Коллекторная система завода
Plant manifold system

Collector system of a large plant in the Dnipropetrovsk region

We recently visited a large chemical plant and recorded a video about the collector system under the factory. Below you will find a selection of photos and a link to the video.

These collectors served as the main space for laying numerous communications — hundreds of pipes through which not only water flowed, but also all kinds of chemicals necessary for production. During three trips around the factory, we explored about 5 kilometers of the collector system, and there are still areas that we were unable to visit.

We were particularly struck by the size of some of the collectors, the complexity of their intertwining, and the huge number of utilities that once passed through them. Even though most of the equipment has already been dismantled, the scale of the remaining structures is impressive.

Трубы в старом коллекторе
Pipes in the old manifold
Трубы в старом коллекторе
Pipes in the old manifold
Одна из частей коллектора
One of the parts of the manifold
Трубы внутри заводского коллектора
Pipes inside the factory manifold
Один из выходов из коллектора
One of the outlets from the manifold
Вода просачивается через стены коллектора
Water seeps through the walls of the collector
Здоровенный кран
Huge crane
Целая система трубопроводов
The entire piping system
Большая часть металла вырезана
Most of the metal has been cut out
Замерзшая река в коллекторе
Frozen river in the collector
Сгнившие трубы
Rotten pipes
Подземный трубопровод
Underground pipeline
Ледяные сталагмиты
Ice stalagmites
Узкий коридор коллектора
Narrow collector corridor

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