New developments and applications of Direct Pipe® &
E-Power Pipe®.
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Trends in Pipe Jacking.
Lower overburdens
Higher hydrostatic pressures (inner-city)
(river crossings / outfalls)
Larger
tunnel
profiles
More heterogeneous ground conditions
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Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link, Hong Kong.
The world‘s largest tunnel boring machine.
Mixshield, Ø17.63m
2 x 4,2km Road Tunnel
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Tuen Mun - Chek Lap Kok Link.
Herrenknecht technology involved.
2 road tunnels (Traffic Tunnelling)
3 x Mixshields supplied by Herrenknecht
S-880 Ø 17.6m, world´s largest TBM
S-881 Ø 14m
S-882 Ø 14m
46 cross passages built by Mini-TBM
2 x AVN 3000 with special equipment
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Tuen Mun - Chek Lap Kok Link.
Cross passage technology.
M-2001M + M-2003M, 2 x AVN 3000, OD 3605
46 Cross passages built by Mini-TBM
Length of cross passages: up to 13m
Max. confinement pressure: 5,5 bar
Geology: sand, silt, clay, gravel, granite
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Tuen Mun - Chek Lap Kok Link.
Cross passage technology.
46 CPs finished by Mini-TBM
Performance: Ø 20 days per CP
Advance cycle: including
assembly, advance, disassembly
and transport in tunnel
TSA – Tunnel South Approach Subsea Tunnels TNA – Tunnel North Approach
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Curved Pipe Jacking.
Rainwater collector.
M-1909M, AVN2000, OD2425
Location: Livry-Gargan, France
Bassin du Rouailler - Rainwater collector
Drive length: 412m
Curve drive: radius = 110m
Total tunnel length: 620m
Geology: clay
Contractor: Bessac, Sade
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Inclined Pipe Jacking.
Uphill pipe jacked sewage tunnel Bad Liebenzell, Germany.
M-576M, AVN1200, OD1505.
Tunnel length: 126m
Slope: up to 52%
Geology: cohesive ground, boulders, claystone,
sandstone, quartzite
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Long-distance Pipe Jacking.
Altamira Landfall, Sur de Texas – Tuxpan Pipeline.
M-1275M, AVND2000, OD3200 (Pipe ID 2600)
Location: Altamira, Mexico
Tunnel length: 2,246m Sea Outfall
Geology: sand, silt, clay
Best daily performance: 25.5 m
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AVNS TECHNOLOGY
& E-POWER PIPE
Welcome in Schwanau for
Produkt Launch of AVNS-Technology & E-Power PipeTM
method.
Dr. Marc Peters, Herrenknecht AG, 15. December 2016
Long-distance Pipe Jacking for small diameters.
Development of AVNS microtunnelling machine (for ID 400 – 1200)
Drive length: 1,000m – 1,500m
Special requirement for underground cable installation
Depth/ low coverage: 1,5m to 4m, constant
High precision: constant distance between lines 1m – 2m
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Direct Pipe®. Small Diameter Trenchless Technology.
Newly-developed Jet Pump.
Mixing Chamber
Venturi Nozzle Mixer
Booster Line Slurry Line
Suction Nozzle
Suction Line
Booster Line – High Pressure
Booster Line – High Flow Speed
Suction Side – Low Pressure
Mixing of Boost Flow & Suction Stream
Build-Up of Slurry Pressure
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Underground cable construction.
Steel jacking pipes & coupling system.
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E-Power Pipe®
Animation.
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Underground cable construction.
New E-PowerPipe® push & pull unit.
Rack & Pinion system
6 electric drives, total. 66KW
High performance in both directions: max. 5m/min
Max. thrust & pull force: 340to
Advantages:
All couplings of lines and cables in one process step
Combination of new push & pull unit and new steel pipes:
Reduction coupling times 30min >>> 5 -10min !!!
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E-Power Pipe®
Rack and pinion jacking frame: Main parts
Jacking pipe magazine
Frequency converter
Cooling unit
E- motor Carriage
Pressure ring
Front frame Energy chain
Rear frame
Clamping cylinder 16
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E-Power Pipe®
Amprion Project in Bacharach: Key facts
6 drillings of 688 m length each (total: 4.128 m)
Average coverage of approx. 2 m
Curve with a radius of 500 m
Drilling downwards with a height difference of 17 m
Source: Amprion GmbH 17
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E-Power Pipe®
Project in Bacharach: Achievements
Best daily Average advance Days per drive
performance m/day rate mm/min [in total: Pilot Bore and
[Pilot Bore] [Pilot Bore]
175 37 pull-in of casing]
144
127 151
108
95
17
12
Bore 1 Bore 2 Bore 3 Bore 1 Bore 2 Bore 3 Bore 1 Bore 2 Bore 3
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Direct Pipe®. Animation.
