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Pulverized Coal Injection Systems

Ironmaking

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Pulverized Coal Injection

2

Coal Preparation and Pulverized Coal InjectionEquipment in Main Structure

MAINBAGFILTERS

RAW COALSTORAGE BIN

VERTICALROLLER MILL

CONVEYING(INJECTION)

HOPPERS

PULVERIZEDCOAL STORAGE

BIN

STORAGE BINBAGFILTERS

PRESSURIZINGGAS VESSELS

DRYING GASMAIN FANS

DRYING GASGENERATORS

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MAINBAGFILTERS

PRESSURIZINGGAS VESSEL

DRYING GASMAIN FAN

VERTICALROLLER MILL CONVEYING

(INJECTION)HOPPERS

STORAGE BINBAGFILTERS

EMERGENCYINERTIZING GAS

VESSELS

RAW COALSTORAGE BIN

DRYING GASGENERATOR

PULVERIZEDCOAL STORAGE

BIN

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Pulverized Coal Injection

4

Grinding and Drying of Coal in Inert Conditions

Blast Furnace Gas Based Drying

Blast Furnace Gas Based Drying, Dilution Air

Drying energy supply based on blast furnace gas combustion.

Inert conditions produced by closed loop circulation of waste drying gas as a dilution gas for drying gas temperature control (self inertizing process).

High dew point in drying gas due to waste drying gas recirculation.

Drying energy supply based on blast furnace gas combustion.

Inert conditions produced by closed loop circulation of waste drying gas as a dilution gas for drying gas temperature control (self inertizing process).

Dew point in drying gas lowered by means of cold dilution air injection up to the oxygen limit value for inert conditions.

COMBUSTION

AIR FAN

HIGH CALORIFIC

POWER GAS

BLAST FURNACE GAS

DRYING GAS

GENERATOR

VERTICAL

ROLLER MILL

DYNAMIC

CLASSIFIER

MILL CHARGING

CONVEYOR

RAW COAL

STORAGE BIN

SIEVING MACHINE

ROTARY VALVE

MAIN BAGFILTERRAW COAL

SUPPLY CONVEYOR

DRYING GAS

MAIN FAN

DRYING GAS

MAIN FAN

RAW COAL

SUPPLY CONVEYOR

RAW COAL

STORAGE BIN

MILL CHARGING

CONVEYOR

DYNAMIC

CLASSIFIER

COMBUSTION

AIR FAN

HIGH CALORIFIC

POWER GAS

BLAST FURNACE GAS

DRYING GAS

GENERATOR

VERTICAL

ROLLER MILL

MAIN BAGFILTER

ROTARY VALVE

SIEVING MACHINE

DILUTION AIR FAN

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Blast Furnace Gas Based Drying, Condenser

Stove Waste Gas Based Drying

Drying energy supply based on blast furnace

gas combustion.

Inert conditions produced by closed loop circulation of waste drying gas as a

dilution gas for drying gas temperature control (self

inertizing process).

Dew point in drying gas lowered by means of

water vapor condensation in a spray cooler.

Drying energy supply based

on inert stove waste gas,

complemen-tary on blast furnace gas combustion.

Low dew point due to stove waste gas and little or no waste

drying gas recirculation.

