EP1930448A2 - Shaft furnace - Google Patents
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
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- C21B13/00—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes
- C21B13/02—Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes in shaft furnaces
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
- F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
- F27B1/00—Shaft or like vertical or substantially vertical furnaces
- F27B1/005—Shaft or like vertical or substantially vertical furnaces wherein no smelting of the charge occurs, e.g. calcining or sintering furnaces
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
- F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
- F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
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- the present invention relates to a vertical shaft furnace for a burden moving under the influence of gravity from the top to the bottom of the shaft furnace, in particular for the production of directly reduced iron, with at least one furnace outlet provided at the top of the shaft furnace.
- US 4,054,444 discloses such a shaft furnace.
- a feed opening for the burden and furnace gas outlet are provided at the top of the shaft furnace.
- a burden of iron oxide material may be fed into the shaft furnace through the feed opening.
- the furnace gas outlet serves for discharging used furnace gas.
- the feed opening forms the upper end of a reduction zone, in which gas bustle ports are provided in order to introduce reduction gas, which contains carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon and is produced in a reformer.
- Reduction gas reduces the iron oxide at high temperatures directly into iron.
- the reduction zone is followed by a transition zone where hot material passes to a cooling zone with minimum changes in the chemistry of the product.
- the cooling gas collecting chamber is for receiving hot cooling gas, which has passed through the hot DRI material cooling zone, and recycling it through the cooling gas scrubber to the cooling zone of the furnace. In this way the DRI is cooled, prior to discharge through the bottom of the shaft furnace discharge feeder.
- the furnace outlet discharges into the side wall of the furnace at the top of the shaft furnace, wherein the vertical axis of the shaft furnace and the central axis of the furnace outlet include an angle of 90°.
- This arrangement entails the problem, that during operation big amounts of dust pass with the furnace gas through the furnace outlet. This increases the expenditure for cleaning the furnace gas, because complex dedusting equipment must be provided.
- the furnace outlet is inclined with regard to the shaft furnace by an angle of 45 to 55°, the amount of dust particles discharged from the furnace is reduced effectively.
- the shaft furnace comprises two furnace outlets, which are connected to a furnace gas main pipe.
- the two furnace gas outlets run together in a connection portion to the furnace gas main pipe, wherein the central axis of the furnace outlets enclose an angle of 30 to 60°, in particular of 45°.
- the furnace gas main pipe and the furnace outlets are arranged in such a way, that the central axis of the furnace gas main pipe and the central axis of the furnace outlets enclose an angle of 70 to 100°, in particular of 90°.
- the diameter of the furnace gas main pipe is bigger than the respective diameter of the furnace outlets.
- the diameter in the connection portion is bigger than the pipe diameter of the furnace outlets and of the furnace gas main pipe.
- Figure 1 shows a shaft furnace 100 according to the present invention in schematic view, which is in particular adapted for the production of directly reduced iron.
- the shaft furnace 100 has a generally cylindrical form and is vertically arranged.
- a furnace exit gas outlet 120 is provided at the top of the shaft furnace 100, the central axis of the shaft furnace outlet 120 being inclined with regard to the horizontal axis of the shaft furnace 100 by an angle of 45 to 55°.
- the furnace gas outlet 120 is connected with a furnace gas main pipe 123 in such a way, that the central axis of the furnace gas outlet 120 and of the furnace gas main pipe 123 turn at an angle of 90°.
- a feed opening 109 for a burden 115 of iron oxide material is provided at the top of the shaft furnace 100.
- the shaft furnace 100 is designed in such a way, that the burden 115 will move under the influence of gravity from the top to the bottom of the shaft furnace downwardly through the interior of the shaft furnace 100.
- the interior of the shaft furnace 100 is devided into a reduction zone 101, the upper end of which forms the feed opening 109, and a cooling zone 103, which is arranged immediately underneath the reduction zone 101.
- a discharge opening 190 is provided, through which the reduced iron may be discharged from the shaft furnace 100.
- the shaft furnace 100 comprises a reducing gas feeding device 130, which is connected with two bustle gas lines 131, 132 with two sets of bustle gas ports 133, 134.
- the bustle gas ports 133, 134 are arranged at two vertically different levels on the periphery of the shaft furnace wall.
- Both bustle gas lines 131, 132 are equipped with an injection system 400, 410 for a gas mixture.
- the two injection systems 400 410 are each connected with a hydrocarbon source 401, 415 and an oxygen source 402, wherein the two hydrocarbon sources 401, 415 may differ from one another.
