Side Entry Rotary Airlock Valves for Steel & Sponge Iron Plants

UGES side entry rotary airlock valves provide heavy-duty horizontal material feeding for steel and sponge iron plants with congested layouts and limited vertical space. Designed for iron ore fines, flux materials, and metallurgical dust handling in confined areas around blast furnaces and DRI kilns.

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Side Entry Rotary Airlock Valves Key Specifications

Rotor Design

Side entry rotor with 6 heavy-duty blades and deep pockets configured for horizontal intake of high bulk-density iron ore fines and metallurgical dusts.

Housing Material

Ni-hard cast iron housing with flame-hardened bore and side-mounted heavy-duty inlet flange for extreme abrasion resistance in steel plant environments.

Inlet Size Range

250mm to 500mm side-mounted rectangular inlet flanges for integration with horizontal conveyors and confined discharge points in steel plant dust recovery systems.

Pressure Rating

Differential pressure sealing up to 2.0 bar with reinforced side entry seal design rated for the high-pressure conveying circuits in steel plant dust recovery.

Temperature Range

High-temperature variant rated to 320°C for confined-space installation near DRI kilns, sinter coolers, and blast furnace stock house areas.

Blade Configuration

6-blade heavy-duty rotor with bolt-on replaceable hardened alloy steel tips and asymmetric pocket geometry optimized for side entry material flow.

Industrial Applications

Confined DRI Kiln Dust Discharge
Feeds DRI kiln dust from horizontal conveyors in tight spaces around rotary kilns, providing airlock sealing where vertical drop-through installation is impossible.
Blast Furnace Stock House Feed
Meters iron ore fines and flux from horizontal screw conveyors into pneumatic lines in the congested blast furnace stock house area.
Steel Mill Duct Dust Tapping
Extracts collected dust from horizontal off-gas duct tapping points, fitting into the confined spaces between steel mill gas cleaning equipment.

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