2015 Power Plant Linth-Limmern

 
Power Plant Linth-Limmern AG / AXPO Hydro Energie

Speaking of unusual challenges, imagine putting an entire hydroelectric plant, with all the amenities, various facilities (restaurant, dorms, control rooms, stock, many trucks and excavating machines), heating, ventilation, sewage, etc. in other words an entire small town deep inside a mountain. Well, the Swiss did it again!  And for that project special products with specific characteristics had to be installed, such as the METU-FORM ducts to remove toxic fumes to the outside.

Products used: METU-FORM ducts for their outstanding air-tightness characteristics in stainless steel.

Unloading the METU ducts for the electric power plant in Linthal

The METU lorry brings the ordered METU-FORM laser-welded
round ducts, fittings and connections.

METU-FORM Ducts and METU Lorry

Well-packed products eliminate potential problems.
Clean ducts are also easier to assmeble.

 

Cable car bringing the equipment (METU-FORM ducts) to the power station built in the mountain (Linthal, Switzerland).

A special heavy-duty and custom-made cable-car
brings the parts inside the mountain (the entire power
plant and facilities are underground).

Close-up of the SRX joining clips for the METU-FORM ducts

SRX clamps have only one screw to tighten, a system
which speeds up the assembly.

 

One of the many tunnels of the Linthal power plant with METU-FORM ventilation ducts

An entire city has been created inside the mountain. All rooms
must be properly ventilated.

Mr Roger Kull from METU-SCHWEIZ AG

Mr. Roger KULL from METU-SCHWEIZ AG

 

Steep tunnel with METU-FORM stainless steel ducts (Linthal Power Plant)

Extraction of toxic gas. Air-tight METU-FORM ducts and fittings:
ATC1 class according to the norm DIN EN 16798-3,
Outperrforms the highest air-tightness class D accoring to the norm DIN EN 12237.
Material: stainless steel 304 (V2A)