Smokeless charging with most charge in a new type of charging car
The following scientific considerations formed the basis of our development work on smokeless charging and the new charging car. Over the charging cycle the composition and evolution rate of the charging gases vary quite substantially. Consequently, when the charging gases are extracted completely (and hence smokelessly) through an autonomous extraction and cleaning system mounted on the charging car, it is impossible to prevent drawing in some air; under certain conditions, the air volume is sufficient to form a combustible mixture. It is further obvious that ignition from extraneous sources cannot be excluded under coke-oven charging conditions. These factors make it essential to humidify the charging gases, for example by irrigation with water. Partial evaporation of this water significantly lowers the temperature and raises the humidity of the gas mixture. It has been established that heavy irrigation with water lowers the risk of forming and igniting combustible mixtures, but that on the other hand it causes much coal-tar vapor to condense out. Our investigations have shown that the radical solution to the problem of safeguarding the performance of the autonomous gas extraction and cleaning system on the charging car is to burn the gases out (flame decontamination) as they enter the extraction system, and subsequently cool the combustion products by the evaporative technique. Since the flame decontamination prevents deposit formation in the gas extraction system it becomes possible to use the venturi-tube coagulator to separate the solids. This is the most efficient type of cleaner, especially for single-stage gas cooling and cleaning systems. Since the combustion products are safe from the explosion viewpoint, the extraction system need no longer be made absolutely leakproof.
- OSTI ID:
- 6291738
- Journal Information:
- Coke Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 7; Other Information: Translated from Koks Khim.; No. 7, 32-35(1981)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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