Trenchless pipeline crossings and landfalls.
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Direct Pipe® Shore approach. Leviathan Gas Field, Israel.
32“ Gas Pipeline with 56” Direct Pipe®.
M-2246M, AVN1200DP + 2 x HK750PT Pipe Thruster (one standby)
Location: Dor, Israel
Drilling length: 1,123m | 3,690ft
Pipe section length: 60m
Geology: sands, clays, Kurkar
Client: Noble Energy
Contractor: A. Hak Drillcon B.V.
Best daily performance: 61,8m
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Direct Pipe® Shore approach. Leviathan Gas Field, Israel.
32“ Gas Pipeline with 56” Direct Pipe®.
Remote-controlled subsea recovery
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World Record Direct Pipe® Project.
48“ Shore Approach with wet recovery.
M-2170M, AVN1000DP + 1 x HK500PT & 1x HK750PT Pipe Thruster
Use of Pipeline: Army Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant Outfall Replacement
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Drilling length: 1,930m World Record
Geology: sandstone, mudstone
End position reached: August 02, 2018
Client: Water Care
Contractor: McConnell Dowell
Performance:
Best daily performance: 42.5m
Best monthly performance: 210.7m
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Microtunnelling in hard rock.
New AVN800 | OD975.
For rock with high compressive strengths: up to 200MPa
High wear-resistance of TCI cutter discs
Extended drive length: up to 200m
Torque equal to current machine AVN800B (55kNm)
Increased rotation speed of cutting head: up to 36rpm @
360l/min
Compact jacking frame to achieve
a small launch shaft of Ø 3,2m
Operation by standard control
container C20 possible
Flushing ring: fine rock particles
to be kept away from annulus
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Microtunnelling in hard rock.
New AVN800 | OD975.
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Microtunnelling in hard rock.
New AVN800 | OD975.
Implementation of the requirements
Machine still fits in the small Ø3,2m round start shaft in combination with
the compact jacking frame and adapted new thrust ring
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Direct Pipe®. Small Diameter Trenchless Technology.
New Design from 20” to 36” (up to 42” and 48”).
Higher RPM for harder ground
rock capabilities 130-200 MPa (depends on diameter)
Jet pump integration
Combination of gyro & walkover guidance system
Interchangeable power packs (for smaller diameters)
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Direct Pipe®. Trenchless Technology.
Operating Range. DP-MTBM DP-MTBM
“classic” “Jet Pump & Rock”
Geology 1
Pipeline Direct Pipe® Drilling
Diameter System Distance 1 Clay Sand Gravel Cobbles Boulders Rock Hardrock
< 2mm <63mm <256mm >256mm <100MPa <200MPa
400 – 500 m__
20“ AVN 400 DP
1,300 – 1,650 ft__
500 – 650 m__
24“ AVN 500 DP
1,650 – 2,150 ft__
600 – 800 m__
28“ AVN 600 DP
1,950 – 2,600 ft__
700 – 900 m__
32“ AVN 700 DP
2,300 – 2,950 ft__
800 – 1,000 m__
36“ AVN 800B DP
2,600 – 3,300 ft__
1,000 – 1,200 m__
42“ AVN 800A DP
3,300 – 3,900 ft__
1,500 – 2,000 m__
48“ AVN 1000 DP
4,900 – 6,550 ft__
1,500 – 2,000 m__
56“ – 60“ AVN 1200 DP
4,900 – 6,550 ft__
onshore only onshore & offshore
1 best case scenario – no distinction between
DP-MTBM “classic” and DP-MTBM “Jet Pump & Rock”
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Horizontal Directional Drilling.
Complete HDD system is electrified – one power source
HDD RIG
Mud Transfer Tank
Mud Mixing
Separation Plant
Generators or – directliy MudPit Pump
from the grid / STATTNET
Break Out-Unit
High Pressure Mud Pump
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Hybrid HDD Rig.
First use of Hybrid-Rig in France.
H-348, HK80CK-Hybrid
Developed for inncer-city operation
Quiet operation and minimal size ratio
250m River Crossing, nearby Paris, longtime client HDI
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Horizontal Directional Drilling.
HDD is getting electrified
CAT 328 kW Engine 250 kW E-Motor
+ add. small Motor to move Rig
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Horizontal Directional Drilling.
HDD is getting electrified
High Pressure
Mud Pumps
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Horizontal Directional Drilling.
HDD is getting electrified
Power Packs
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