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SINTER COOLER DESIGN BY PAUL WURTH

Authorship

Dirks, Martin; Kassebaum, Holger; Kramer, Daniel; Morais, Fabiana Fonseca de; Hoffmann, Mathias; Nouaille-Degorce, Gilles; Kinzel, Klaus Peter

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Kramer, Daniel

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Morais, Fabiana Fonseca de

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Hoffmann, Mathias

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Nouaille-Degorce, Gilles

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Kinzel, Klaus Peter

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DOI

10.5151/4444-4444-27176

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Abstract

Nowadays the sinter cooler often becomes the bottleneck of the sinter production, with outdated equipment leading to low productivity and high operation and maintenance costs. Furthermore valuable energy is simply destroyed in the cooler, which is not compatible anymore with a cost efficient and environmentally friendly sinter production. Paul Wurth has developed and improved two types of coolers, the annular cooler and the shaft cooler which offer flexible solutions to the specific situation of each client. The classic design of the annular cooler was completely revised and is now composed of a rigid ringframe construction as opposed to the traditional design with individual sintering cars, avoiding the typical problems of centering. Additional features of the PW annular cooler are the low air leakage rate and the increased effective cooling surface due to the removal of dead areas. This leads, in addition to the lower weight, to lower operating costs and a smaller space requirement. The shaft cooler stands out with an even smaller space requirement and a lower sinter outlet temperature because of a very long residence time of the sinter inside the shaft. Its development into a pure counter flow cooler aims at maximizing its energy efficiency, as it is designed as a system with a very low demand for cooling air, high air discharge temperatures and highly reduced dust emissions. For both cooler types flexible heat recovery solutions can be offered. These solutions include the supply of hot combustion air to the ignition hood burners and the sinter strand, the production of steam for the clients steam grid or the production of electric energy.

Keywords

Sinter cooler, Annular cooler, Shaft cooler, Recirculation, Heat recovery, Energy efficiency, Reduction of dust emissions, Lower CO2 emissions

Lower CO2 emissions