DRYING GAS

MAIN FAN

RAW COAL

SUPPLY CONVEYOR

RAW COAL

STORAGE BIN

MILL CHARGING

CONVEYOR

DYNAMIC

CLASSIFIER

COMBUSTION

AIR FAN

HIGH CALORIFIC

POWER GAS

BLAST FURNACE GAS

DRYING GAS

GENERATORVERTICAL

ROLLER MILL

MAIN BAGFILTER

ROTARY VALVE

SIEVING MACHINE

COOLING

WATER

SPRAY COOLER FOR

WASTE DRYING GAS

RAW COAL

SUPPLY CONVEYOR

RAW COAL

STORAGE BIN

MILL CHARGING

CONVEYOR

DYNAMIC

CLASSIFIER

COMBUSTION

AIR FAN

HIGH CALORIFIC

POWER GAS

BLAST FURNACE GAS

DRYING GAS

GENERATOR

VERTICAL

ROLLER MILL

MAIN BAGFILTER

ROTARY VALVE

SIEVING MACHINE

HOT BLAST

STOVE PLANT

STOVE WASTE

GAS FAN

DRYING GAS

MAIN FAN

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Pulverized Coal Injection

FT

FT

FC FYFC FY

WT

PC

WT

PC PC

WT WTFS

FSFC

FY FT

FT

FT

WT

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FC

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WT WT

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Unit Operations of Pulverized Coal Injection

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

NITROGEN

GLOBAL

FLOW RATE

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

CONVEYING

HOPPERS

STATIC

DISTRIBUTOR

INJECTION

LINES

PULVERIZED

COAL TUYERES

CONVEYING

LINE

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL)

INDIVIDUAL FLOW RATE

(may be replaced by

NITROGEN

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

CONTROL

EQUIPMENT

INJECTION

LINES

DISTRIBUTION

HOPPER

PRESSURIZED

BAGFILTER

INDIVIDUAL

FLOW RATE

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

CONVEYING

HOPPERS

CONVEYING

NITROGEN

GLOBAL

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

FLOW RATE

INJECTION

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

COMPRESSED AIR

LOCK AND

WEIGHING HOPPER

NITROGEN

DISTRIBUTION

HOPPER

INDIVIDUAL

FLOW RATE

CONTROL

LINES

LINE

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FT

FC FYFC FY

WT

PC

WT

PC PC

WT WTFS

FSFC

FY FT

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WT

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FC

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WT WT

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FY FT

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Metering

Global pulverized flow supplied to the Blast Furnace as well as individual flows supplied to the hot blast tuyeres shall be controlled. Flow rate control may be of• closedlooptypeor• statictype(onlyforindividualflows).

Distribution

Global flow rate to be injected has to be split up onto the hot blast tuyeres by means of a Distribu-tion Device. Distribution Device may contain• apuverizedcoalbuffervolume(HoppertypeDis-

tribution Device) or• nopulverizedcoalbuffervolume(Splittertype

Distribution Device).

Inward Transfer

Hot blast backpressure as well as pressure drops in pneumatic conveying lines and flow rate control devices require a pressurizing of pulverized coal from atmosphere pressure level to overpressure level.

After pressurizing, pulverized coal is transferred into a Distribution Device. Transfer may be • bygravityor• bypneumaticconveying.

Pneumatic Conveying

Pneumatic transfer of pulverized coal into the Dis-tribution Device as well as conveying of individual flows from the Distribution Device into the hot blast tuyeres are performed by means of pneumatic con-veying.

Pneumatic conveying may be of• thedensephasetypeor• thedilutephasetype.

The pulverized coal injection technology is based on a combination of several unit operations.Main unit operations include:

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Pulverized Coal Injection

PC PC

WT WT

FS

FSFC

FY FT

FT

FT

FC FYFC FY

WT

PC

WT

PC

WT

FT

FT

WT

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FC

FT

FT

WT

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FC

FC FC

WT WT

FC

FY FT

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Basic Combinaisons of Inward Transfer and DistributionTransfer without Pressurizing Gas Recovery

Transfer by Gravity Transfer by Pneumatic Conveying

Continuous transfer into a Splitter type Distribution Device

Discontinuous transfer into a Hopper type Distribution Device

Continuous transfer into a Hopper type Distribution Device

GLOBAL

FLOW RATE

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

NITROGEN

CONVEYING

HOPPERS

STATIC

DISTRIBUTOR

INJECTION

LINES

PULVERIZED

COAL TUYERES

CONVEYING

LINE

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL)

