Assiut Hydrocracking Complex (AHC) - Egypt

The building up of the Assiut refinery signed between the two EPC's, the Egyptian ENPPI and the Italian Technip, and the End User Assiut National Oil Processing Company (ANOPC), provides for the addition of a new naphtha complex and a complex of hydrocracking, in order to satisfy the growing demand for petroleum products in Upper Egypt.

The expansion and modernization project will further increase the refining capacity of the existing refinery, which currently produces 4.5 million tonnes per year (Mtpa) of distillation crude.

Assiut National Oil Processing Company (ANOPC) was formed to build and operate Assiut Hydrocracking Complex (Project AHC) which is regarded as one of the most important national projects in the current period. AHC is a deep conversion refining facility for processing the "bottom of barrel" and full fuel oil conversion, based on a "zero fuel oil" Euro V configuration.

LMSTEEL Consulting sagl was in charge with the detailed Structural Design, 3D BIM modeling and construction design of the handling systeem plant relating to the Coke Transport.

The project consists of an handling system transportingof composed by multi-storey towers complete with access stairs and galleries. The structure is made up of commercial-grade metal profiles with standard bolted and/or welded joints. Furthermore, there are the so-called "Mechanical parts" formed by conveyor belts inside the tunnels, rollers, drums, hoppers, sorters, etc.

The finite element calculation models (FEM) are developed with the Straus7 and SAP2000, and the 3D BIM geometric models with Tekla Structures up to the creation of the workshop drawings