Modular plants--2. Barge-mounted plants
Barge-mounted plants built at shipyards and towed to a final site by sea or river, or transported dry on a dockship have several advantages over land-built plants, including lesser costs, particularly when sited in developing countries, ease of delivery, and flexible adaptation to production needs, such as changes of site to be near raw materials. Installation at the operating site requires careful attention to stability whether at sea, moored along the shore, or grounded on shore. Tables give the projects, achieved and under way, at the Chantiers de France-Dunkerque shipyard; cost comparisons between land-built and barge-mounted standard 1 million ton/yr crude oil refineries at Dunkerque and the Arabian Gulf; and estimated cost differences between a land-installed plant and a barge-mounted plant.
- Research Organization:
- Chantiers Fr. Shipyard, Dunkirk
- OSTI ID:
- 6482154
- Journal Information:
- Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States) Vol. 75:11; ISSN CEPRA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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