Plant Module Stacking Layout for Pipe Space and Passage Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for constructing plant facilities using modules fail to adequately consider the arrangement of pipe spaces and passages, leading to the need for separate installations and reduced freedom in arranging plant elements, with potential narrowing of internal spaces and increased construction time.
Innovation Solution
A construction method involving plant configuring modules with frame bodies and projecting column portions that allow for easy assembly by stacking and connecting flange plates or connecting beams, creating pass-through regions for pipes and passages without overlapping frame members, enabling efficient space utilization and reduced construction time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If passages are incorporated in the unit (module), then the passage arrangement is ensured, but the inside of the unit becomes narrower and the degree of freedom in the arrangement of plant elements lowers
Solution Approach 1:
The passage function is segmented from the plant element arrangement space. The passage is formed by the projecting column portions that extend outward from the frame body, separating the passage routing function from the internal unit space, thereby maintaining both passage arrangement and arrangement freedom for plant elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The passage is arranged in a different spatial dimension by using the projecting column portions that extend outward from the frame body. This allows the passage to be formed in the space between stacked modules rather than within the internal space of each module, preserving the internal arrangement freedom.
2Reliability
If pipe space and passage are installed separately between modules, then the plant facility can be constructed, but the construction time increases and the process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The passage formation function is merged into the module structure itself through the projecting column portions. The passage is formed as an integral part of the module assembly process by stacking modules with projecting column portions, eliminating the need for separate passage installation steps and reducing construction time.
Solution Approach 2:
The projecting column portions are pre-formed as part of the module structure before assembly. This preliminary formation of the passage structure allows the passage to be automatically created during the stacking process, eliminating the need for separate passage installation operations and reducing overall construction time.
3Area of stationary object
If frame members are arranged in direct overlap, then the structure is compact, but waste and roughness occur in the molding by multiple frame bodies
Solution Approach 1:
The frame body structure is segmented with projecting column portions that extend outward. This segmentation allows the frame members of stacked modules to be positioned offset from each other, preventing direct overlap and the associated molding waste and roughness while maintaining structural compactness through the interlocking design.
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AI summary
A plant configuring module is created that includes a frame body having a lower frame member of a rectangular shape, an upper frame member having the same shape as the lower frame member, and a column member that couples the upper frame member and the lower frame member, and a plant element arranged inside the frame body, the column member being formed with a projecting column portion that projects out from one side or both sides of the lower frame member and the upper frame member, and a flange plate for bonding being arranged at a distal end portion of the projecting column portion; the plant configuring modules are stacked by a predetermined number of stages at a plant construction place; two overlapping flange portions of the overlapped plant configuring modules are coupled; and the plant configuring modules adjacent in a horizontal direction are coupled with a connecting beam.