Evaluation of the KIDC (Kress Indirect Dry Cooling) system for coke oven pushing and quench tower emission control

Technical Report · Fri Sep 23 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6687065

Vajda, S

The KIDC system, as observed at Granite City Steel on June 21, 1988, eliminates both pushing and quenching emissions. The coke is pushed into a container that is slightly wider and longer than the oven. The container is sealed at the oven door jamb, a guillotine door on the container is opened at the oven for the push and is closed and sealed after the push. A slightly negative pressure is maintained in the container during the push to prevent any pollutants from exiting into the oven or escaping to the atmosphere. The pushing force is only slightly higher than the normal push. No volatile gas mixtures are in the container box since oxygen is effectively absent. Coke yield is improved. Coke quality is improved similarly to existing dry quench systems. Since the system is environmentally sealed, some coking can take place in the container, ovens could be pushed slightly earlier, improving the production of the battery. The production of the blast furnace could be expected to improve, when the improved quality KIDC coke is used. 13 refs.

• Research Organization: S and E Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-85CE15227
• OSTI ID: 6687065
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE/15227-5; ON: DE89000002
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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