Coke Oven Gas0 pages

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Coke Oven Gas
Renaissance of a fuel

SAACKE burner systems for coke oven gas

In the 19th and the first half of the 20th century coke oven gas
was one of the main sources of energy for urban households. It
was used for gas lamps, for heating and cooking. In many parts of
the world the population was supplied with purified coke oven gas
as town gas. In the 1960s coke oven gas (town gas) was replaced
by natural gas as a fuel – and fell into oblivion as a source of energy
in many places.

SAACKE combustion technology today makes possible a reliable,
low-emission and highly available utilization of this demanding fuel.
Besides purely coke oven gas burners, SAACKE also offers
combined burners for two-gas operation or operation in combination with liquid fuels.
The following burner series have proven effective in operation with
coke oven gas:

However, fossil fuels like natural gas are precious and expensive
and in times of climate change, reliable alternatives are in demand
worldwide, particularly in industry.

•t SG / SKVG for all areas of application, output 1 – 55 MW
•t TEMINOX GS / GLS for flame tube boilers and thermal oil heaters,
output 4 – 25 MW
•t DDG / DDZG and TF-DDG / TF-DDZG for water tube boilers,
output 10 – 80 MW
•t SSB for combustion chambers and special applications (low gas
pressure, contaminated combustion gas), output 1.5 – 90 MW

Coke oven gas – from a by-product
to a reliable source of energy
What, therefore, is coke oven gas? Large amounts of this gas,
which represents a high-quality and low-cost fuel in purified or
partially purified form, result from gasification of coal or as a
by-product of coal degassing at coking plants. It consists of 50 %
hydrogen and approx. 25 % methane and is thus a valuable source
of energy that is available near coking plants and in coal mining
areas and should be exploited optimally.
Coke oven gas places special demands on combustion technology,
due to large volumes, low pressures, high hydrogen content and
frequently high degree of contamination.

In addition, SAACKE offers:
•t Intelligent EMSR technology
•t Special gas trains for coke oven gas with increased contamination, e.g. due to traces of tar or oil
Depending on the configuration, systems for coke oven gas
combustion can also be combined with other efficiency-enhancing
measures and with alternative fuels. This makes it possible to
further reduce operating costs while efficiency is increased even
more. SAACKE offers tailored technical solutions to utilize energy
efficiently.

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