- Both injection systems 400, 410 are designed in such a way, that the amount of hydrocarbon and oxygen may be regulated separately.
- FIG. 2 shows an enlarged side view of the injection system 400.
- the injection system 400 comprises two lines 403, 404, wherein the line 403 is connected with the hydrocarbon source 401 and the line 404 is connected with the oxygen source 402.
- the line 403 runs coaxially within the line 404, and both lines are connected to a mixing portion 405.
- the mixing portion 405 has a discharge opening 406 for the hydrocarbon-oxygen-mixture.
- cooling gas nozzles 166 are provided on the shell, which are connected with a cooling gas inlet header 165.
- a cooling gas collecting member 160 is provided in the lower part of a transition zone between the reduction zone 101 and the cooling zone 103.
- the cooling gas collecting member 160 is shown in figures 3 and 4 in an enlarged scale. It comprises invertedly tapered channels formed in collector arms 181, 182, 183, 184 arranged in a cross shape, each of which forms a cooling gas off-take 170, 171, 172, 173.
- the lower side of the collector arms 181, 182, 183, 184 opposite to the shaft furnace bottom have suction openings for the cooling gas formed therein.
- the cross sectional area of the cooling gas off-takes 170, 171, 172, 173 increases beginning from the crossing point towards the exterior side.
- collector arms 181, 182, 183, 184 are inclined with an angle between 5 and 10° from the horizontal direction in the direction of the shaft furnace shell.
- the collector arms 182, 183 and 183, 184 and 181, 184 are connected at their outer edge portions to each other, so that all collector arms 181, 182, 183, 184 form a common off-take header.
- the off-take header is connected with an outlet 164, in which a suction device may be provided.
- the cooling gas collecting number 160 is further provided with an upper hollow cone 161, which is provided above the collector arms 181, 182, 183, 184 in the center thereof (see fig. 4 ).
- the upper cone 161 is hollow.
- a lower cone 162 is provided, which in relation of the flow direction of the burden 115 is positioned behind (beneath) the collector arms 181, 182, 183, 184 in the center thereof.
- a gas pipe 151 is connected to the hollow interior of the upper cone 161 and is connected to hydrocarbon source which is not shown in the drawing.
- rotating shafts 180, 185 are provided for breaking and grinding clusters, if present.
- the burden 115 of iron oxide material is fed through the feed opening 109, into the reduction zone 101.
- a hot reduction gas of hydrogen and carbon monoxide is blown into the reduction zone 101 through the bustle gas ports 133, 134 in such a way, that it flows in the opposite direction of the burden 115, which flows downwardly under the influence of gravity.
- the reduction gas reduces the iron oxide at high temperature and in direct contact with the iron.
- the reacted reduction gas then reaches the shaft furnace top, where it enters the furnace gas outlet 120. Due to the inclination of the furnace gas outlet 120 only a small amount of dust particles reaches the furnace gas main pipe 123, because gravity restrains the dust particles.
- the reduced burden 115 descends from the reduction zone 101 into the cooling zone 103. On its way it passes the cooling gas collecting member 160, thereby passing between the collector arms 181, 182, 183, 184, which offer a comparatively small resistance. At the same time the burden 115 is loosened by the top cone 161 in the direction of the shaft furnace wall. The top cone 161 is cooled by the gas entering into the interior thereof.
- a cooling gas is blown in by way of the cooling gas ports 166.
- the cooling gas streams upwardly against the descending burden 115 thereby cooling the burden 115.
- hot gas reaches the collector arms 181, 182, 183, 184 and exits through the suction openings thereof into the cooling gas off-takes 171, 172, 173, 174.
- the cooling gas is then passed to the cooling gas offtake header 164 through the cooling gas off-takes 171, 172, 173, 174 and is thus effectively removed from the shaft furnace 100 at the lower limit of the cooling zone 103. In this way, the cooling gas is effectively prevented from entering into the reduction zone 101.
- the cooled-off burden 115 finally discharges through the discharge port 190 from the shaft furnace 100.
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Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a vertical shaft furnace for a burden moving under the influence of gravity from the top to the bottom of the shaft furnace, in particular for the production of directly reduced iron, with at least one furnace outlet provided at the top of the shaft furnace.
- Vertical shaft furnaces are known in the prior art, which may in particular be used for the direct reduction of iron oxides. These shaft furnaces are designed in such a way, that the burden fed thereto move under the influence of gravity from the top to the bottom of the shaft furnace.