INDIVIDUAL FLOW RATE

(MAY BE REPLACED BY

INJECTION

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

COMPRESSED AIR

LOCK AND

WEIGHING HOPPER

NITROGEN

DISTRIBUTION

HOPPER

INDIVIDUAL

FLOW RATE

CONTROL

LINES

CONVEYING

LINE

CONTROL

EQUIPMENT

INJECTION

LINES

DISTRIBUTION

HOPPER

PRESSURIZED

BAGFILTER

INDIVIDUAL

FLOW RATE

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

NITROGEN

NITROGEN

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

CONVEYING

HOPPER

CONTROL

EQUIPMENT

INJECTION

LINES

DISTRIBUTION

HOPPER

PRESSURIZED

BAGFILTER

INDIVIDUAL

FLOW RATE

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

CONVEYING

HOPPERS

NITROGEN

CONVEYING

LINE NITROGEN

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

GLOBAL

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

FLOW RATE

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FC FY

FT

FT

PC

WT

PC

WT

PC

WT

FC

FY FT

WT WT

FT

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WT

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WT

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FC

FC FC

WT WT

FT

FT

WT

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FY FT

PC

WT

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WT

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WT

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Continuous transfer into a Splitter type Distribution Device

Discontinuous transfer into a Hopper type Distribution Device

Continuous transfer into a Hopper type Distribution Device

Transfer with Pressurizing Gas Recovery by means of Pressure Equalizing between parallel Hoppers

Transfer by Gravity Transfer by Pneumatic Conveying

CONVEYING

LINE

STATIC

DISTRIBUTOR

INJECTION

LINES

CONTROL

EQUIPMENT

GLOBAL

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

CONTROL

EQUIPMENT

FLOW RATE

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

NITROGEN

CONVEYING

HOPPERS

COAL DISTRIBUTION)

STATIC PULVERIZED

(MAY BE REPLACED BY

INJECTION

INDIVIDUAL

FLOW RATE

CONTROL

LINES

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

PARALLEL LOCK

AND WEIGHING

NITROGEN

DISTRIBUTION

HOPPER

HOPPERS

CONTROL

EQUIPMENT

INJECTION

LINES

DISTRIBUTION

HOPPER

PRESSURIZED

BAGFILTER

INDIVIDUAL

FLOW RATE

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

CONVEYING

HOPPERS

NITROGEN

CONVEYING

LINE NITROGEN

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

CONTROL

EQUIPMENT

INJECTION

LINES

DISTRIBUTION

HOPPER

PRESSURIZED

BAGFILTER

INDIVIDUAL

FLOW RATE

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

NITROGEN

GLOBAL

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

FLOW RATE

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

NITROGEN

CONVEYING

HOPPERS

CONVEYING

LINE

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Pulverized Coal Injection

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Inward Transfer

Sequences of Parallel Conveying HoppersSequences of two Con-veying Hoppers, operated without pressurizing gas recovery

Sequences linked by• continuoustransferof

pulverized coal to the Distribution Device

Sequences of three Convey-ing Hoppers, operated with pressurizing gas recovery.

Sequences linked by• continuoustransferof

pulverized coal to the Distribution Device

• pressurebalancingbetween Conveying Hop-pers for pressurizing gas recovery.

Sequences of three Con-veying Hoppers, operated without pressurizing gas recovery.

Sequences linked by• continuoustransferof

pulverized coal to the Distribution Device.

SURIZING

PRESSURE

WEIGHT

PRESSURE

WEIGHT

WEIGHINGDEPRES-

SURIZING

PRESSU-

RIZING

WEIGHINGDEPRES-

SURIZING

PRESSU-

RIZING

WEIGHINGDEPRES- PRESSU-

RIZING

TIME

FILLINGINJECTION INJECTION

FILLINGINJECTIONFILLING

CONVEYING

HOPPER '1'

CONVEYING

HOPPER '2'

HOPPER '3’

