Intake and discharge pipelines and pump station for a new desalination plant, as well as coastal protection.
Pipelines: Design constrained by the rocky nature of the seabed and rough seas → Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) along most of the alignment.
INTAKE
DISCHARGE
Material
PE 100, solid wall
No. of pipelines
2
2
Outside diameter (mm)
1200
1000
Length (m)
Total
HDD
2 x 1863 = 3726
2 x 1807 = 3614
1296 + 1176 = 2472
1180 + 1060 = 2240
Maximum flow rate (m3/h)
8690
8690 / 4860 (operation)
• Precast concrete intake structure
• 200 m diffuser section, 2 outlets every 20 m (12 outlets in total)
Pump station: 6 filter channels and 6 pumps (Q = 1930 m3/h). Hydraulic, formwork, and structural design, and construction methodology.