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US 4,054,444 discloses such a shaft furnace. In this shaft furnace a feed opening for the burden and furnace gas outlet are provided at the top of the shaft furnace. A burden of iron oxide material may be fed into the shaft furnace through the feed opening. The furnace gas outlet serves for discharging used furnace gas. - The feed opening forms the upper end of a reduction zone, in which gas bustle ports are provided in order to introduce reduction gas, which contains carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon and is produced in a reformer. Reduction gas reduces the iron oxide at high temperatures directly into iron.
- The reduction zone is followed by a transition zone where hot material passes to a cooling zone with minimum changes in the chemistry of the product.
- Just below the transition zone and cooling zone upper cone area a cooling gas collecting chamber is provided. The cooling gas collecting chamber is for receiving hot cooling gas, which has passed through the hot DRI material cooling zone, and recycling it through the cooling gas scrubber to the cooling zone of the furnace. In this way the DRI is cooled, prior to discharge through the bottom of the shaft furnace discharge feeder.
- In the previous shaft furnace the furnace outlet discharges into the side wall of the furnace at the top of the shaft furnace, wherein the vertical axis of the shaft furnace and the central axis of the furnace outlet include an angle of 90°. This arrangement entails the problem, that during operation big amounts of dust pass with the furnace gas through the furnace outlet. This increases the expenditure for cleaning the furnace gas, because complex dedusting equipment must be provided.
- It is thus the object of the present invention to provide a shaft furnace, wherein at least one furnace outlet is designed in such a way, that discharge of dust is reduced.
- This object is solved in a shaft furnace of the initially mentioned kind in that the central axis of the furnace gas outlet is inclined with regard to the horizontal by an angle of 45 to 55°.
- Since the furnace outlet is inclined with regard to the shaft furnace by an angle of 45 to 55°, the amount of dust particles discharged from the furnace is reduced effectively.
- According to a first embodiment of the invention it is provided, that the shaft furnace comprises two furnace outlets, which are connected to a furnace gas main pipe.
- It is also possible, that the two furnace gas outlets run together in a connection portion to the furnace gas main pipe, wherein the central axis of the furnace outlets enclose an angle of 30 to 60°, in particular of 45°.
- According to a further embodiment of the invention the furnace gas main pipe and the furnace outlets are arranged in such a way, that the central axis of the furnace gas main pipe and the central axis of the furnace outlets enclose an angle of 70 to 100°, in particular of 90°.
- According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention the diameter of the furnace gas main pipe is bigger than the respective diameter of the furnace outlets.
- It is also possible, that the diameter in the connection portion is bigger than the pipe diameter of the furnace outlets and of the furnace gas main pipe.
- An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail making reference to the attached drawing. In the drawing show
- Figure 1
- a schematic side elevational view of a shaft furnace according to the present invention,
- Figure 2
- an enlarged view of a cooling gas collecting member of the shaft furnace according to
figure 1 , - Figure 3
- an enlarged top view of the cooling gas collecting member of the shaft furnace of
figure 1 , and - Figure 4
- an enlarged side elevational view of the cooling gas collecting element of the shaft furnace of
figure 1 . -
Figure 1 shows a shaft furnace 100 according to the present invention in schematic view, which is in particular adapted for the production of directly reduced iron. The shaft furnace 100 has a generally cylindrical form and is vertically arranged. - A furnace
exit gas outlet 120 is provided at the top of the shaft furnace 100, the central axis of theshaft furnace outlet 120 being inclined with regard to the horizontal axis of the shaft furnace 100 by an angle of 45 to 55°. Thefurnace gas outlet 120 is connected with a furnace gasmain pipe 123 in such a way, that the central axis of thefurnace gas outlet 120 and of the furnace gasmain pipe 123 turn at an angle of 90°. - Moreover a
feed opening 109 for aburden 115 of iron oxide material is provided at the top of the shaft furnace 100. The shaft furnace 100 is designed in such a way, that theburden 115 will move under the influence of gravity from the top to the bottom of the shaft furnace downwardly through the interior of the shaft furnace 100. - The interior of the shaft furnace 100 is devided into a
reduction zone 101, the upper end of which forms thefeed opening 109, and acooling zone 103, which is arranged immediately underneath thereduction zone 101. - At the lower end of the cooling zone 103 a
discharge opening 190 is provided, through which the reduced iron may be discharged from the shaft furnace 100. - The shaft furnace 100 comprises a reducing