WEIGHING PE FPDE DEPRES-SURIZING

DE : DEPRESSURIZING by PRESSURE EQUALIZING

PE : PRESSURIZING by PRESSURE EQUALIZING

FP : FINAL PRESSURIZING

PRESSURE

WEIGHT

PRESSURE

WEIGHT

PRESSURE

WEIGHT

TIME

WEIGHINGDE DEPRES-SURIZING

WEIGHING PE FPDE DEPRES-SURIZING

PE FP

WEIGHING PE FPDE DEPRES-SURIZING

INJECTIONFILLING FILLING

INJECTION FILLING

INJECTIONFILLINGINJECTION

CONVEYING

HOPPER '1'

CONVEYING

HOPPER '2'

CONVEYING

PRESSURE

WEIGHT

PRESSURE

WEIGHT

PRESSURE

WEIGHT

TIME

INJECTIONINJECTION

INJECTIONINJECTION

INJECTIONINJECTION

DEPRES-

SURIZING

PRESSU-

RIZING

WEIGHINGDEPRES-

SURIZING

PRESSU-

RIZING

WEIGHINGDEPRES-

SURIZING

PRESSU-

RIZING

WEIGHINGDEPRES-

SURIZING

PRESSU-

RIZING

WEIGHINGDEPRES-

SURIZING

PRESSU-

RIZING

WEIGHINGDEPRES-

SURIZING

PRESSU-

RIZING

FILLINGFILLING

FILLING

FILLINGFILLING

FILLING

CONVEYING

HOPPER '1'

CONVEYING

HOPPER '2'

CONVEYING

HOPPER '3’

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FT

FC FYFC FY

WT

PC

WT

PC PC

WT WT

FS

FSFC

FY FT

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Transfer by Gravity - Advantages• Largertransferflowratesobtainable.• Loweroperatinganddesignpressurelevels.• Lessprocessgasrequirement.• Nopneumaticconveyingequipmentrequired.

Transfer by Gravity - Disadvantages• Transferflowratestronglyconditionedby

flowability of pressurized pulverized coal.• Largerheightofequipmentarrangement.• Moreequipmentinstalledclosetoblastfur-

nace.

Transfer by Pneumatic Conveying - Advantages

• Transferflowratelessconditionedbyflowabilityofpressurizedpulverized coal.

• DirectGlobalFlowRateControlpossibleincaseofcontinuoustransfer.• Lowerheightofequimentarrangement.• LessequipmentinstalledclosetoBlastFurnace.

Transfer by Pneumatic Conveying - Disadvantages• Transferflowratesbasicallysmaller.• Higheroperatinganddesignpressurelevels.• Largerprocessgasrequirement.

Gravity Transfer versus Pneumatic Transfer

GLOBAL

FLOW RATE

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

NITROGEN

CONVEYING

HOPPERS

STATIC

DISTRIBUTOR

INJECTION

LINES

PULVERIZED

COAL TUYERES

CONVEYING

LINE

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL)

INDIVIDUAL FLOW RATE

(MAY BE REPLACED BY

INJECTION

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

COMPRESSED AIR

LOCK AND

WEIGHING HOPPER

NITROGEN

DISTRIBUTION

HOPPER

INDIVIDUAL

FLOW RATE

CONTROL

LINES

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Pulverized Coal Injection

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Distribution

Splitter Type Distribution Device

Distribution Splitter at ArcelorMittal Gijón BF ’A’ & ’B’

Distribution structure at Cockerill Sambre Seraing BF ‘6’

Splitter Type Distribution Device - Advan-tages• Directglobalflowratecontrolpossibleinthe

upstream Conveying Line.• Reducedspacerequirementforequipment.• Reducedscopeofequipment.

Splitter Type Distribution Device - Disadvan-tages

• Individualflowratecontrolindownstreamindivid-ual Injection Lines less efficient.

• Largerconveyinggasinputintoblastfurnace.

