CERAMIC VORTEX FINDER

• Country                                               Ireland• Industry Alumina• Plant group name:                               XX• Plant name:                                         XX  • Main equipment supplier:                 • Production capacity:                           Europe’s largest alumina plant

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CERAMIC VORTEX FINDER – IN AN ALUMINA PLANT

XX - Ireland

Europe’s largest alumina plant

Cyclone 5

Main problem –Abrasion of the steel vortex finder

CERAMIC VORTEX FINDER – ALUMINA PLANT IN IRELAND

Installation :October 2010

Int. Dia. = 148cmHeight = 125cm

CERAMIC VORTEX FINDER – A PLANT IN IRELAND

Installation :October 2010

CERAMIC VORTEX FINDER – IN ALUMINA PLANT

Installation :October 2010

Extra long bracketstack-welded to theouter casing

CERAMIC VORTEX FINDER – IN ALUMINA PLANT

Installation :October 2010

CERAMIC VORTEX FINDERInstallation :October 2010

Nearly finished

CERAMIC VORTEX FINDER – ALUMINA PLANT

Installation :October 2010

Fully installed

Gunning of the cycloneroof completed

CERAMIC VORTEX FINDER – ALUMINA PLANT

Installation :October 2010

The 6mm ceramic fibre is visible

CERAMIC VORTEX FINDER – IN ALUMINA PLANT

Inspected after 6 months : No sign of abrasion or chemical deterioration

New CVF recently supplied for an identical cyclone.

Installation planned for January 2012