CONSULTING / PLANNING / VERIFYING / PRESERVING / EXAMINING / CONTROLLING / INFORMING (IT/BIM) PRESERVING

PUBLICATIONS
> Pfister, T., Rabe, A., Fickler, N., Meyer, J. (2012)
Life Cycle Management of Cooling Towers: Monitoring, Documentation, Simulation
6th International Symposium on Cooling Towers, ISCT, Cologne, 2012, 417-424
> Lehnen, D., Meyer, J., Höhler, S., Pfister, T. (2011)
Kühltürme - Schalentragwerke im Dienst der Energieerzeugung. Bauingenieur VDI-Bautechnik Jahresausgabe, 2011/2012
> Meyer, J., Pfister, T. (2011)
Monitoring and Life Cycle Management of Cooling Towers. IABSE-IASS Symposium London, 20-23 September 2011
> Pfister, T. Lehnen, D., Bockhold, J., Meyer, J. (2010)
Grundlagen des Lebensdauermanagements im Kraftwerksbau. Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 105, 2010, Heft 7, 463-470
> Lehnen, D., Klöker, T., Meyer, J., Holdt, P. (2008)
Erfahrungen mit Schutz- und Instandsetzungsmaßnahmen an Stahlbeton-Konstruktionen. VGB PowerTech, 2008, 88, 43-47
> Köpper, H.-D., Blömeke, P., Meyer, J., Busch, D. (2004)
Design and Realisation of Cooling Tower Monitoring 5th International Symposium on Natural-Draught Cooling Towers, 2004, 20-21
> Busch, D., Köpper, H.-D., Meyer, J. (2003)
Realisation and First Results of Cooling Tower Monitoring
2nd International RILEM Workshop "Life Prediction and Aging Management of Concrete Structures", 2003
> Busch, D., Köpper, H.-D., Meyer, J. (2000)
Monitoring of the World Largest Cooling Tower
International RILEM Workshop "Life Prediction and Aging Management of Concrete Structures", 2000

CONTACT
Dr.-Ing. Tobias Pfister Dipl.-Ing. Alexandra Rabe
+49 234 92 04-1253 +49 234 92 04-1211
tpf@zpp.de ar@zpp.de

Group of companies
ZERNA Planen und Prüfen GmbH

Head office
Lise-Meitner-Allee 11
44801 Bochum
COOLING TOWER BOOK
+49 234 9204-0 ACC. TO GUIDELINE VGB-R 613
info@zpp.de

ZERNA Planen und Prüfen GmbH

ZPP International GmbH
ZERNA-SCHUTTE GmbH
LauPlan GmbH
Berlin / Bochum / Cologne / Gelsenkirchen / Hamburg / Hoyerswerda / Munich / Salzgitter / Stuttgart www.zpp.de/preserving
 Cooling Tower Book New Building Projects Running Operation
The documentation on new building projects includes: During running operation, the ZPP Cooling Tower Book keeps records on new
The technical documentation is the key factor in the operation and maintenance circumstances and shows changes which may affect the structure.
of a cooling tower. This includes technical documents from the planning and  Standing data
construction phases as well as static calculations, execution drawings or con-  Design and planning data
struction supervision records, but also documentation from current inspections,  Final documentation Conservation of value and operational reliability:
construction projects or of irregularities after putting a cooling tower into opera-  Structurally engineered conditions for the operation of the cooling  Recommendations of inspections within the scope of periodic
tion. This documentation is often incomplete, especially in the case of older tower maintenance and inspection
cooling towers since valuable documents are misplaced or lost time and again  Documentation after the final documentation
 Timely identification and remedy of defects and damages
after relocating or personnel changes.

The building documentation according to DIN 1076 has been applied to bridge
structures for a long time. This book contains a collection of data relevant to the
structure. The VGB Guideline VGB R-613e "Code of Practice for Lifecycle
Management of Reinforced Concrete Cooling Towers in Power Plants" contains
similar ideas and specifies them in the context of cooling towers. These specifi-
cations are consistently implemented and developed further in the ZPP Cooling
Tower Book.
Cooling Tower
Book
ZPP Cooling Tower Book References
Our long-time experience with the supervision and maintenance of cooling
towers is the prerequisite for the development of the ZPP Cooling Tower
Book. New building projects
 Datteln, Unit 4
The ZPP Cooling Tower Book is prepared and maintained by experienced  Lünen
engineers within our own project information and management system ZPP
INTERPROJECT. The actuality is assured at all times - and as part of the life Database - Components  Neurath, Units F + G
cycle management, it supports the investment planning for the construction Existing Cooling Towers In the database all documents are arranged and categorised in a clear direc-  Westfalen, Units D + E
maintenance. tory structure.
The subsequent documentation for existing cooling towers includes:
 Summary of existing documents Grouping by such as:
All data is recorded centrally and drawn up in one file. The ZPP Cooling  Construction component,
Tower Book is made available to the client both as a hardcopy and as a digital  Condition recording if necessary Existing cooling tower
 Type,
PDF file that can be accessed with the free Acrobat Reader. There is no need  Evaluation of the object projects
 Status,
for special software and the handling is very easy.  New circumstances  Originator,  Niederaußem, Unit K
 etc.  Neckarwestheim
A survey key containing the most relevant geometric data and an informative
visualisation by a stereoscopic model is included within the scope of service. Detailed recording of contents such as:  Staudinger, Unit 4
 Date of creation,  Reuter-West
 Author,
 Subject,
 File cabinet location of the originals,
 Document number with index,
 Approval,
 Linking of related documents,
 etc.