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Hopper Type Distribution Device

Distribution Hopper at ROGESA Dillingen BF ‘5’

Hopper Type Distribution Device - Advantages

• Nomutualdisturbingofoperationofdownstream individual Injec-tion Lines.

•Maximumaccuracyofindividualflowratecontrolindownstreamindividual Injection Lines.

•Minimumconveyinggasinputintoblastfurnace.

Hopper Type Distribution Device - Disadvantages

• Efficientdirectglobalflowratecontroldifficult.• Slightlyincreasedprocessgasrequirement,causedbysecond

fluidizing of pulverized coal at the inlets of the downstream indi-vidual Injection Lines.

• Largerspacerequirementforequipment.• Largerscopeofequipment.

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Pulverized Coal Injection

e-T

dW / dt

WY WT

PT

e-T

W(t+dt) - W(t)

X X

Int

Div

SumWY WT

PT

ST

DT

ET ST

DT

ET

e-T

dW / dt

WT

PT

WY

e-T

W(t+dt) - W(t)

X

Int

Div

WT

PT

WY

ST

DT

ET

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MeteringDeterminingofPulverizedCoalFlowRate

By Means of Weighing System of Lock or Distribution Hopper:

• Indirectflowratedeterminingbasedonweightdifferencesdivided by time interval durations.

• Givesabsolutevalues[kg/s].• Quickerresponsereducesaccuracyandvice-versa.• OnlygivesvalueoftotalflowratesuppliedbyHopper.

ByMeansofCorrelativeFlowRateMeasurementDevicein Coal Conveying Line:

• Directdeterminingofrelativeflowratevalueincoalconveyingline.

• Givesrelativevalues[mA].• Requiressecondlevelweighingsystemforturningrelativevalues[mA]intoabsolutevalues[kg/s].

• Quickerresponsethanweighingsystembasedflowratedeter-mining.

• Givesindividualflowratevaluesinmultiple parallel lines.

DISTRIBUTION

HOPPER

ABSOLUTE FLOW RATE

ABSOLUTE FLOW RATES

CONVEYING

HOPPER

ABSOLUTE FLOW RATE

ABSOLUTE FLOW RATE

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PT PT

15

FactorsDeterminingPulverizedCoalFlowRateinLine

FixedValueFactors,maybeusedinStaticFlowRateControl:

• Length,routingofline.• Innerdiameterofline.• Singlestaticflowresistance

(e.g. orifice, tuyere with sub-critical expansion).• Criticalexpansiondevice

(tuyere with critical expansion).

Variable Value Factors, may be used in Closed Loop Flow RateControl:

• Lineinletpressurelevel.• (Lineoutletpressurelevel).• Conveyinggasflowrate.• Singlevariableflowresistance

(mechanical flow control valve).• Externalflowratedeterminingdevice

(e.g. variable speed rotary valve).

FIXED VALUE FACTORS CONDITIONING

CONVEYING FLOW RATE

- LENGTH OF LINE

- ROUTING OF LINE

- INNER DIAMETER OF LINE

- SINGLE STATIC RESISTANCE

- CRITICAL EXPANSION TUYERE

VARIABLE VALUE FACTORS CONDITIONING

CONVEYING FLOW RATE

- LINE INLET PRESSURE

- LINE OUTLET PRESSURE

- CONVEYING GAS FLOW RATE

- SINGLE VARIABLE RESISTANCE

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Pulverized Coal Injection

FLOW RATE CONTROLMETHOD

Diameter balanced flowresistances of Lines

Equalized flow resistanceof Lines (length, bends)

