US1873075A - Vertical coking retort oven - Google Patents

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US1873075A
US1873075A US183085A US18308527A US1873075A US 1873075 A US1873075 A US 1873075A US 183085 A US183085 A US 183085A US 18308527 A US18308527 A US 18308527A US 1873075 A US1873075 A US 1873075A
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10B—DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • C10B3/00—Coke ovens with vertical chambers
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10B—DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • C10B33/00—Discharging devices; Coke guides
    • C10B33/02—Extracting coke with built-in devices, e.g. gears, screws

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  • invention relates to coking retort ovens of the vertical type and it has particular relation to means I for supporting the battery structure and for controlling the tempera tures of the supporting means and the adj acent battery structure.
  • My invention has for one of its objects to provide a structure whereby the base portion of a cokeoven battery of the vertical type is provided with cooling means to. reduce the temperature and thereby the expansion of the lower portion of the battery.
  • a further object of my invention is to provide a vertical coke oven battery that is so 15.
  • a further object of my invention is to provide supporting means having heat-insulating means embodied therein to preventexcessive temperatures of the supporting means.
  • a further object of my invention is to provide simple and effective means for supporting the base of a vertical coke oven battery and which will readily permit the passage of columns of coke therethrough.
  • Still further object of my invention is to provide means whereby the base of a vertical burned beneath the battery with the result that the beams were warped by the unequal heating.
  • I provide means whereby much lower temperatures are maintained in the base portion and in the supporting structure by providing air-cooling means for the supporting structure and part of the base portion of the battery and, in addition, by providing-heatinsulatingmeans for a portion of the structure in contact with the hot coke. Expan sion of the supporting structure is thereby limited. V v
  • the beams of the former constructions have been replaced by supporting frames which completely coverfthe brickwork of the base andare sealed at prevent leakage of gas.
  • the frames and coke extractors are directly connected, and any intermediate structure is eliminated and, to that extent, the height of the structure is diminished.
  • Figure 1 is a view, partially in end elevation and partially in section, of a vertical coke oven battery constructed in accordance with my invention
  • Fig. 2 is an enlarged view, partially in end elevation and partially in section, along the line 11-11 of Fig. 3, of a portion of the vertical coke ovenbattery of Fig. 1, parts being broken away;
  • Fig. 3 1s a v-iew, partiallyin side elevation adjacent edges to and partially in sectlon along the line III-.- i
  • a vertical coke oven battery 1 comprises a foundation 2, which may be of concrete or other suitable material, that is supported upon columns 3.
  • the oven structure 4, which rests upon the foundation 2, is provided with a superstructure 5.
  • a charging car 6 supplies coal magazines 7 at the tops of the several-retort ovens of the battery.
  • a primary gas offtake 8 is located at the, top of each retort oven and is connected to aprimary collecting main .9. .A secondary gas offtake 10 foreach oven is connected to a secondary collecting main 11.
  • the battery 1 comprises a plurality of vertical retort ovens 12 that alternate with heating walls 13.
  • the battery may comprise any suitable number of ovens, for example, live, but only two ovens are shown herein, the remainder being identical with those shown and described.
  • the battery is provided with the usual side walls 14 and 15 and regenerators 16, only a portion of one of the latter appearing in Fig. 2.
  • the oven structure 4 is supported upon thefoundation 2 which comprises horizontal concrete beams 17 and 18, only portions of which appear in Figs. 2 and 3, the remainder being broken away for the sake of clearness.
  • the beams 17 and 18 extend under the outside walls of the battery and are supported upon the columns 3.
  • each of the frames 19 of adjacent ovens supports substantially onehalf of the intermediate heating wall.
  • the end portions of the frames 19 project into the beams 17 and 18 and are supported thereby.
  • Each frame 19 is provided with tie rods 20 on the sides thereof and extending between the beams 17 and 18.
  • An expansion joint 22, consisting of pitch between the end of each frame 19 and the beam 18 provides for the expansion of the frame 19 under ordinary operating conditions without subjecting the foundations to injurious'strains.
  • An expansion joint 23 is also provided between the adjacent side edges of the frames 19 for maintaining a gas-tight connection between them.
  • the expansion joint 23 comprises an inner body of pitch that is retained by asbestos rope indicated at 24 which occupies a groove formed by adjacent recessed flange portions 25 of the frames 19'.
  • Each of the frames 19 is provided, at its upper portion, with a hollow flange 27, substantially rectangular in cross-section, and that extends around the periphery of the frame.
