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440 INFACON XIThe range of temper<strong>at</strong>ures for varying off-gas volumes can be appreci<strong>at</strong>ed from the graphs, as can the importanceof maintaining the off-gas <strong>system</strong> in good <strong>co</strong>ndition: decreasing volumes result in rapidly increasingfurnace hood temper<strong>at</strong>ures as well as baghouse inlet temper<strong>at</strong>ures.In order to <strong>co</strong>mpare process requirement with fan and baghouse capacities, the baghouse and fan capacityare viewed vs the baghouse temper<strong>at</strong>ure curve. If the baghouse and fan capacity curves are above the baghousetemper<strong>at</strong>ure curve, then the off-gas <strong>system</strong> (fan and baghouse) have sufficient capacity to adequ<strong>at</strong>elyventil<strong>at</strong>e the <strong>system</strong>. The first point of intersection of the fan or baghouse capacity curve with the baghousetemper<strong>at</strong>ure curve shows the maximum off-gas oper<strong>at</strong>ing capacity. If the above point of intersection is <strong>at</strong> anormalised volume where both the baghouse temper<strong>at</strong>ure and the furnace temper<strong>at</strong>ure are within design criteria,then the off-gas <strong>system</strong> is adequ<strong>at</strong>ely sized for the applic<strong>at</strong>ion.For furnaces 1 to 3, the point of intersection of the baghouse capacity curve with the baghouse temper<strong>at</strong>urecurve is <strong>at</strong> 45Nm 3 /s. At this volume, the furnace temper<strong>at</strong>ure is below 400°C and the baghouse temper<strong>at</strong>urebelow 220°C. The <strong>co</strong>nclusion from the curve is therefore th<strong>at</strong> the off-gas <strong>system</strong> has sufficient capacity forthe applic<strong>at</strong>ion.For furnace 4, the baghouse capacity curve is the first to intersect with the baghouse temper<strong>at</strong>ure curve –i.e. the baghouse capacity is limiting. The point of intersection is <strong>at</strong> a baghouse temper<strong>at</strong>ure of 233°C, whichis above the oper<strong>at</strong>ing guideline of 220°C. The fan capacity intersects the baghouse temper<strong>at</strong>ure curve <strong>at</strong>223°C, which is marginally above the oper<strong>at</strong>ing guideline. The <strong>co</strong>nclusion drawn from the curve is th<strong>at</strong> thebaghouse capacity is limiting and the <strong>system</strong> will not be able to oper<strong>at</strong>e <strong>at</strong> 220°C.However, furnace 4 does not oper<strong>at</strong>e in isol<strong>at</strong>ion and the <strong>co</strong>mbined effect of all 4 furnaces on the fans andthe baghouse was viewed.2.5.2 Combined APC System ModellingThe graph below <strong>co</strong>mbines the process impact of the four furnaces and the capacities of the 4-off fans and 32-off baghouse <strong>co</strong>mpartments. Curves shown are <strong>co</strong>mbined average furnace temper<strong>at</strong>ure (all 4 furnaces), <strong>co</strong>m-1000950900Temper<strong>at</strong>ure, °C85080075070065060055050045040035030025020015010050BaghousecapacityBaghousetemper<strong>at</strong>ureFan capacity220°C lineFurnace hood temper<strong>at</strong>ureOper<strong>at</strong>ingpointOper<strong>at</strong>ing range050 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200Volume, Nm 3 /sFigure 4: Combined Furnaces Extraction volume vs Temper<strong>at</strong>ure