Abstract:
The aim of the invention is to create a compact circulating grinding plant comprising a product bed comminution roller mill or roller press and a sifter device, in which the problem of mechanically transporting the grinding product that is directed through the circuit is minimized. Said aim is achieved by a circulating grinding plant in which a static cascade sifter is disposed below the gap of the roller press while a subsequent sifter, particularly a dynamic rod basket sifter, is disposed above said roller press. The sifting product discharge area of the static cascade sifter is connected to the sifting air and sifting product inlet of the subsequent sifter via an ascending duct which pneumatically conveys the product.
Abstract:
A process of both milling and drying a solvent-moist material (e.g., water-moist methylhydroxyethylcellulose) is described. The process includes, (a) providing a mill-dryer (100) which includes, in series, a heat exchanger (1), a mill (2) and a particulate separating apparatus (105) connected by conduits (8), (9) and (11, 12), which together define a mill-dryer circuit (103). The mill-dryer (100) also includes a bypass conduit (14), which provides optionally at least partial gaseous bypass of the heat exchanger (1). The process further includes: (b) introducing the solvent-moist material into the mill (2); (c) circulating a vapor stream (e.g., a steam/air stream) throughout the mill-dryer circuit (103); (d) heating the vapor stream by means of passage through the heat-exchanger (1); (e) forwarding milled particulate material from the mill (2) to the particulate separating apparatus (105) by means of conduit (9); (f) separating the particulate material from the vapor stream in the particulate separating apparatus (105); (g) forwarding the vapor stream from the particulate separating apparatus (105) through conduits (11, 12); and (h) controlling the temperature of the vapor stream by optionally forwarding at least some of the vapor stream through the bypass line (14).
Abstract:
An apparatus for crushing waste metal products includes a rotor having crushing means on a periphery thereof and a casing enclosing the rotor. The casing has an inlet and an outlet for products to be crushed. An exhaust gas from the casing is partly returned to the inlet of the casing by a circulator. The rest of the exhaust gas is ventilated and processed by an exhaust processor. An oxygen concentration is monitored in a gas pathway of the circulator to control the gas concentration in the casing. If the oxygen concentration is high, a water shower sprays into the casing.
Abstract:
Method for producing pulverized coal, the method comprising the steps of heating a drying gas, preferably an inert gas, in a hot gas generator (26) to a predefined temperature; feeding the heated drying gas into a pulverizer (20); introducing raw coal into the pulverizer (20), the pulverizer (20) grinding the raw coal into pulverized coal; collecting a mixture of drying gas and pulverized coal from the pulverizer (20) and feeding the mixture to a filter (34), the filter (34) separating the dried pulverized coal from the drying gas; collecting the dried pulverized coal for further use and feeding the drying gas from the filter (34) to a recirculation line (38) for returning at least part of the drying gas to the hot gas generator (26); and determining an oxygen level in the drying gas, preferably in the recirculation line (38), and comparing the determined oxygen level to a predetermined oxygen level threshold. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, if the determined oxygen level is higher than a predetermined oxygen threshold, water is injected into the heated drying gas before it is fed into the pulverizer (20), the volume of water injected being calculated so as to reduce the oxygen level below the predetermined oxygen level threshold.
Abstract:
The aim of the invention is to create a compact circulating grinding plant comprising a product bed comminution roller mill or roller press and a sifter device, in which the problem of mechanically transporting the grinding product that is directed through the circuit is minimized. Said aim is achieved by a circulating grinding plant in which a static cascade sifter is disposed below the gap of the roller press while a subsequent sifter, particularly a dynamic rod basket sifter, is disposed above said roller press. The sifting product discharge area of the static cascade sifter is connected to the sifting air and sifting product inlet of the subsequent sifter via an ascending duct which pneumatically conveys the product.
Abstract:
A process of both milling and drying a solvent-moist material (e.g., water-moist methylhydroxyethylcellulose) is described. The process includes, (a) providing a mill-dryer (100) which includes, in series, a heat exchanger (1), a mill (2) and a particulate separating apparatus (105) connected by conduits (8), (9) and (11, 12), which together define a mill-dryer circuit (103). The mill-dryer (100) also includes a bypass conduit (14), which provides optionally at least partial gaseous bypass of the heat exchanger (1). The process further includes: (b) introducing the solvent-moist material into the mill (2); (c) circulating a vapor stream (e.g., a steam/air stream) throughout the mill-dryer circuit (103); (d) heating the vapor stream by means of passage through the heat-exchanger (1); (e) forwarding milled particulate material from the mill (2) to the particulate separating apparatus (105) by means of conduit (9); (f) separating the particulate material from the vapor stream in the particulate separating apparatus (105); (g) forwarding the vapor stream from the particulate separating apparatus (105) through conduits (11, 12); and (h) controlling the temperature of the vapor stream by optionally forwarding at least some of the vapor stream through the bypass line (14).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for the dry grinding of solids, comprises initial coarse grinding of the solids in a controlled vortexing of a fluidized bed and directing the solid fine particles generally upwardly into a vortex grinding zone and grinding the upwardly directed solid particles in the vortex grinding zone by passing a portion of the particles through the vortex grinding zone. The vortex grinding zone comprises at least one successively vertically disposed grinding stage comprising passing particles upwardly through at least one horizontal vortex zone of an annular gap, defined by a stationary plate with a circular aperture, hereafter cleaning up the upward moving product mix by eliminating coarser particles by gravity separation with a centrifugal expelling fan and subjecting the remaining part of the upwardly particles to the vertical vortexing of a rotating semipermeable means, defined by a rotating assembly containing a broad mesh screen therein.
Abstract:
Apparatus for processing coal to prevent the creation of extreme fines and to extract pyrites from the principal coal fractions in which there are two air circulating circuits having processing components which cooperate in their respective circuits to result initially in substantial extraction of fines in the first circuit while releasing principal granulated coal fractions and pyrites to the second circuit where specific gravity separation of the pyrites and principal coal fractions occur. The apparatus includes a source of drying heat added to the air moving in the circuits and delivered at the places where surface moisture drying is most effective. Furthermore, the apparatus is operated so as to reduce coal to a desired size without creating an excessive volume of extreme fines, to separate pyrites and hard to grind components by specific gravity in a region where fines are not present, and to use the extreme fines as a source of fuel to generate drying heat.
Abstract:
Apparatus for processing material to reduce it to a state that renders the material more easily disposed of, the apparatus being adapted to process all types of refuse and garbage of the character usually collected by packer trucks from residential and commercial areas in particular.
Abstract:
A process for pulverizing coal to ultrafine size of a few microns, comprising conveying the coal through successive pulverizers with an inert gas, separating the ultrafine coal from the inert gas, cooling and recycling the inert gas and producing make-up inert gas by water scrubbing and alkaline or monoethanolamine scrubbing boiler flue gases to remove particulate, carbon dioxide, thereby leaving essentially nitrogen inert gas. Control of the final ultrafine particle size is achieved by regulation of the flow of conveying gas through the final pulverizer. Reject material streams are taken from the pulverizers to improve the quality of the product pulverized coal, which reject streams are burned in a furnace so as to recover their heat value.