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ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS COMPARING KRESS INDIRECT DRY COOLING WITH CONVENTIONAL COKE OVEN PUSHING AND QUENCHING
Citation:
Vogel, C. AND W. Ponder. ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS COMPARING KRESS INDIRECT DRY COOLING WITH CONVENTIONAL COKE OVEN PUSHING AND QUENCHING. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-94/286.
Description:
The paper describes the Kress Indirect Dry Cooling (KIDC) process and gives results of an evaluation through baseline and demonstration emission testing. he KIDC process offers a technology that has the potential to reduce emissions from coke pushing and quenching at existing coke oven batteries. n a 2month demonstration on a 4-m battery, all 321 Kress pushes were successful. ox slightly larger than the coke charge was positioned flush against the coke oven and received the push. hen the box was sealed and transferred to the quenching station where the coke was indirectly quenched by running cooling water on the outside of the box. n the conventional process, the coke is exposed to air and water, often resulting in extensive particulate and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. dditionally, the KIDC process uses a door remover that cleans the coke-side door and door jamb. his cleaning should facilitate meeting the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) regulations on door leaks. he analytical tests consisted of baseline quench water analysis, Kress box VOC measurements, area and personnel monitors, and visible emission observations. aseline quenching particulate and VOC emissions for the facility were estimated by water analyses and tower factors, including baffle design.