Modular system for constructing an industrial installation

Abstract

The aim of the invention is to construct an industrial installation ( 1 ), for example an industrial power plant, comprising a large number of functional units with dimensions that have been proportioned in accordance with a predeterminable design parameter, using a minimum of design and planning resources. To achieve this, an inventive modular system comprises a number of modular components ( 2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 ), each of which contains a number of functional units, which are grouped according to their function, each modular component ( 2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 ) having standard dimensions that are independent of the design parameter.

1 . A modular system for constructing an industrial installation ( 1 ) to be designed with regard to a predefinable design parameter, comprising a large number of functional units which have dimensions that have been proportioned in accordance with the design parameter and which are combined according to their function into a number of modular components ( 2 ,  10 ,  20 ,  30 ,  40 ,  50 ,  60 ), each modular component ( 2 ,  10 ,  20 ,  30 ,  40 ,  50 ,  60 ) having standard dimensions that are independent of the design parameter.  
     
     
         2 . The modular system as claimed in  claim 1 , in which each modular component ( 2 ,  10 ,  20 ,  30 ,  40 ,  50 ,  60 ) has functionally specific external dimensions that are independent of the design parameter.  
     
     
         3 . The modular system as claimed in  claim 1  or  2 , in which the functional units in each case combined into a modular component ( 2 ,  10 ,  20 ,  30 ,  40 ,  50 ,  60 ) are positioned within the modular component ( 2 ,  10 ,  20 ,  30 ,  40 ,  50 ,  60 ) independently of the design parameter.  
     
     
         4 . The modular system as claimed in one of  claims 1  to  3 , in which the functional units in each case combined into a modular component ( 2 ,  10 ,  20 ,  30 ,  40 ,  50 ,  60 ) are connected together within the modular component ( 2 ,  10 ,  20 ,  30 ,  40 ,  50 ,  60 ) via a number of connecting elements, which are led physically within the modular component ( 2 ,  10 ,  20 ,  30 ,  40 ,  50 ,  60 ) independently of the design parameter.  
     
     
         5 . The modular system as claimed in  claim 4 , in which the connecting elements are dimensioned independently of the design parameter.  
     
     
         6 . The modular system as claimed in one of  claims 1  to  5 , in which a number of the functional units are designed redundantly within the modular component ( 2 ,  10 ,  20 ,  30 ,  40 ,  50 ,  60 ) respectively provided for them.  
     
     
         7 . The modular system as claimed in one of  claims 1  to  6 , which is provided for the construction of an industrial power plant, a design output being used as the basis for the design parameter.