Basic design of a new seawater intake caisson at the Ruwais industrial complex.
The new intake caisson, Sea Water Intake 3 (SWI-3), is located between the two existing ones (SWI-1 and SWI-2). Key activities include:
Location and study of layout alternatives to ensure no interference with the operation of existing SWI-1 and SWI-2.
• Study of excavations, fills, earthworks, and auxiliary earth retention structures.
• Study of construction alternatives. Proposed construction methodology and study of excavation and groundwater lowering.
• Structural calculations, including reinforced concrete diaphragm walls using RIDO software, slabs, walls, columns, floor slabs, access structures, etc.
• Hydraulic calculations for both the channel and the caisson. Splitter design.
• Preliminary design of equipment: gates, fixed screens, traveling screens, etc.
• Study of dredging and slope protection.
• Complete set of DRAWINGS. Complete geometric definition of the assembly, construction schemes, equipment layout, etc.
• CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) study of the defined solution.
• Specifications and quantities.
The main characteristics of the Project are as follows:
• Pump house consisting of:
•Three channels: 3 lines, each with its corresponding sand trap, caisson inlet gate, fixed screen, and traveling screen.
•Stilling and isolation chamber to direct water to the desired pumps. Four additional gates.
•Five pumps (under normal operating conditions, 3 operating simultaneously and 2 standby), each with its own.
• Operating flow rate per pump: 17,500 m3/h
• Approximate dimensions of the intake caisson:
•Length: 57 m
•Width: 25 / 45 m
•Height: 12 / 7 m