Equalized flow resistanceplus Subcritical Tuyeres

Critical Expansion Tuyeresin (arbitrary) Lines

DISTRIBUTIONPATTERN

Uniform, fixed

Uniform, fixed

Uniform, fixed

Arbitrary,may be changed

PRESSURE LOSSDUE TO CONTROL

none

none

About 1 - 2 bar

P > P * 1.65in out

ACCURACY

4 %

i n c

r e

a s

i n

g

1

2

3

4

1 2

3 4

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Static Flow Rate Control

MeansofStaticFlowRateControl

EQUAL DISTRIBUTION BY DIAMETER BALANCED LINES EQUAL DISTRIBUTION BY LENGTH BALANCED LINES

EQUAL DISTRIBUTION BY LENGTH BALANCED LINES AND SUBCRITICAL TUYERES FLOW CONTROL BY CRITICAL EXPANSION TUYERES

SUBCRITICAL EXPANSION TUYERE

DIAMETER INCREASE BALANCED LINE LENGTH

BALANCED LINE LENGTH CRITICAL EXPANSION TUYERE

Metering

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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

[bar a] [kg/nm ]3

[m/s]

5

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

[bar a]

# 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 5

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Static Flow Rate Control by Critical Expansion Tuyeres

Acceleration requires gas pressure decrease and causes gas density decrease. Decreases in conver-gent nozzle are limited to critical values. In critical conditions, flow rate is only determined by pressure and density upstream of nozzle and by nozzle minimum cross section area.

Pressure drops due to critical expansion are minimized in an “optimum” tuyere, the variable minimum cross section fitting exactly with any flow rate requested. Actually, flow rate range is split into few subranges, each having a tuyere exactly fitting with the lowest flow rate in the subrange.

GAS PRESSURE

MEAN VELOCITYOF MIXTURE

GAS DENSITY

Pin / Pmin = 1.65

CRITICAL

EXPANSION

TUYERE

FOR

COAL

GAS

MIX-

TURE

INJECTIONFLOW RATE [%]

PRESSURE LEVEL

CONVEYINGHOPPER

CONVEYINGLINE

STATICDISTRIBUTOR

CRITICALEXPANSIONTUYERE

INJECTIONLINE

CRITICAL EXPANSION

ACTUAL TUYERE INLET

CONVEYING HOPPER

HOT BLAST TUYERE

(maximum pressure level)

OPTIMUM (variable cross

section) TUYERE INLET

CRITICAL EXPANSION TUYERE SIZE

SHORT LINE TUYERE OUTLET

LONG LINE TUYERE OUTLET

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Pulverized Coal Injection

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MeteringStatic Flow Rate Control

StaticFlowRateControlbymeansofInjectionLineswithequalizedflowresistancepluspulverizedcoaltuyereswithsubcriticalexpansion.Onlyproducesuniformdistribution.

StaticFlowRateControlbymeansofpulverizedcoaltuyereswithcriticalexpansioninstalledinInjec-tion Lines with various line length. May produce uniform distribution as well as arbitrary distribution patterns.

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FLOW RATEDETERMINING

Weighing Systemon Hopper

Flow RateMeasurementDevice in Line

Weighing Systemon Hopper

Flow RateMeasurementDevice in Line

Weighing Systemon Hopper

Flow RateMeasurementDevice in Line

PRESSURE LOSSDUE TO CONTROL

none

none

none

none

1 - 2 bar

1 - 2 bar

FLOW RATE CONTROLMETHOD

Pressure Variationin Hopper

(Global Flow only)

Pressure Variationin Hopper

(Global Flow only)

Dilution GasInjection into

Conveying Line

Dilution Gas Injection intoConveying orInjection Line

Coal Flow RateControl Valve

in Conveying Line

Coal Flow Rate Con-trol Valve in Convey-ing or Injection Line

ACCURACY(approximately)

2 - 4 %

2 - 4 %

2 - 3 %

1 - 2 %

2 - 3 %

1 - 2 % (Conv.)or

0.5 - 1 % (Injec.)

