Fluidized-bed drying of flotation concentration

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Coke Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5494213

Antonenko, I N; Galka, B A

The first pilot commercial unit for the fluidized-bed drying of flotation concentrate has been operational at the Dneprodzerzhinsk C and CW since 1964. Its advantages over drum dryers include the high processing speed and the compactness of the equipment, which is particularly valuable in view of the limited space available around the charge preparation plant. The grating in the unit consists of stamped sheets with perforations 6 to 7 mm square and a live section of 10.5 to 12.0%, designed to withstand the pressure required for normal drying conditions (4200 to 4600 Pa) and maintain uniform fluidization inside the reactor; it rapidly cools when the unit is shut down. The working temperatures are 600 to 650/sup 0/C under the grating, 70 to 80/sup 0/C in the bed and 75 to 85/sup 0/C beyond the dust-removing cyclones. Heating agent from the firebox is diverted into the dust-catching system to keep it at a higher temperature than the reactor and prevent the deposition of coal dust in the pipelines and dust-catching cyclones. At present, the drying unit is used to dry the entire output of flotation concentrate together with additional coarse slurry. The working area of the reactor is 7 m/sup 2/. The dust-catching system includes two batteries of BP-50 cyclones (seven per battery) and a PM-100 wet dust catcher. A compact stationary material charger is used; and a new high-capacity gas-burning firebox has been built with a large mixing chamber.Air is supplied by two VM-50/1000 blowers, assisted by a D-18/2 waste-gas fan and two OGN-3000 gas blowers. The fuel is a rich coke-oven gas (calorific value 5500 to 6000 kcal/m/sup 3/). The gas consumption varies between 1700 and 2000 m/sup 3//h, depending on the load and initial moisture content. The unit operates 10 to 20 h/day.

• OSTI ID: 5494213
• Journal Information: Coke Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Coke Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN COKCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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