able to withstand 1.0 psi pressure, 0.5 psi suction and meet UBC Zone 4 (earthquake zone building codes), assuring the customer that the cover will satisfy air pollution control regulations over the long run. The superstructure of the cover is comprised of pultruded fiberglass/vinyl ester structural shapes. The roof panels are made of 1/8" thick fiberglass plate skins that are subsequently filled with foam. Neoprene flanges and gaskets are used to make the cover vapor-tight.
Field assembly of the FRP was done adjacent to the pit and then the same was lifted into place in a single piece. The single lift of 10,000 lbs. was accomplished with FRP lifting trusses and pad eyes incorporated into the cover superstructure.
Technical Data
| Product: |
Fiberglass Sulfur Pit Cover |
| Process: |
Pultrusion |
| Materials: |
EXTREN® Series 625 fiberglass reinforced vinyl ester, fire retardant |
| Sizes: |
EXTREN® structural shapes:
1/4", 1/2" and 1/8" Plate
10" x 2-3/4" x 1/2" Channel
6" x 1/4" Wide flange beam
8" x 3/8" Wide flange beam
3" x 3" x 1/4" Angle
3" x 3" x 3/8" Angle
6" x 6" x 3/8" Angle
4" x 4" x 1/4" Angle
1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 1/4" Channel
1-1/2" x 1/4" Square tube |
| For: |
Shell Oil |
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