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Closed Loop Flow Rate Control

Depressurizing control valve used in hopper pressure control Coal Flow Rate Control Valve for Conveying Line (Global Flow Rate Control)

MeansofClosedLoopFlowRateControl

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Pulverized Coal Injection

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Closed Loop Flow Rate Control

Coal Flow Rate Measurement Devices in Injection Lines, downstream of Coal Flow Rate Control Valves installed beneath the Distribution Hopper at ArcelorMittal Gijón BF ’A’ & ’B’

Coal Flow Rate Control Valves installed beneath the Distribution Hopper at Rogesa Dillingen BF ‘5’

Coal Flow Rate Control Valves installed downstream of Splitter type Distribution Device at ArcelorMittal Gijón BF ’A’ & ’B’

Metering

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PULVERIZEDCOAL STORAGE

BIN

LOCK ANDWEIGHING

HOPPER

DISTRIBUTIONHOPPER

COAL FLOWRATE CONTROL

VALVES

PRESSURIZINGGAS VESSELS

COAL FLOWRATE MEASUREMENT

DEVICES

INJECTIONLINES

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Closed Loop Flow Rate Control

Injection Structure at Rogesa Dillingen BF ‘5’

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Pulverized Coal Injection

t

Ho

Hm

ax

H Ho

H(t)

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Pneumatic ConveyingDense Phase Pneumatic Conveying

Pulverized coal has outstanding fluidizability and gas retaining characteristics. These are the basis for dense phase pneumatic conveying of pulverized coal in fluidized state.

Fluidizing of pulverized coal is performed in fluid-izing compartments connected to the coal outlet nozzles of the Conveying Hoppers or Distribution Hopper.

Pulverized coal may also be conveyed in conven-tional dilute phase conveying.

Fluidizing Compartment below a Conveying Hopper at Cockerill Sambre Seraing BF ‘6’ (upward coal flow)

Fluidizing Compartments below the Distribution Hopper at Rogesa Dillingen BF ‘5’ (downward coal flows)

SOLID MATERIAL SUPPLYand PRESSURE MAINTAINING

FLUIDIZING GAS INPUT

NO FLOW

DISCHARGINGFLUIDIZED BED

FLUIDIZING

DISCHARGING

DEVIATION

GAS VELOCITY

SOLID MATERIALVELOCITY

TIME

NOFLOW

FLUIDIZING DEGASSING NOFLOW

FLUIDIZING GAS

(CONSTANT FLOW RATE)

MATERIAL HEIGHT

FLUIDIZINGTIME

GAS RETEN-TION TIME

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0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

[kg/kg]

[bar a]

95 %

90 %

80 %

70 %

60 %

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Dilute Phase Conveying versus Dense Phase Conveying

Load in pneumatic dense phase conveying (ratio of solid flow rate to gas flow rate) is conditioned by the pressure level existing in the fluidizing device upstream of the coal conveying line.

Dense Phase Pneumatic Conveying Line at Sollac Fos-sur-Mer BF ‘2’

VOID

DILUTE PHASE CONVEYING

DENSE PHASE CONVEYING

PULVERIZED COAL PARTICLE

CONVEYING GAS

GAS MEAN VELOCITY

SOLID MATERIALMEAN VELOCITY

PULVERIZED COAL PARTICLE

CONVEYING GAS

GAS MEAN VELOCITY

SOLID MATERIALMEAN VELOCITY

SOLID TO GAS RATIO (LOAD)

PRESSURE

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Pulverized Coal Injection

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Dilute Phase Conveying versus Dense Phase Conveying

DILUTEPHASECONVEYING

High solid material velocity, requiring

• abrasionprotectioninbends.

Low ratio of solid material flow rate to conveying gas flow rate in coal conveying line, meaning

• higherconveyinggasrequirement (conditioned by void).

More pneumatic energy in conveying gas per solid material unit mass, meaning

• lowerpressuredropincoalconveyingline

• lowerpressurelevel,lesspressurizinggasandless pressure maintaining gas required in Con-veying Hopper.

Design criteria: solid material velocity > minimum velo city, meaning

• conveyinggasflowrateconstantwhensolidmaterial flow rate is decreasing

• specificconveyinggasrequirementisincreas-ing with decreasing solid material flow rate

• turn-downratioofconveyingflowrateisunlim-ited.

