When sinters are filled into the sinter cooler from the sintering machine, it is commonly seen that, due to segregation effects, sinters of larger size usually accumulate closer to the inner wall of the sinter cooler,...When sinters are filled into the sinter cooler from the sintering machine, it is commonly seen that, due to segregation effects, sinters of larger size usually accumulate closer to the inner wall of the sinter cooler, whereas those of smaller size are to the outer wall. This nonuniform distribution of sinters has led to uneven cooling effect throughout the cooler. This causes the sinters leaving the cooler at a large temperature difference. This undesired temperature difference leads to the deformation and even the destruction of the conveyors. The computational fluid dynamics （CFD） technique was used in the present work to investigate the heat and fluid flow phenomena within the sinter cooler corresponding to the different distribution of sinter layer porosity, which was highly dependent on the arrangement and orientation of sinters within the sinter cooler. It is confirmed that a high mass flow rate within the sinter layer causes a low temperature region and vice versa. The flow fields for vertically reducing porosity distribution and random distribution are almost identical indicating the relative insignificance of convective heat transfer mechanism.展开更多
The hot-wire type anemometers were used for measuring the velocity of effective air flowing through sinter bed in this study.Meanwhile,microphones were installed beside the pathway and close to the outer sidewall of t...The hot-wire type anemometers were used for measuring the velocity of effective air flowing through sinter bed in this study.Meanwhile,microphones were installed beside the pathway and close to the outer sidewall of travelling pallets for monitoring sound pressure generated by an abnormal air leakage.For identifying the passing pallet,a thermal-resistant type RFID technology was adopted.Based on the measured data via anemometers,the air leakage rate of sintering machine was calculated with the mass balance method,and pallets with the abnormal leakage can be detected and ranked in the severity of leakage from the measured sound pressure with the relevant criteria.In addition,for examining the leakage situation,this study set up a capillary type of differential pressure gauge to double cone valve(DCV)below the electrostatic precipitator(EP)in sintering plant for collecting the larger dust.The criteria of determining leaked DCV and the patterns for replacing the DCV were proposed to develop a detecting and predicting system on the air leakage into dust collectors of sinter machine.It offered field staff a basis of maintaining or renewing DCV via a warning reminding and reducing air leakage to increase EP efficiency for avoiding the dust emission from the stack.These technologies had been implemented in the sintering plants of China Steel Corporation,and they can effectively reduce the air leakage rate by5%at least and further decrease the electricity consumption of the suction fan and coke rate,increase the production for the sintering machine.展开更多
文摘When sinters are filled into the sinter cooler from the sintering machine, it is commonly seen that, due to segregation effects, sinters of larger size usually accumulate closer to the inner wall of the sinter cooler, whereas those of smaller size are to the outer wall. This nonuniform distribution of sinters has led to uneven cooling effect throughout the cooler. This causes the sinters leaving the cooler at a large temperature difference. This undesired temperature difference leads to the deformation and even the destruction of the conveyors. The computational fluid dynamics （CFD） technique was used in the present work to investigate the heat and fluid flow phenomena within the sinter cooler corresponding to the different distribution of sinter layer porosity, which was highly dependent on the arrangement and orientation of sinters within the sinter cooler. It is confirmed that a high mass flow rate within the sinter layer causes a low temperature region and vice versa. The flow fields for vertically reducing porosity distribution and random distribution are almost identical indicating the relative insignificance of convective heat transfer mechanism.
文摘The hot-wire type anemometers were used for measuring the velocity of effective air flowing through sinter bed in this study.Meanwhile,microphones were installed beside the pathway and close to the outer sidewall of travelling pallets for monitoring sound pressure generated by an abnormal air leakage.For identifying the passing pallet,a thermal-resistant type RFID technology was adopted.Based on the measured data via anemometers,the air leakage rate of sintering machine was calculated with the mass balance method,and pallets with the abnormal leakage can be detected and ranked in the severity of leakage from the measured sound pressure with the relevant criteria.In addition,for examining the leakage situation,this study set up a capillary type of differential pressure gauge to double cone valve(DCV)below the electrostatic precipitator(EP)in sintering plant for collecting the larger dust.The criteria of determining leaked DCV and the patterns for replacing the DCV were proposed to develop a detecting and predicting system on the air leakage into dust collectors of sinter machine.It offered field staff a basis of maintaining or renewing DCV via a warning reminding and reducing air leakage to increase EP efficiency for avoiding the dust emission from the stack.These technologies had been implemented in the sintering plants of China Steel Corporation,and they can effectively reduce the air leakage rate by5%at least and further decrease the electricity consumption of the suction fan and coke rate,increase the production for the sintering machine.
