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Nag Joon Choi

Uoo Chang Jung

Hang Goo Kim

Il Ock Lee

Heung Won Kang

Sun Kwang Jeong

A two-stage fluidized bed reducing apparatus and a reducing method for fine iron ore of a wide particle size distribution with an increased degree of utilization of the reducing gas. Fine iron particles dropping through the holes of a gas distributor can be recycled into the fluidized bed furnace, thereby preventing an impediment of the reducing gas flow due to abnormal defluidizing or channeling. A first fluidized bed furnace dries, pre-heats and pre-reduces the fine iron ore, and a second fluidized bed furnace finally reduces the pre-reduced iron ore. Downstream of the respective fluidized beds are installed intermediate hoppers and gas/solid sealing valves. Thus, the fine iron ore particles which drop through the holes of gas distributors during the abnormal operation are recycled to the furnaces. Accordingly, the gas flow is not impeded.

2-stage fluidized bed type fine iron ore reducing apparatus, and reducing method using the apparatus

A two step twin-single fluidized bed type reduction apparatus for fine iron ore, and a method therefor, are disclosed. The fluidizing of the fine iron ore is stabilized so as to improve the reduction degree and the gas utilization rate, and so as to minimize the elutriation loss of the iron ore. The apparatus includes a first fluidized bed furnace for carrying out a first pre-reduction on only coarse/intermediate iron ore particles among fine iron ores of a wide particle size distribution by a bubbling/turbulent fluidization after their charge from a charging hopper, while making fine iron ore particles fly away. A second fluidized bed furnace carries out a first pre-reduction on the fine iron ore particles flown from the first fluidized bed furnace by a bubbling fluidization, and a third fluidized bed furnace carries out a second pre-reduction on the iron ores discharged from the first and second fluidized bed furnaces after their first pre-reduction. A first cyclone captures extremely fine iron ore particles from an off-gas discharged from the second fluidized bed furnace to circulate them back to the second fluidized bed furnace. A second cyclone captures extremely fine iron ore particles from an off-gas discharged from the third fluidized bed furnace to circulate them back to the third fluidized bed furnace. A gas reforming system reforms a part of the off-gas of the first cyclone to circulate the reformed gas to the first and second fluidized bed furnaces.

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Pohang-si, South Korea

Nag Joon Choi