Transportability is based on action of gas turbu-lence on individual solid particle, meaning

• conveyingislessconditionedbybulksolidmaterial properties

• conveyingislesssensitive.

DENSEPHASECONVEYING

Low solid material velocity, requiring

• noabrasionprotectioninbends.

High ratio of solid material flow rate to conveying gas flow rate in coal conveying line, meaning

• lowerconveyinggasrequirement (conditioned by line inlet pressure).

Less pneumatic energy in conveyinggas per solid material unit mass, meaning

• higherpressuredropincoalconveyingline

• higherpressurelevel,morepressurizinggasand more pressure maintaining gas required in Conveying Hopper.

Design criteria: conveying time duration (travel-ling time) < maximum possible duration, meaning

• conveyinggasflowrateisdecreasingwithsolid material flow rate

• specificconveyinggasrequirementisnearlyconstant, independently of solid material flow rate

• conveyingdistanceandturn-downratioofcon-veying flow rate are limited.

Transportability is based on fluidizing ofbulk solid material, meaning

• conveyingismoreconditionedbybulksolidmaterial properties (fluidizability, flowability, gas retaining capacity)

• conveyingismoresensitive.

Pneumatic Conveying

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Dense Phase Pneumatic Conveying

Main Structure of PCI-System at Cockerill Sambre Charleroi

BF ‘4’ and BF ‘5’

Conveying of pulverized coal from the PCI-System

Main Structure to Cockerill Sambre Charleroi BF ‘4’, total conveying distance

about 1000 m

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Pulverized Coal Injection

PC

WT

PC

WT

PC

WT

FC

FY FTFT

FT

WT

FC FY FC FY

FC

FT

FT

FYFC

FYFC

PC

WT

PC

WT

PC

WT

FC

FY FT

PC

WT

PC

WT

PC

WT

FC

FY FT

FS

FS

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Preheating of Pulverized CoalPreheating and Injection Equipment Arrangement

Pulverized coal is pre-heated in the Conveying Line upstream of the Distribution Hopper.

Residualmoistureisseparated in the Distri-bution Hopper.

Preheating and Degassing of Pulverized Coal

Preheating of Pulverized Coal

Pulverized coal is pre-heated in the Conveying Line upstream of the Splitter type Distribu-tion Device.

Closed loop individual injection flow rate con-trol is performed down-stream of the Splitter type Distribution Device.

Pulverized coal is pre-heated in the Conveying Line upstream of the Splitter type Distribu-tion Device.

Static individual flow rate control is per-formed down stream of the Splitter type Distri-bution Device.

Preheating of Pulverized Coal

GLOBAL

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

FLOW RATE

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

NITROGEN

CONVEYING

HOPPERS

HEATING

FLUID

CONTROL

EQUIPMENT

INJECTION

LINES

DISTRIBUTION

HOPPER

PRESSURIZED

BAGFILTER

INDIVIDUAL

FLOW RATE

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

NITROGEN

HEAT

EXCHANGER

INDIVIDUAL

FLOW RATE

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

CONTROL

EQUIPMENT

INJECTION

LINES

GLOBAL

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

FLOW RATE

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

NITROGEN

CONVEYING

HOPPERS

HEAT

EXCHANGER

HEATING

FLUID

STATIC

DISTRIBUTOR

CONTROL

EQUIPMENTCONVEYING

LINE

CONVEYING

LINE

HEAT

EXCHANGER

HEATING

FLUID

CONTROL

EQUIPMENT

GLOBAL

CLOSED LOOP

CONTROL

FLOW RATE

PRESSURIZING

GAS VESSEL

NITROGEN

CONVEYING

HOPPERS

STATIC

DISTRIBUTOR

INJECTION

LINES

PULVERIZED

COAL TUYERES

STATIC

PULVERIZED COAL

DISTRIBUTION

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