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Investigation of a closed two-level system for coal crushing

Journal Article · · Coke Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6362441

Nippon Steel Corporation has developed and tested a CPC process under industrial conditions at the Hirohata Plant for preparing a damp charge containing petrographic nonhomogeneous coals for coking. Two sieving levels (''crushing-sieving'') with an enclosed contour are used in this process. The effectiveness of the system is ensured due to an improvement in the firm construction of the vertical vibrating centrifugal screen. Preliminary experiments established that coal containing reactive (fusible) petrographic microcomponents must be crushed to the optimum grain size of 5 mm, while coal with microcomponents of the inertinite group or with lean components must be crushed to 2 mm. (A size of 2.5-3.0 mm was chosen to ensure the effectiveness of the screening.) The ratio between the fusible and lean components was equalized using specific coal charge classes (based on size). The stress in the charge being coked was lessened, and a smaller number of fissures were produced. The coke produced had a more equal pore distribution and a greater structural strength.

OSTI ID:
6362441
Journal Information:
Coke Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Coke Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 1; ISSN COKCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English