  • the flange 27 is provided with suitably spaced vertical reinforcing webs or walls 28, which divide the flange into compartments the dividing walls 28 being provided with circular. openings 29 in order to provide communlcation between the several compartments/ The bottom walls of the side comp a-rtments are provided.
  • Certain of the compartments at the end of the frame 19 are open tothe atmosphere through verticalv passageways 32.
  • the end portions of the casting are each provided with horizontal flanges 33 and 34 that are in extension of the upper and the lower sides of the flange 27 and also with a flange 35, the several end flanges extending into the beams 17 and 18.
  • the spaces between the flange portions 33 and 34 communicate with the hollow flange 27.
  • each of the frames 19 is connected to similar ducts 36 and 37.
  • the frame 19 is further provided with an upper inwardly extending upper flange 39 and a similar lower flange 40 that conform to the opening of the oven 12.
  • the space between the flanges 39 and 40 is filled with refractory material 41, such, for example, as firebrick, to constitute in effect an extension of the bottom opening of the oven 12.
  • the refractory material 41 also constitutes a heat-insulating envelope that surrounds the column of coke for a distance of a few feet below the bottom of the .oven.
  • a coke extractor com prises a shaft 43 extending through the easing 42 and upon which is mounted a series of toothed wheels 44 for the purpose ofremoving coke from the base of the column.
  • a series of pivotally mounted weight members 45 have their m vable ends adjacent to corresponding toothed wheels 44 and operate to yieldingly prevent coke from fallingfrom the column other than when it is removed by the wheels 44.
  • the hopper 46 is provided, at its bottom portion, with a water-sealed door 47 that is rotatably mounted at 48. Each side of the door 27 normally immersed in a water seal 49. l/Vhen the out a discharge opening 50.
  • The'casing 42 com- I prises a/curved portion 53 having an extending portion 54 beneath which is located a horizontal trough 55 for collecting any water that may flow down the side of the leasing or drip from the coke prior to its entry into the hopper 46.
  • the trough 55 which extends substantially the entire length of. the coke extractor, directs the water to the inclinedend wallsof the hopper 46, by means of which it is directed intothe water seal '49.- The latter may be provided with any suitable means to take care of overflow.
  • the trough 55 is mounted for rocking movementby means of ears 56'and short shafts57and 58that are rotatably supported at their respective-inner ends by lugs 59 and at their outer ends by the extractor casing 42.
  • the shaft 58 which is rotatable with the trough 55, extends through the casing 42, the outer end being provided with a loosely mounted handle 60, whereby the trough. may be tilted at desired times to remove any breeze coke that may collect therein.
  • the trough is locked-in position by slid ing the handle on the shaft 48. to engage a stop61.-
  • a water pipe 62 provides means for flushing'thetrough 55 atdesiredtimes to facilitate the flow of water therein.
  • the ovens 1 2 are heatedby the heating walls 13, the latter being provided with horizontal fines 64 and 65 for conveying produotsof combustion and with heating fiues 66, only a portion of which are shown in Fig. 3.
  • a cross-around flue67 is shown in the wall 14, Fig. 2.
  • the base of each heating wall is provided with-an opening 68.; l
  • a pipe 69 having an outer-movable cap 70, extends through, the fl nge 27 of theoorresponding frame 19 in registry with each opening 68 to provide access thereto. 7
  • accumulated coke in the hopper 46 is dumped m into. cars or suitable conveyors at desired in.- tervals for storage or shipment.
  • the heating walls 13 and the side walls 14 and 15 reach fairly high temperatures and heatis conducted to the frames 19,"-including their hollow flanges 27. Since the air ducts36 and 37 are connected to the atmosphere, a draft occurs through the hollow flanges 227 and their connected parts and heatedair is therebyconducted to the atmosphere; at the sides of the battery.
  • the operation of the air-coolingv system thus provided operates to dissipate heat from theframes 19 andthe lower portion of the battery and thus maintains these-parts at comparatively low temperature.
  • the refractory-linings 41 for theframes prevent. any considerable portion of the heat from the columns ofcoke from being transmitted through the supporting frames and the coke isquenched almost im mediately after leaving the frames by the water and steam that .is-generated therefrom.
  • the result of the use 'ofthe supporting means having air-cooling means and the heatinsulating means incorporated therein is to materially reduce the temperatures obtaining in the supportingstructure and the base of the battery and thereby diminish the expansion of thesupporting structure that has heretofore attended the operation of coke oven batteries. Furthermore, the provision of expansion joints, in addition to the low temperatures of the frames, foundation-from forces tending to spread them and which might cause their fracture or their failure.
