It consists of six 800 MW blocks. The power plant will be equipped with the latest bag filter systems for dust reduction.
Design in RFEM
Dlubal's long-time customer Prof. Schmidt & Partner was commissioned by the company Balcke-Dürr, NL Rothemühle, with the structural design and calculation of the bag filter housing, including the flue gas/clean gas ducts, the support structure, and the staircase housing. The supporting structure with the total dimensions of W/L/H = 18 m / 48 m / 27 m (59 ft / 157.4 ft / 88.5 ft) was entered in RFEM because it turned out to be useful in determining the structure in an FE model. The consideration of South African standards and semi-finished products (sections) posed a particular challenge. The extensive RFEM cross-section library was a great help here. The supporting structure was designed structurally and dynamically, including for various temperature conditions and the seismic load case.
| Structural Engineering | Prof. Schmidt & Partner Büro für Konstruktiven Ingenieurbau Kruppstraße 98 D-45145 Essen, Germany www.p-s-p.de |
| Investor | Eskom Enterprises Sandton, South Africa www.eskom.co.za |
