PROCESS STRUCTURE OF THE REFINERY - PTU ``NESTE SINGAPORE Pte Ltd``
Neste, a global producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, invested approximately €1.5 billion in the expansion of its Singapore refinery, increasing the production capacity of the facility. Construction of the expansion project commenced in 2019.
SOFMAN participated in the project through the engineering, fabrication, hot-dip galvanization and transportation of approximately 3,700 tonnes of steel structures. A major and technically demanding part of the project was the Process Structure of the refinery – PTU.
The PTU structure comprised approximately 2,500 tonnes of structural steel, together with approximately 27,000 m² of roofing, 6,000 m² of side wall panels and 6,500 m² of grating floors.
The engineering of the PTU required extensive structural and multidisciplinary coordination due to the significant concentration of process equipment and machinery within the steel structure, combined with demanding project schedule requirements.
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CiABIM collaborated with SOFMAN’s design team, undertaking the steel connection design and structural BIM development for the PTU. Particular emphasis was placed on the coordination of the steel structures with the mechanical equipment and the identification and resolution of potential clashes.
A fully detailed Tekla Structures model (LOD 400) was developed for fabrication, with the project team collaborating through Trimble’s model-sharing environment to maintain coordinated and up-to-date design information throughout the detailed engineering process.
