Blast

furnce#2,
dust catcher
M/s Atibir Ind.Company
Limited,Giridih,Jharkhand.
Introduction

Main function is to
Dust catcher is an
separate out the solid
integral part of blast
dust particles from blast
furnace iron making
furnace rising gases
system.
through gravity settling.
Problem statement

Dust catcher dust extraction valve drive Date 24/03/2024, C- shift. At 2:17hrs. Description-when the dust extration valve
shaft broken. was operated motor was running but
valve did not operate.Finally broken soft
was detected.
Immediate action/corrective action.

SHAFT WAS WELDED NEXT MORNING SPARE VALVE WAS ARRANGED FROM
AND PUT INTO OPERATION. BF#1,MADE READY TO REPLACE IT
DURING A PLANNED SHUTDOWN.
Planned shutdown
On 01/04/2024 two hour shut down wa s pla nned
for va lve repla cement.

Bla st furna ce shut down wa s ta ken a t 9:22hrs.

Dust ex tra ction va lve bolts were removed
except one a nd va lve wa s turned to fa cilita te
fa st dust ex tra ction, dust wa s dra ined fully from
dust ca tcher. It took a lmost two hours to empty
out dust ca tcher.
◦ Af te r th e f u l l y e m pty i n g th e du st catch e r,val ve was
r e pl ace d.
Blast furnace started at
13:47hrs.
Conclusion/learning.
After the sha ft wa s broken a nd welded dust
qua ntity dra ined wa s less tha n the norma l days
due to sa fety rea son.

Due to a bove point huge qua ntity of dust wa s in

side the dust ca tcher.

It wa s a lso obser ved tha t the ea rlier insta lled

va lve wrongly oriented from in side.Out a rrow
ma rk showing correct orienta tion.