DEW gasometer Dortmund
| DEW gasometer Dortmund | |
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| The DEW gasometer | |
| Location data | |
| State : | Germany |
| Region : | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| City : | Dortmund |
| Construction data | |
| Construction: | 1956 |
| Shutdown: | 2013 |
| Cancellation: | 2015 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Type: | Low pressure gas tank |
| Height : | 82.9 m |
| Diameter : | 51.2 m |
| Usable volume : | 150,000 m³ |
The DEW gasometer was a low-pressure gas container from DEW21 in Dortmund .
The gasometer , which was blown up on October 18, 2015 , was used to store natural gas to supply the Dortmund population. The gas tank not far from Dortmund's Fredenbaumpark had a volume of 150,000 m³ and a diameter of 51.2 meters and a height of 82.9 meters. The manufacturer of the pressure regulating disc of the container is the former Dortmund company Aug. Klönne .
The widely visible lettering advertised the energy supplier DEW21.
At the foot of the old low-pressure gas container, gas is also stored under pressure in a spherical gas container .
Web links
Commons : DEW-Gasometer Dortmund - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- derwesten.de : Everything runs like clockwork in the gasometer: the colder it is, the higher the gas consumption , Yann Wippich, Marvin Rüssmann
- Images and data from the gas container
- DEW 21 blows up the 93 meter high gas container Ruhrnachrichten, October 18, 2015.
- Video of the demolition Youtube, October 18, 2015.
Coordinates: 51 ° 32 ′ 30.4 " N , 7 ° 26 ′ 38.8" E