August 22, 2008

SAIL BSL coke battery No 5 starts after rebuild

Mr Ram Vilas Paswan union minister for steel, chemicals & fertilizers, dedicated to the nation the coke oven battery at Steel Authority of India Limited’s Bokaro Steel Plant.

The five meter tall Battery no 5 has been successfully rebuilt by MECON Limited on EPC basis with all pollution control facilities to meet stringent emission norms as stipulated by Indian ministry of environment and forests.

The scope of work included design, engineering, manufacture, inspection, supply, erection, testing at site, trial runs, heating up and commissioning. To meet the pollution norms stipulated by Government of India and to maintain healthy operational practice, several unique features like Air Cooled diaphragm type doors with spring loaded latches, water sealed ascension pipe lids, computerized combustion control system and process automation etc have been implemented in the battery. To improve the life and performance of the battery, MECON has innovated in house designs in certain systems.