Case Study
Fired Heater
Structural planning Peter & Partner www.ifs-peter-partner.de/eng_index.html Software Dlubal Software GmbH www.dlubal.com Support conditions of heat exchanger (Pictures: Peter & Partner) Analysis model and 3rd Eigenmode in RFEM (Screenshot: Dlubal) Fired Heater The designed object is a heat ex- changer to which a chimney was set up, a construction with an over- all height of 60.7 m. The exchanger has an outside diameter of approx. 5.5 m and a height of approx. 23 m. The chimney which is connected by means of a cone has a diameter of 1.35 m and is 37.7 m high. The structure mainly consists of sheets that were reinforced by exteri- or steel cross-sections in the bottom area. The construction was furnished inside with a fire-resistant lining, though it does not keep the steel e