Austria-based plantmaker Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has announced that the Turkish integrated long steel producer Karabük Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Kardemir) has ordered a Simetal Merim dry-type dedusting plant.
The new dry-type dedusting plant will be installed to clean the top gas from a new blast furnace at Kardemir and is scheduled to go into operation in mid-2013. The new blast furnace is currently under construction with an interior volume of 1,650 cubic meters and an annual production capacity of approximately 1.2 million mt.
According to Siemens' statement, in comparison to conventional dedusting plants, the Simetal Merim increases energy recovery by roughly 25 percent in the top-gas turbine. The dust recycling process is simplified significantly. Treatment systems for water and sludge are not necessary, reducing the space requirement and minimizing the investment costs.