ZPP Cooling Tower Book

Always up-to-date!
 Cooling Tower Book New Building Projects Running Operation
The documentation on new building projects includes: During running operation, the ZPP Cooling Tower Book keeps records on new
The technical documentation is the key factor in the operation and maintenance circumstances and shows changes which may affect the structure.
of a cooling tower. This includes technical documents from the planning and  Standing data
construction phases as well as static calculations, execution drawings or con-  Design and planning data
struction supervision records, but also documentation from current inspections,  Final documentation Conservation of value and operational reliability:
construction projects or of irregularities after putting a cooling tower into opera-  Structurally engineered conditions for the operation of the cooling  Recommendations of inspections within the scope of periodic
tion. This documentation is often incomplete, especially in the case of older tower maintenance and inspection
cooling towers since valuable documents are misplaced or lost time and again  Documentation after the final documentation
 Timely identification and remedy of defects and damages
after relocating or personnel changes.

The building documentation according to DIN 1076 has been applied to bridge
structures for a long time. This book contains a collection of data relevant to the
structure. The VGB Guideline VGB R-613e "Code of Practice for Lifecycle
Management of Reinforced Concrete Cooling Towers in Power Plants" contains
similar ideas and specifies them in the context of cooling towers. These specifi-
cations are consistently implemented and developed further in the ZPP Cooling
Tower Book.
Cooling Tower
Book
ZPP Cooling Tower Book References
Our long-time experience with the supervision and maintenance of cooling
towers is the prerequisite for the development of the ZPP Cooling Tower
Book. New building projects
 Datteln, Unit 4
The ZPP Cooling Tower Book is prepared and maintained by experienced  Lünen
engineers within our own project information and management system ZPP
INTERPROJECT. The actuality is assured at all times - and as part of the life Database - Components  Neurath, Units F + G
cycle management, it supports the investment planning for the construction Existing Cooling Towers In the database all documents are arranged and categorised in a clear direc-  Westfalen, Units D + E
maintenance. tory structure.
The subsequent documentation for existing cooling towers includes:
 Summary of existing documents Grouping by such as:
All data is recorded centrally and drawn up in one file. The ZPP Cooling  Construction component,
Tower Book is made available to the client both as a hardcopy and as a digital  Condition recording if necessary Existing cooling tower
 Type,
PDF file that can be accessed with the free Acrobat Reader. There is no need  Evaluation of the object projects
 Status,
for special software and the handling is very easy.  New circumstances  Originator,  Niederaußem, Unit K
 etc.  Neckarwestheim
A survey key containing the most relevant geometric data and an informative
visualisation by a stereoscopic model is included within the scope of service. Detailed recording of contents such as:  Staudinger, Unit 4
 Date of creation,  Reuter-West
 Author,
 Subject,
 File cabinet location of the originals,
 Document number with index,
 Approval,
 Linking of related documents,
 etc.

ZPP Cooling Tower Book

Always up-to-date!
CONSULTING / PLANNING / VERIFYING / PRESERVING / EXAMINING / CONTROLLING / INFORMING (IT/BIM) PRESERVING

PUBLICATIONS
> Pfister, T., Rabe, A., Fickler, N., Meyer, J. (2012)
Life Cycle Management of Cooling Towers: Monitoring, Documentation, Simulation
6th International Symposium on Cooling Towers, ISCT, Cologne, 2012, 417-424
> Lehnen, D., Meyer, J., Höhler, S., Pfister, T. (2011)
Kühltürme - Schalentragwerke im Dienst der Energieerzeugung. Bauingenieur VDI-Bautechnik Jahresausgabe, 2011/2012
> Meyer, J., Pfister, T. (2011)
Monitoring and Life Cycle Management of Cooling Towers. IABSE-IASS Symposium London, 20-23 September 2011
> Pfister, T. Lehnen, D., Bockhold, J., Meyer, J. (2010)
Grundlagen des Lebensdauermanagements im Kraftwerksbau. Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 105, 2010, Heft 7, 463-470
> Lehnen, D., Klöker, T., Meyer, J., Holdt, P. (2008)
Erfahrungen mit Schutz- und Instandsetzungsmaßnahmen an Stahlbeton-Konstruktionen. VGB PowerTech, 2008, 88, 43-47
> Köpper, H.-D., Blömeke, P., Meyer, J., Busch, D. (2004)
Design and Realisation of Cooling Tower Monitoring 5th International Symposium on Natural-Draught Cooling Towers, 2004, 20-21
> Busch, D., Köpper, H.-D., Meyer, J. (2003)
Realisation and First Results of Cooling Tower Monitoring
2nd International RILEM Workshop "Life Prediction and Aging Management of Concrete Structures", 2003
> Busch, D., Köpper, H.-D., Meyer, J. (2000)
Monitoring of the World Largest Cooling Tower
International RILEM Workshop "Life Prediction and Aging Management of Concrete Structures", 2000

CONTACT
Dr.-Ing. Tobias Pfister Dipl.-Ing. Alexandra Rabe
+49 234 92 04-1253 +49 234 92 04-1211
tpf@zpp.de ar@zpp.de

Group of companies
ZERNA Planen und Prüfen GmbH

Head office
Lise-Meitner-Allee 11
44801 Bochum
COOLING TOWER BOOK
+49 234 9204-0 ACC. TO GUIDELINE VGB-R 613
info@zpp.de

ZERNA Planen und Prüfen GmbH

ZPP International GmbH
ZERNA-SCHUTTE GmbH
LauPlan GmbH
Berlin / Bochum / Cologne / Gelsenkirchen / Hamburg / Hoyerswerda / Munich / Salzgitter / Stuttgart www.zpp.de/preserving