摘要:
A rotary charging device for a shaft furnace comprises a stationary housing (112) for mounting on the throat of the shaft furnace; and a suspension rotor (114) with a charge distributor, said suspension rotor being supported in the stationary housing so that it can rotate about a substantially vertical axis. The suspension rotor (114) and the stationary housing (112) cooperate to form the main casing (122) of the rotary charging device, an annular gap (160) remaining between the stationary housing and suspensions rotor. Sealing means are arranged in the vicinity of the annular gap (160) to provide a seal against shaft furnace gas.The sealing means comprise a water seal device (162) with an annular water container (164) and a cooperating annular wall (166). Alternatively, the sealing means comprise one or more nozzles (44) arranged circumferentially in the annular gap (34) to blow clean gas therein.
摘要:
A charging installation (10) of a shaft furnace comprises a first storage hopper (12) and a second storage hopper (12'), arranged in parallel with respect to each other; each of the first and second storage hoppers (12, 12') having an inlet (14, 14') for receiving material and an outlet (16, 16') for feeding material into the shaft furnace. A receiving hopper (18) is arranged upstream of the first and second storage hoppers (12, 12'), the receiving hopper (18) being pivotably arranged about a horizontal pivoting axis (22) and configured for receiving material therein and for distributing the material to one of the first and second storage hoppers (12, 12'). The receiving hopper (18) comprises an inlet (24) for receiving material from a feed apparatus (20) and an outlet (26) for feeding the material to the first and second storage hoppers (12, 12'), the receiving hopper (18) being pivotable at least between two transfer positions, wherein, in a first transfer position the outlet (26) of the receiving hopper (18) is in alignment with the inlet (14) of the first storage hopper (12) and, in a second transfer position, the outlet (26) of the receiving hopper (18) is in alignment with the inlet (14') of the second storage hopper (12'). A rest position is arranged between said first and second transfer positions. According to an aspect of the present invention, the charging installation (10) further comprises a material gate (30) associated with the outlet (26) of the receiving hopper (18); and an actuating mechanism associated with the material gate (30) for opening and closing the outlet of the receiving hopper (18), the actuating mechanism is configured so as to essentially close the outlet (26)of the receiving hopper (18)when the receiving hopper (18) is in the rest position and so as to essentially open the outlet (26) of the receiving hopper (18)when the receiving hopper(18)is in either of the first and second transfer positions. The actuating mechanism (32) is configured so as to actuate the material gate (30) through the pivoting movement of the receiving hopper (18).
摘要:
The present invention proposes a distribution device for a changing installation that has, a rotating and pivoting distribution chute. The device has a casing that rotatably supports a rotatable structure (hereinafter: rotor) to which the chute is mounted. The casing has a stationary heat protection shield at its lower end. The shield has a central opening delimited by an inner border. The shield extends radially outward and protects the inside of the casing against heat. The rotor, on the other hand, has a generally tube-shaped support coaxial on its rotation axis with tilting shafts for pivoting the chute. According to the invention, the tubular support reaches with its lower edge to the border of the opening in the shield. Furthermore, the chute is mounted with its upper portion inside the tubular support with its inlet above the lower edge of the support. In order to enable such mounting of the chute inlet directly inside the rotor without reducing the radial charging range, the chute is provided with a bent shape. Accordingly, the chute body has an upper portion, in which material flows along a first direction, and a lower portion, in which material flows along a diverted second direction. The upper portion of the chute body comprises an annular closed mounting head that forms the inlet and has two diametrically opposite mounting members. The tilting shafts each have a respective mount cooperating with one of the mounting members. The annular closed mounting head has a first longitudinal axis and forms the inlet. The lower portion comprises a circumferentially closed jacket having a second longitudinal axis and terminating at the outlet, the longitudinal axes being arranged at an angle that corresponds approximately to the angle between the first and second directions. A recess is provided in the chute body that permits tilting the chute to a raised position, in which the lower edge of the tubular support enters the recess.
摘要:
The present invention proposes a method for feeding a burden to a blast furnace (32), wherein the method comprises providing a charging device (38) having at least one material hopper (40), the material hopper (40) comprising a hopper chamber (42), a material inlet aperture for feeding a burden into the hopper chamber (40), and a material discharge aperture for feeding a burden from the hopper chamber (40) to the blast furnace (32); the material inlet aperture having an associated inlet seal valve 44) for opening and closing the material inlet aperture and the material discharge aperture having an associated material discharge valve (46) for opening and closing the material discharge aperture. The method further comprises opening the material inlet aperture and closing the material discharge aperture; feeding a burden into the hopper chamber (40) through the material inlet aperture; closing the inlet seal valve (44); pressurizing the hopper chamber (40) by feeding pressurizing gas into the hopper chamber (40); and opening the material discharge valve (46) and feeding the burden from the hopper chamber (40) to the blast furnace (32). According to an important aspect of the invention, the method comprises feeding a predetermined amount of pressurized flushing gas through the hopper chamber (42) before pressurizing the hopper chamber (42), wherein the flushing gas comprises at least 75% carbon dioxide.
