Two vibrating filter centrifuges from TAPP Group were installed at the Krasnogorskaya Coal Preparation Plant.
The centrifuge is designed to dewater fine coal. Due to centrifugal and vibrating forces, it reduces the moisture content of the coal concentrate to 13%. After dewatering, the products are transported by belt conveyor to the warehouse and shipped to consumers. The new equipment has an output capacity of up to 150 tons per hour.
The new equipment is used to process anthracite produced at the Krasnogorsky open-pit mine, which is a market hit. Reducing the moisture content of the produced concentrate will prevent coal from freezing in railroad cars, and expedite its delivery," said Victor Skulditsky, Managing Director of the Southern Kuzbass company.
Their press service informed, that the centrifuge was installed as part of the technical re-equipment of the coal preparation plant to replace the equipment that had reached the end of its operating life. Whereas the previous unit consisted of 90 components, the new one has only 30, making it easier to setup and maintain the centrifuge. In addition, this machine is more reliable than its predecessor and less prone to water-jet wear on parts.
"There is no thermal drying of coal concentrate at the Krasnogorskaya plant, so the required moisture percentage can only be achieved by dewatering equipment - screens and centrifuges, with its importance growing especially in winter. The new machine will make it possible to meet our strict requirements to moisture content in coal products and prevent freezing of concentrate during transportation by rail," says Igor Ritikov, Managing Director of Southern Kuzbass.
The vibrating feeder of the feed coal hopper was also replaced at Krasnogorskaya coal preparation plant - another unit manufactured by our company according to the technical specifications of the client.