Plant Construction Module Integrated Frame and Piping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large-sized plant construction is hindered by the need for oversized transport ships and complex module assembly, leading to logistical and scheduling challenges due to limited ship availability and complicated construction processes.
Innovation Solution
A plant construction module with an integrated structure of a frame unit, pipe structural part, and processing or reservoir units, formed by a 3D printer, allowing for easy transportation and assembly in a horizontal or vertical configuration, enabling the construction of large-sized plants from smaller, manageable modules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If modules are increased in size to construct large-sized plants, then the plant construction efficiency is improved, but the transport ship requirement becomes super-large-sized with limited availability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the plant construction module into multiple segments: a frame unit with standardized contour and multiple plant structural parts (piping, processing units, reservoirs) that can be independently manufactured and then assembled. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized for transport while maintaining overall functional integrity when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple plant functional parts (piping, processing units, reservoirs) with the frame unit into an integrated module structure. This merging creates a compact unit that achieves high plant construction efficiency while maintaining transportable dimensions through optimized spatial arrangement.
2Length of moving object
If a large number of small-sized modules are combined to construct large-sized plants, then the transport ship requirement is reduced, but the construction work complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-assembling multiple plant structural parts (piping, processing units, reservoirs) onto the frame unit before transport. This preliminary integration reduces on-site construction complexity while maintaining manageable module sizes for transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame unit is designed with a universal standardized contour that can accommodate various plant structural parts and can be stacked or arranged in different configurations. This universality simplifies construction work by allowing standardized assembly procedures regardless of the specific plant configuration needed.
3Ease of manufacture
If modules are designed for integral forming by 3D printer, then the manufacturing ease is improved, but the structural design complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages 3D printing capability by designing the frame unit with a contour in plan view that enables integral forming of multiple plant structural parts in three-dimensional space. This dimensional approach allows complex integrated structures to be manufactured as single pieces, improving ease of manufacture while the standardized contour keeps design manageable.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates the easy manufacture and transportation of plant modules, simplifying the construction process by allowing for modular assembly and reducing logistical constraints, while enabling the rapid assembly of large-sized plants from smaller, transportable units.
Implementation Method 1
The plant structural part and the frame unit have an integrated structure, and the plant structural part and the frame unit are integrally formed by a 3D printer
Data Source
AI summary
To provide a plant construction module that is easily manufactured and easily transported. Provided is a plant construction module (10) for a plant configured to process fluid, the plant construction module including: a plant structural part (3, 12) including a pipe structural part (3) serving as a piping through which the fluid flows, a processing-unit structural part (21) serving as a processing unit configured to process the fluid to be transferred into/from the processing unit through the piping; and a frame unit (11), which has a contour enabling the frame unit to be arranged in a horizontal direction, or to be stacked in an up-and-down direction, wherein the plant structural part (3, 12) and the frame unit (11) have an integrated structure.