2.30.1.2
Clinker Grinder
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NOTE: Delete this paragraph if coal analysis
indicates no possibility of slag formation.
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Clinker grinder unit shall be provided with [_____] mm inch wide double
roll for each hopper outlet gate housing. The grinders shall have
manganese steel rolls and cast-iron housings with grinder shafts mounted on
outboard bearings protected by a stuffing box and gland assembly. Grinder
shafts shall pass through stuffing boxes equipped with packing rings and
lantern rings for seal water flow. Clinker grinder shall be provided with
a reversing mechanism to reverse direction of the grinder rolls should an
obstruction stall the grinder. A 9.5 mm 3/8 inch steel plate ejector feed
hopper shall be furnished below each clinker grinder to feed the inlet of
the pneumatic ash gathering system. Fixed passages in the clinker grinders
shall prevent discharge of particles too large to be handled by the
pneumatic conveying system. Each clinker grinder shall be driven by a
totally enclosed type motor and shall be provided with a reversing starter,
pressure switch for seal water control, diaphragm-operated seal water
valve, and a solenoid valve. Units shall be designed for the
characteristics of the coal specified and shall be capable of handling
bottom ash at a rate exceeding the conveying system capacity.
2.30.1.3
Conveyor Piping
Conveyor pipe and fittings shall be made of an abrasive-resisting alloy
metal cast by the sand-spun process, having a minimum Brinell hardness of
280. Wall thickness shall not be less than 13 mm 1/2 inch and pipe lengths
shall not exceed 5.5 m 18 feet. Joints shall be made with flanges or
sleeve pipe couplings and shall be airtight. Fittings shall have a Brinell
hardness number of approximately 400 and shall be provided with removable
wearbacks, where applicable, or shall be of the integral wearback type.
Ash inlet fittings shall be designed so that the ash cannot overload or
clog the conveyor pipeline. Suitable adjustable supports or hangers shall
be provided. Vacuum hose connections shall be provided as indicated. 4.6
meters 15 foot lengths of vacuum hose with quick connectors and four floor
sweep-up nozzles shall be provided.
2.30.1.4
Vacuum and Combination Vacuum/Pressure Systems
a.
Vacuum System: The ash conveying equipment shall be pneumatic
suction type, complete with vacuum pumps and all component parts
necessary for complete and successful operation. The ash
conveying equipment shall be sized approximately twice the
predicted accumulation rate. The system shall have the capacity
to convey and empty not less than [_____] metric tons/hour
tons/hour of ash weighing approximately [_____] kg/cubic meter pcf.
The tonnage shall be based on average handling rate and not on
the instantaneous rate.
b.
shall be commercially produced for this particular type of service
and shall include a pressure vessel equipped with a filter section
at the top and an aeration ring at the bottom. Material shall be
drawn into the unit by vacuum, with the air separated from the
material in the top filter section and exhausted through a
silencer. A high level indicator within the vessel shall then
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