Systems and methods for treating a surface of a coke plant
AssigneeSuncoke Technology and Development LLC
InventorsJohn Francis Quanci, Gary Dean West, Mayela Carolina Fernandez
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Abstract
The present technology relates to systems and methods for reducing leaks in a system for coking coal. For example, some embodiments provide systems and method for treating a cracked or leaking surface in a system for coking coal. In particular, the present technology includes systems having one or more substances configured to reduce an airflow through one or more cracks by creating an at least partially impermeable patch. The present technology further includes methods for treating surfaces having one or more cracks to reduce an airflow through the one or more cracks.
Claims18
A method of repairing a leak in a coke oven of a coke plant, the coke oven comprising a floor, opposing doors, opposing sidewalls, and a chamber defined by the floor, the opposing doors, and the opposing sidewalls, the method comprising:
- applying a high temperature-resistant substance over at least a portion of a surface of the floor that includes the leak, wherein the high temperature-resistant substance—
- at least partially forms a patch that reduces the flow of gases through the leak,
- is a blanket or paper comprising a perimeter that, when applied over the surface, is peripheral to the leak and
- the high temperature-resistant substance is applied to the surface while the coke plant is operating.
A method of repairing a surface of a coke oven configured to operate under a negative pressure and having and oven floor, an oven chamber and a sole flue, the method comprising:
- identifying a portion of a surface of the oven floor having one or more cracks, wherein the one or more cracks create an uncontrolled airflow into the coke oven from the sole flue;
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- applying a high temperature-resistant substance over at least the portion of the surface of the oven floor having the one or more cracks, wherein the high temperature-resistant substance comprises a blanket or paper having a perimeter that, when applied over the surface, is peripheral to the one or more cracks,
- wherein applying the high temperature-resistant substance at least partially reduces the airflow through the one or more cracks.
A method of controlling uncontrolled air in a system for coking coal, the method comprising:
- identifying one or more cracks in an oven floor of the system for coking coal, wherein the one or more cracks permit an airflow between an external environment and a structure within the system for coking coal;
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- applying a first substance to at least a first region of the oven floor having the one or more cracks, wherein the first substance is at least partially flexible, and wherein the first substance comprises a blanket or paper having a perimeter that, when applied to the first region, is peripheral to the one or more cracks;
- wherein applying the first substance to the oven floor at least partially reduces the airflow through the one or more cracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.