In the mid '90's, Electricité de France was faced with the need to upgrade the Cattenom Cooling Tower's efficiency. Seeking a lightweight and durable solution (to reduce loads on existing foundations and withstand severe freeze-thaw cooling in an aggressive environment), EDF chose Ductal®. In 1999, the prefabrication supplied 2,600 pre-stressed Ductal beams and purlins to support a new intermediate refrigeration mezzanine in the Cooling Tower.
The use of RPC in cross flow cooling towers:
Cattenom power plant
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Cooling tower
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Cooling volume: cross beams
to sustain the exchange body
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Cattenom power plant
View of the precast area