  • I have provided simple and efficient means in the form of a trough for preventing excess quenching waterfrom coming in contact with the quenched coke and the trough is so arranged that it may beqmoved from without the extractor to render it fully operative.
  • porting means therefor comprising spaced outer members and bridging members-there- :between and supported thereby, and an expansion joint between each of said bridging members and one of said outer members.
  • a main oven structure comprising a plurality of ovens having openings through the base of said structure, of supporting members for said structure, .eachof said members having an opening conforming to that of an oven, and the side edges of said members having gas-tight expansion joints therebetween whereby the base of the oven structure is entirely covered and leakage of gas therethrou'gh is prevented.
  • a coke oven battery the combination with a plurality of vertical retort ovens each comprising two adjacent sidewalls andan oven chamber'therebetween and having a'bottom opening, of supporting means for said battery comprising foundation walls along the periphery of the battery and bridging members extending between said foundation walls, said bridging members each having an opening conforming to the bottom opening of anoven chamber and having a gas-tight connection to adjacent bridging members and having also an expansion joint connection to the foundation walls.
  • a vertical coke oven battery comprising spaced foundation members, a plurality of ovens having openings through the base of said structure, of metallic supporting members for said structure supported by said foundation members and having openings conforming to the openings of said ovens and having adjacent side'edges that have a gastight connection therebetween for providing a bottom covering for said oven structure for preventing leakage of gas therethrough;
  • a coke oven comprising two adjacent walls that are spaced to provide a vertical retort oven chamber therebetween and having a bottom opening, of means for supporting portions of said walls surrounding said oven chamber, said means comprising foundation walls and a metallic frame extending between said foundation walls and havingan opening conforming to the bottom opening of said oven supported thereby and having hollow portions adjacent to the oven walls and communicating with the atmosphere for circulating air for cooling said frame and the adjacent portions of the oven walls'andthereby restricting the spreading of said foundation walls.
  • a coke oven comprising two adjacent walls that are spaced to provide a vertical retort oven chamber therebetweemsaid chamberhaving a bottom opening, of means for supporting portions of said walls surrounding said oven-chamber, said means comprising two spaced foundation walls'and' a metalli'c member extending betweenand' directly supported by said foundation walls and having an opening conforming to the bottom opening of said oven'chamber and having also a hollowportion adjacent to the oven walls and communicating with the atmos phere to provide an inlet and anou'tlet for air for cooling said metallic memberand the adjacent portions of said oven walls.
  • a retort oven having'side walls for bridging the space betwensaid founder; tionwalls, of a metallic bridging member extending between and connected to said foundation walls for supporting portions of said side walls and having hollow portions adjacent to said side walls that are adapted to allow air to circulate therethroughtopro-"j vide cooling means therefor for restricting the forces tending to spread said foundation walls.
  • a main oven structure comprising a retort oven having a bottom opening, of supporting means therefor comprising spaced outer members, a metallic bridging member therebetween and supported thereby, said bridging member having an opening therethrough and conforming substantially to that of said oven and having also hollow portions surrounding said bottom opening and adjacent the bottom portion of'said oven structure for admitting air for cooling said bridging member and the bottom portion of said oven structure to restrictthe temperatures thereof and thereby limit stresses on said outer members tending to'separate them.
  • a coke oven,-th'e combination with a main oven structure comprising a vertical retort oven and walls'therefor, said oven having a vbottom opening, of side supporting members for said structure and a metallic frame.
  • member connected to said sidemenr bers and extending therebetween for sup porting the intermediate oven structure, said member having hollow portions for admitting air adjacent to the bottom portions of said walls for cooling said member and said bottom portions-of said walls and thereby limiting the forces tending to spread the supporting members.
  • the combination with a vertical retort oven comprising two adjacent walls that are spacedto provide a vertical retort oven chamber therebetween', said chamher having a bottom opening, of means for supporting portions ofsa'id walls, said means comprising a metallic member having an opening therethrough conformingxto the bot-o tomopening of said oven chamber and having also a hollow portion surrounding said opening in said member and adjacent-to said walls, said hollow portion being connected at its .top and bottom to the atmosphere to constitute air-cooling means for said walls.
  • a coke oven comprising two adjacent Walls that are spaced to provide a vertical retort oven chamber therebetween, said chamber having a bottom opening, of means for supporting portions of said walls, said means ,comprising a metallic member having an opening therethrough conforming to the bot tom opening of said oven chamber and having also ahollow portion surrounding said opening in said member and adjacent to said walls, said hollow portion being connected at its top and bottom to the atmosphere to constitute air-cooling means for said walls, and a refractory lining for said member.

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