Heavy Industrial
Tüpraş Kırıkkale Refinery – Cooling Tower and Reinforced Concrete Chimney
Client
Tüpraş Kırıkkale Rafinerisi
Location
Kırıkkale
Türkiye
Year
2006
Structure Type
Heavy Industrial
Scope of Work
- ▪Hyperbolic cooling tower (hydraulic climbing slipform)
- ▪Conventional concrete works
- ▪Reinforced concrete chimney (tapered slipform, 95 m)
- ▪Internal concrete works
- ▪Brick flue and refractory
- ▪Thermal insulation
- ▪Steel fabrication
- ▪Aviation painting
- ▪Electrical works
Construction of a 55-meter-high hyperbolic cooling tower and a 95-meter-high reinforced concrete chimney as part of the CCR/DHP project at Tüpraş Kırıkkale Refinery. The cooling tower was built using hydraulic climbing slipform system, along with all associated conventional reinforced concrete works. The chimney scope included reinforced concrete shaft, internal concrete works, brick flue, insulation, steel works, aviation warning painting, and electrical installations.
