Pohang #16 Oxygen Plant

This given oxygen plant with a capacity of 100,000 Nm3/h ensures supply of nitrogen and argon to the Pohang Steel Mill. POSCO E&C carried out the design, facility supply, and construction works. In the oxygen plant, oxygen, nitrogen, and argon are produced based on the different boiling points. 

This process requires cryogenic treatment at maximum of –196℃. Having constructed a total of 11 oxygen plants in POSCO’s Gwangyang and Pohang Steelworks, POSCO E&C possesses invaluable experience in oxygen plant execution.

  • Period
    Period
    2011.06 - 2013.12
  • Place of order
    Place of order
    POSCO
  • Construction details
    Construction details
    Key facilities
    - Air separator: 100,000 Nm3/h × 1
    - Air compressor: 284,550 Nm3/h × 2
    - Expansion turbine 130,000 Nm3/h × 2
    - 4,000-ton liquid oxygen, 6,000-ton liquid nitrogen, and 300-ton liquid argon tanks
    - Utility and auxiliary facilities
  • Location
    Location
    Pohang-si, Gyeongbuk

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