摘要:
In a charging process of a shaft furnace, in particular of a blast furnace, batches of charge material are typically discharged in cyclical sequence into the furnace from a top hopper using a flow control valve. A method and system is proposed for adjusting the flow rate of charge material in such a process. Pre-determined valve characteristics for certain types of material are provided, each indicating the relation between flow rate and valve setting for one type of material. According to the invention, a specific valve characteristic is stored for each batch of charge material, each specific valve characteristic being bijectively associated to one batch and indicating the relation between flow rate and valve setting of the flow control valve specifically for the associated batch. In relation to discharging a given batch of the sequence the invention proposes: using the stored specific valve characteristic associated to the given batch for determining a requested valve setting corresponding to a flow rate setpoint and using the requested valve setting to operate the flow control valve; determining an actual average flow rate for the discharge of the given batch; correcting the stored specific valve characteristic associated to the given batch in case of a stipulated deviation between the flow rate setpoint and the actual average flow rate.
摘要:
The invention relates to computer-implemented charging of a blast furnace equipped with an automated top-charging installation and stockhouse for batchwise charging. It proposes: obtaining a nominal charge dataset reflecting a nominal blast furnace charge and comprising plural charge material records, each charge material record comprising a material type and an associated nominal charge quantity; generating a graphical user interface comprising batch data fields for entering and displaying plural batch datasets for pre-configuring batches, each batch dataset comprising at least one batching record, each batching record comprising a material type and an associated batching proportion. According to the invention, the batching proportion associated to a material type in a batching record is used for predefining a ratio between the material quantity that is to be contained in a batch and the nominal charge quantity. Further according to the invention, the method comprises computing, for the respective material type of each batching record, based on the batching proportion and the nominal charge quantity associated to the respective material type, an associated batching quantity which the stockhouse is to provide in a batch as pre-configured by the batch dataset.
摘要:
The present invention proposes a charge distribution apparatus for a furnace comprising a charge distribution chute and a drive mechanism (12) with a first rotary drive shaft (14) for rotating the charge distribution chute and a second rotary drive shaft (16) for changing the angle of inclination of the charge distribution chute. The first and second drive shafts (14, 16) are coupled to respective first and second motors (18, 22) via a planetary gear mechanism (20) for driving the first and second drive shafts (14, 16). Each of the first and second rotary drive shafts (14, 16) have a first end (24, 24') with a first pinion (26, 26') interacting with the planetary gear mechanism (20) and a second end (28, 28') with a second pinion (30, 30') interacting with the charge distribution chute, the second end (28, 28') of the rotary drive shaft (14, 16) extending through a furnace wall (32) into the furnace, a primary sealing element (46, 46') being arranged between the furnace wall (32) and the rotary drive shaft (14, 16). The first rotary drive shaft (14) has a first rotation axis and the second rotary drive shaft (16) has a second rotation axis arranged parallel to and at a certain distance from the first rotation axis. A hollow socket (34, 34') is provided in the furnace wall (32) for each of the rotary drive shafts (14, 16), the socket (34, 34') comprising a first end (36, 36') outside the furnace and facing the drive mechanism (12) and a second end (38, 38') inside the furnace and facing the second pinion (30, 30'), the rotary drive shaft (14, 16) extending through the socket (34, 34'). The second end (38, 38') of the socket (34, 34') comprises a second end-wall (42, 42') wherein the primary sealing element (46, 46') is arranged between the socket (34, 34') and the rotary drive shaft (14, 16), so as to face the second pinion (30, 30'), the second pinion (30, 30') being removably connected to the rotary drive shaft (14, 16).
摘要:
A charging device for a shaft furnace, which comprises at least one charging hopper having a discharge orifice arranged in a position off-centre with respect to the central axis of the shaft furnace, and a material distribution device arranged below this hopper. The material distribution device comprises a feed channel coaxial with the central axis of the furnace and a rotatable, pivotable chute, which is arranged below the feed channel for distributing a charge in the shaft furnace. The charging device also comprises a connecting box in the shape of a funnel, arranged between the material distribution device and the charging hopper. The connecting box possesses a lower central outlet communicating with the charging hopper and at least one upper inlet which is arranged off-centre with respect to the central axis of the furnace and communicates with the discharge orifice of the hopper. According to the invention, the charging device comprises at least one spreader situated upstream of the distribution device, on the trajectory of the material discharged from the discharge orifice. The spreader enables a flow of material to be dispersed to both sides of the feed channel.
摘要:
A charging device for a shaft furnace comprises a distribution chute for bulk material and a drive mechanism for the distribution chute. The distribution chute has a trough-shaped main part with an open impact section and an outlet section. The main part provides a sliding channel between the impact section and the outlet section. The drive mechanism for the distribution chute is capable of rotating the distribution chute about an essentially vertical axis and pivoting the distribution chute about an essentially horizontal axis so as to allow distribution of bulk material on a charging surface of the shaft furnace. According to the present invention, the distribution chute comprises a circumferentially closed funnel portion which tapers in the direction of flow and is arranged downstream of the impact section and with its outlet at the downstream end of said trough-shaped main part.