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WATER JET CONFERENCE - Waterjet Technology Association

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(C) Capital Expenditure:<br />

Material i.e. Pump unit<br />

Tracing Motion, tank etc. $112,210<br />

Installation $ 32,060<br />

Total $144,270<br />

The payback time is less than six months as this is the first machine on the<br />

battery. The second machine on the pusher or cooler side has a longer payback period,<br />

say 12 months as the problems of fouling are not so great and the saving returns are less.<br />

CONCLUSIONS<br />

High pressure water jetting has proved to be a practical facility which assists the<br />

production of coke. It improves the environment of the plant coke operators and reduces<br />

the atmospheric pollution.<br />

The cleaning of doors is completed within the pushing cycle via a machine which<br />

is uncomplicated and reliable. Clean doors vastly improve door extraction and<br />

maintenance downtime on door machines has been reduced. Gas emissions have been cut<br />

down to a bare minimum, thus preventing open door fires which lead to oven door and<br />

jamb damage. There is more gas available for by-products recovery. Due to the<br />

elimination of door extraction and replacement problems, machine availability has been<br />

greatly improved. Also since the water jet cleaners have no mechanical contact with the<br />

door or plug, the machines do not cause any seal or plug damage; this has in turn reduced<br />

the maintenance requirement of the door seals. As can be seen, water jetting has assisted<br />

greatly in every coke oven manager's aims which are high production coupled with<br />

lowest possible running costs.<br />

REFERENCES<br />

1. Graham, R.J., 1979 The Development of High Pressure Water Jet Equipment for the<br />

Cleaning of Coke Oven Doors, C.O.M.A. Northern Section, U.K.<br />

2. Odds, D.J.H., 1982 Cleaning Coke Oven Doors 6th International Symposium on Jet<br />

Cutting <strong>Technology</strong>, University of Surrey, U.K.<br />

Figure 1. Coke oven battery seen from Figure 2. View of bottom of door with tar<br />

Pusher side. Deposit hanging from seal.<br />

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