INBA® System

Slag Granulation with Continuous Dewatering

and Pollution Control

Ironmaking
INBA® System

Slag Granulation with the INBA Dewatering
System
Molten slag is often considered as a waste material
when it is cast into slag pits.
INBA slag granulation and dewatering system is
the proven route for converting molten slag into a
value added product for the cement industry.
The INBA system comprises two main components
– the granulation unit which utilizes a granulation
tank with integrated blowing box, and the dewater-
ing unit consisting of the INBA dewatering drum with
integrated distribution system for an even slag sand
distribution over the complete length of the drum.
With more than 260 references, this most popular
and effective means of processing blast furnace slag
in the world today is rated as Best Available Tech-
nology.
Flexibility of the INBA system
The system provides you with an installation of high
flexibility, independent from blast furnace opera-
tions, such as tapping time duration, inter-cast gap
time, slag flow rates and many more.
The installation is designed for “on-line dewatering
and removal” of the granulated slag sand through
the INBA dewatering drum with its self-adjusting
dewatering speed relative to the slag flow.
Three different water circuits
Paul Wurth designs INBA granulation plants on the
basis of three different plant types to meet your
specific requirements.
All systems can be configured in open or closed loop
and allow a fully individual and flexible design.

1 Hot runner
Hot water granulation system
2 Blowing box

3 Granulation tank

4a Stack

4b Condensation tower

5 Distributor & Slow down boxes

6 Dewatering drum

7 Hot water tank

Cold water granulation system 8 Granulation water pump

9 Recirculation pump

10 Cooling tower pump

11 Cooling tower

12 Cold water tank

13 Condensation water pump

14 Buffer tank
Cold water granulation system
15 Condensation water return pump
with condensation of steam

16 Make-up water

17 Drum cleaning water

18 Drum cleaning air

19 Conveyor belt

20 Stock pile
Multiple Layout Combinations
The INBA granulation system is a compact installa-
tion and suitable for applications with limited space.
Granulation, dewatering and storage areas are
physically independent and can be installed in remote
locations. The system allows multiple combinations
of granulation tanks and/or INBA dewatering drums
adapted to your furnace design and requirements.

Slag Granulation Area:

Granulation Tank & Blowing Box
The slag granulation area links the hot slag runner of
the blast furnace and the INBA dewatering system.
This link is directly accomplished through the use of
a granulation tank.

The granulation tank creates a compact layout,

which allows a reduced water circuit design with op-
timal heat transfer conditions in addition to better
product quality.

Blowing Box Jet

Steam condensation and spray nozzles

Paul Wurth offers a counter-current condensation
system in conjunction with a granulation tank and
a sealing hood which provides a virtually air tight
steam/water condensation. Diameter and tower
height are defined as per thermal calculations.

The conversion of the condensation water into very

fine water droplets is performed with wear re-
sistant spray nozzles.

Granulation Tank with Condensation Tower and INBA Dewatering Drum

 Ironmaking

Dewatering Process
The granulated slag and water mix is distributed
evenly over the whole length of the drum. Axial vanes
inside the drum continuously lift the slag sand onto
a conveyor belt for immediate evacuation. The fine
mesh on the exterior of the drum retains the slag
sand and allows the water to filter through. The slag
sand layer in the bottom of the drum creates a self-
filtering effect.
1 Dewatering drum
2 Distributor & Slow down boxes
3 Buckets
4 Conveyor belt
5 Purging water
6 Purging air
7 Supporting & Filtering screens
8 Slag sand layer
9 Hot water tank
10 Overflow runner system

Drum and drum feedings

A range of drum dimensions along with appropriate
drum feedings handle the different demands of vary-
ing slag and water flows. In view of a longer life time,
feeding outlets are equipped with ceramic tiles. A
range of various wear protection linings are available
for the feeding components of the drum.

Advantages of the dewatering drum

``Low wear on drum body
``Life time in excess of one BF campaign
``Low content of suspended solids in the circulation
water
``Evacuation of slag wool via conveyor belt
``Indication of slag flow rate via measurement of
torque on the drum

The proven drum drives

Paul Wurth offers an electric or hydraulic option,
two different proven technologies for the drum
drive. The electric drum drive with its frequency Double INBA configuration
controlled electric drive motor has proven to be very
reliable on many plants. The hydraulic drum drive
with its very compact drive unit provides a high
torque even at low drum speed.

Sand storage with stock piles or storage hoppers

Different solutions are possible:
``Slag sand storage onto a stock pile and removal
with loader and truck.
``Intermediate storage into slag sand storage hop-
pers with discharge possibility either into trucks,
railway cars, conveyor belts or a combination of
this.
Cooling Tower
Cooling towers of Paul Wurth design allow a strongly
reduced maintenance operation compared to stand-
ard cooling towers. The “packless” countercurrent
design prevents particles from agglomeration and
has proven itself in numerous plants.

Product Quality
Product quality is defined through the sand glass
content and the average slag sand particle distribu-
tion. Tendencies of the product quality have been
identi fied as a function of the chosen plant configu-
ra tion. With more than 260 granulation plants built
worldwide, Paul Wurth engineers gained the know-
how to give your product the highest possible value.

Applications in the Non-Ferrous Industries

The INBA Dewatering System is fully applicable Paul Wurth counter-current Cooling Tower with 3 cells
in the Non-Ferrous Industries for many different
products, like lead-zinc bullion from kivcet furnaces,
nickel, lead and zinc slag from fuming furnaces, blis-
ter copper from ISA-smelt type furnaces, platinum
slag from smelters, nickel slag from pierce smith
converters, etc.

The installations are adapted in size and process

parameters to the adequate process requirements.

Main advantages of the INBA system

``Very compact design offering maximum flexibility
in the layout of installations adjacent to the cast-
floor of the blast furnace. With an adequate layout
of the hot runners on the castfloor, or through
the introduction of an additional remotely located
second granulation tank, one granulation unit can
handle the slag of two tap holes.
``Continuous filtering and evacuation of dewatered
slag sand up to its storage facility without inter-
ruptions for purging.
``High reliability.
``Measurement of slag flow, due to the design of
the drum and the dewatering process.
``Flexibility of the plant operation to be largely in-
dependent from blast furnace operations, such as
tapping time duration, inter-cast gap time, mini-
mum and maximum slag flows, etc.
``Air pollution control through closed loop granula-
tion and reduced emissions.
``Low investment costs compared to the filter bed
and static dewatering systems.
``Low maintenance cost due to low wear.
``Low operation cost due to low energy consump-
tion, simple design and fully automatic operation.
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