Recent Developments in Making Coke for Blast Furnaces
T. G. CALLCOTT
Australian coking coals are either class 434 (1) / 534(2), at Port Kembla, or 634«P at Newcastle. The former yield good blast-furnace cokes; the latter yield poor ones. However, increases in conventional strength indices, by methods applicable with normal coking ovens, seem unlikely to be economically attractive. Characterization of the coals has enabled an "economic" bi end to be developed in the Newcastle area, and this has affected mining, preparation and handling operations. Coking studies have led to a specification for the making of strong coke, especially from the high-volatile Newcastle coals. Continuous coking studies, developed from the efforts to make very strong coke, have taken two directions. Firstly, coking thin layers of coal on strands; secondly, coking, in various types of vessels, compacts of coals with or without the inclusion of non-coking coals, iron ores or other inert materials. Gas, "sand" and hot metal coking have been tested for use in compact coking. Particular attention has been paid to pellets of coal and ore. The probable industrial problems in adopting any of the ideas are presently being examined.
Mots Clés:
blast furnace, blast furnaces, blast furnaces, coal, coke, coking, Newcastle, Coal, Coke, Cokes, Coking, Heating, Pellets, Strength
