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RM-EM-003

AREA PROCESS TRAINING

Coal Water De-tarring Plant

Coke Ovens

Outcomes Based
Modular Learning
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CONTENTS:

1. OBJECTIVE:

2. LIST OF RELEVANT TERMINOLOGY:

3. INTRODUCTION:

4. PROCESS AND

5. EQUIPMENT FLOW ANALYSIS:

6. MAIN OPERATING DATA:

“Copyright Mittal Steel South Africa Limited, P O Box 2 Newcastle 2940. This manual is the property of Mittal Steel
Newcastle and may not, as a whole or in part, be reproduced or alienated without the prior written permission of the
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1. OBJECTIVE:

Upon completion of this module you must be able to recall and explain:

 The basic flow of the material through this area.

 The quality and quantity parameters.
 The process description and equipment functionality for this area.

PRE-REQUISITES:

 Safety induction.
 Plant orientation.
 Medical test.

RESOURCES:
Superintendent.
Senior process controller.
Process controller.
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2. LIST OF RELEVANT TERMINOLOGY:

Coal water Coal water is excess water from the coking process
[In the raw coking coal there is exist (moist) water
and then there is reaction water produced during
the coking process. This is were the excess water
comes from]
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3. INTRODUCTION:

The main activity that takes place in the Coal water de-tarring plant is to take
out the last bit of tar in the coal water by means of still separation and the air buoyancy
principle.
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4. PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FLOW ANALYSIS:

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5. PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FLOW DESCRIPTION:

05.1 COAL WATER DETARRING PLANT:

PROCESS DESCRIPTION:

Coal water coming from the tar separators flows under gravity to the coal water tank
or torpedo tank where it is pumped at 40 m3/hr into the coal water tank at the coal
water plant where by gravity and still separation coal water and tar are separated.
Coal water at the upper part flows into the intermediate tank at the lower part of
coal water tank and then flows by gravity into the air flotation detarrers. A valve on
the tar discharge pipe located at the lower part of the coal water tank is opened
periodically. Tar at the lower part of the coal water tank flows by still pressure into
the tar and liquor tank.

In the air flotation detarrers , tar is discharged from the bottom and flows into the tar
and liquor tank, coal water after tar removal then flows by gravity into the coal
water intermediate tank and is then pumped with coal water pumps to the scrubbing
unit.

Tar fed into the tar and liquor tank is pumped with pumps for tar and liquor to the
thick tar pre separator.

A light tar discharge port is provided at the upper part of the coal water tank, where
discharged light tar flows into the tar and liquor tank.

An overflow pipe is provided at the upper part of the coal water intermediate tank,
the light tar that floated on the upper part of the tank overflows into the tar and
liquor tank.

The level of the tar and liquor tank is interlocked with pumps for tar and liquor,
namely, when the level is high, the pump starts and when the level is low, the pump
stops.
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EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION:
a) In the coal water tank, because the density of coal water and tar is different, under
the condition of ensuring enough separating time, is to, by the gravity, settling
principle to remove the tar in the coal water.

b) In the air flotation detarrers, under the action of an agitator, tar in ammonia liquor
becomes entrained with air to form foam, according to the air buoyancy principle the
tar then floats on the surface of the water and is then, by means of a tar scraper, to
scrape of the tar on the surface of the ammonia liquor to the tar discharge port at the
bottom of the air flotation detarrers where it flows into the tar and liquor tank, thus
the operation of removing tar in coal water is completed.

c) Tar in the coal water is greatly reduced through two stages of tar removal by coal
water tank and air flotation detarrers thus reducing the gathering of tar in the scrubber
and ammonia still, thus ensuring stable operation of scrubbers and de-acidification and
ammonia stilling. Waste water quality is stabilized that is better for environmental
protection.

06. MAIN OPERATING DATA:

Treatment capacity for coal water: : 40m3/h.

Tar content in coal water before treatment: : less than 400mg/l.
Tar content in coal water after treatment: : less than 50mg/l.
Level of coal water intermediate tank: : 0.6~2.8m.
Level of tar and liquor tank: : 0.3~1.6m.
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Compiled by:______________________________Date:____________________

Recommended by: __________________________Date:____________________

Superintendent

Approved by: ______________________________Date:____________________

Manager

Consulted with: ______________________________Date:____________________

Employee

Consulted with: ______________________________Date:____________________

Employee