Introduction of Micro-Pellet Sintering (MPS)

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Problems Regarding Sintering

Taking pellet fine(< 0.074mm is 80%) as main
content of iron material

Poor permeability of material

Low yield sintering

Poor product quality

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Micro-Pellet
Sintering
Process

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A solution for
the above
problem

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Characteristics and Requirements of Micro-pellet Sintering

This process is suitable for raw material whose content
includes more than 40% pellet fine.
A certain amount of limestone shall be added as adhesive to
improve pelletizing efficiency, whose particle size is 0 ~ 3mm.
The granulator shall produce small balls (> 3mm 75%).
Separately adding fuel technology is adopted to save solid
fuel. That is to say, 30% of the total solid fuel is added in the
proportion room and the rest 70% is added rolling on the
surface of the balls by cylindrical rolling coal machine. The
ratio of the solid fuel adding before and after proportion of
the material should be adjusted according to the
characteristics of the materials in practice. The solid fuel is
coke powder (some anthracite can be added), 0~3mm should
be equal or over 85% .
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Characteristics and Requirements of Micro-pellet Sintering

Mixing Equipment: Drum Mixer is adopted and pelletizing
time is 7 to 8 minutes. The filling rate shall be controlled as
around 12%
Pelletizing Equipment: Drum Pelletizer or Disc pelletizer can be
adopted.
Micro-Pellet Sintering process should be used according to the
pelletizing and sintering tests of the material to define
optimized parameters.

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Process Flow
Iron ore Fines

Coke Fine (coal)

Flux

Crushing

Preliminary
Crushing

Classifying

Secondary
Crushing

Lime

Treatment

Cold Sinter
Return Fine

Dust Return

Dust

Moisture

Proportioning
Hot
Water
Primary
Mixing

Nodulizing
(Pelletizing)

Coke Oven
Gas
Liquid Coal
or
Coke Fine

Hearth Layer

Ignition

Feeding

Wind suction

Sintering
Spillage

Waste Heat
Recovery

De-dusting

Hot Crushing

De-dusting

De-dusting

Hot Wind
Waste Heat
Power Generation

Steam
Generation

Cooling

Wind Suction

Wind Suction

Waste gas

Out
Transprtation

Crushing

Preliminary
Classification

2nd
Classification

Third Classification
Chimney

Sampling and test

To atmosphere

To BF

Process Flow

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Reference List of MPS

PROJECTS

SINTERING

PRODUCTION

PUT INTO

MODEL

660

EPC

2014.04

600

EP

2013.11

AREA

(m2)

(MT/a )

PRODUCTION

Local Projects
Rizhao Steel Sinter Plant,
1
China
Bao Steel No.4 Sinter Plant,
2
China
Taiyuan Steel Group Co. new
3

660

6.60

2010.02

450

4.83

EP

2006.7

360

3.68

2004

360

3.60

EPC

2001

360

3.78

EPC

2001

180

1.98

EPC

2004

Sinter Plant, China

Taiyuan Steel Group Co. new
4
Sinter Plant, China
Benxi Steel (Group) Co., Ltd.
5
Sinter Plant, China
AnSteel Group Co. Dong
6
Sinter Plant, China
AnSteel Group Co. No.2 Sinter
7
Plant, China
8

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Xintai Steel Sinter Plant, China

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Relevant Data
N
o.

6
7

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Plant

Drum Pelletizer

Sinte
r
Spec
s.
(m2)

Produ
ctivity

MB
Thickn
ess

Conce
ntrate
Rate

Balling Parameter
Rate
main fan

(t/m2.h)

(mm)

(%)

Specs.
(m)

Qty.

>3mm
(%)

No.2 Sinter
Plant for An
Steel
East Anshan
Sinter Plant
for An Steel
Sinter Plant
for Anyang
Steel

360

1.322

565

91.85

3.2 x
12

80~85

360

1.422

550

85-90

3.5 x
13

360

1.15

580

52

3.8 x
16

Sinter Plant
for
Benxi
Steel
Sinter Plant
for
Xingtai
Steel
Sinter Plant
for TISCO
Sinter Plant
for TISCO

360

1.412

550

85-90

180

1.41

600

450

1.26

660

1.1

of Remar
ks

Gas
Flow
(m3/mi
n)
16500
x2

Suction
Pressu
re (Pa)
15000

paramete
rs in 2003

80~85

16500
x3

15000

paramete
rs
in
Jun.2005

18000
x2

16500

3.8 x
17.5

17500
x2

15000

paramete
rs in the
start
in
Sep.
2005
paramete
rs in Aug.
2005

60

3.8 x
17.6

77

18500
x1

16000

paramete
rs in 2004

600

71.3

85

paramete
rs in 2007

65-70

75

21000
x2
30000
x2

17150

700

4.4 x
18
4.8 x
21

17500

paramete
rs
in
design

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Main Figures of TISCO (Taiyuan Steel) 660m2 sinter plant

(100% Concentrate) Year 2014
Concentrate Rate96.38 %
Productivity1.1 t/(m2.h)
Availability (day)96.46 %
Layer Thickness700 mm
Fuel Consumption (Coke fine)52 kg/(t.s)
Power Consumption37.9 kWh/(t.s)
ISO Tumbler index+6.3mm81.04 %

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