gas feeding device 130, which is connected with twobustle gas lines 131, 132 with two sets of bustle gas ports 133, 134. The bustle gas ports 133, 134 are arranged at two vertically different levels on the periphery of the shaft furnace wall. - Both
bustle gas lines 131, 132 are equipped with aninjection system 400, 410 for a gas mixture. The twoinjection systems 400 410 are each connected with ahydrocarbon source oxygen source 402, wherein the twohydrocarbon sources injection systems 400, 410 are designed in such a way, that the amount of hydrocarbon and oxygen may be regulated separately. -
Figure 2 shows an enlarged side view of theinjection system 400. Theinjection system 400 comprises two lines 403, 404, wherein the line 403 is connected with thehydrocarbon source 401 and the line 404 is connected with theoxygen source 402. The line 403 runs coaxially within the line 404, and both lines are connected to a mixing portion 405. The mixing portion 405 has adischarge opening 406 for the hydrocarbon-oxygen-mixture. - In the
cooling zone 103, coolinggas nozzles 166 are provided on the shell, which are connected with a coolinggas inlet header 165. A coolinggas collecting member 160 is provided in the lower part of a transition zone between thereduction zone 101 and thecooling zone 103. - The cooling
gas collecting member 160 is shown infigures 3 and 4 in an enlarged scale. It comprises invertedly tapered channels formed incollector arms collector arms - Moreover the
collector arms - The
collector arms collector arms outlet 164, in which a suction device may be provided. - The cooling
gas collecting number 160 is further provided with an upperhollow cone 161, which is provided above thecollector arms fig. 4 ). Theupper cone 161 is hollow. Moreover a lower cone 162 is provided, which in relation of the flow direction of theburden 115 is positioned behind (beneath) thecollector arms - A
gas pipe 151 is connected to the hollow interior of theupper cone 161 and is connected to hydrocarbon source which is not shown in the drawing. - In the lower third part of the cooling zone 133 rotating
shafts - During operation of the shaft furnace 100 the
burden 115 of iron oxide material is fed through thefeed opening 109, into thereduction zone 101. At the same time a hot reduction gas of hydrogen and carbon monoxide is blown into thereduction zone 101 through the bustle gas ports 133, 134 in such a way, that it flows in the opposite direction of theburden 115, which flows downwardly under the influence of gravity. Thus the reduction gas reduces the iron oxide at high temperature and in direct contact with the iron. - The reacted reduction gas then reaches the shaft furnace top, where it enters the
furnace gas outlet 120. Due to the inclination of thefurnace gas outlet 120 only a small amount of dust particles reaches the furnace gasmain pipe 123, because gravity restrains the dust particles. - The reduced
burden 115 descends from thereduction zone 101 into thecooling zone 103. On its way it passes the coolinggas collecting member 160, thereby passing between thecollector arms burden 115 is loosened by thetop cone 161 in the direction of the shaft furnace wall. Thetop cone 161 is cooled by the gas entering into the interior thereof. - In the lower part of the cooling zone 102 a cooling gas is blown in by way of the cooling
gas ports 166. The cooling gas streams upwardly against the descendingburden 115 thereby cooling theburden 115. Finally hot gas reaches thecollector arms gas offtake header 164 through the cooling gas off-takes 171, 172, 173, 174 and is thus effectively removed from the shaft furnace 100 at the lower limit of thecooling zone 103. In this way, the cooling gas is effectively prevented from entering into thereduction zone 101. - The cooled-off
burden 115 finally discharges through thedischarge port 190 from the shaft furnace 100.
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- Vertical shaft furnace (100) for a burden (115) moving under the influence of gravity from the top to the bottom of the shaft furnace, in particular for the production of directly reduced iron, with at least one furnace outlet (120) provided at the top of the shaft furnace, characterized in that the central axis of the furnace gas outlet (120) is slanted with regard to the horizontal by an angle of 45 to 55°.
- Shaft furnace (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises two shaft furnace outlets (120) which are connected to a furnace gas main pipe (123).
- Shaft furnace (100) according to claim 2, characterized in that the two furnace gas outlets (120) run together in a connection portion to the furnace gas main pipe (123), wherein the central axis of the furnace gas outlets (120) enclose an angle of 30 to 60°, in particular of 45°.
- Shaft furnace (100) according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the central axis of the furnace gas main pipe (123) encloses with the central axis of the furnace gas outlets (120) an angle of 70 to 100°, in particular of 90°, respectively.
- Shaft furnace (100) according to any claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the diameter of the furnace gas main pipe (123) is bigger than the diameter of the furnace outlets (120).
- Shaft furnace (100) according to any of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the diameter in the connection portion is bigger than the pipe diameter of the furnace outlets (120) and of the furnace gas main pipe (123).
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