BLEEDER VALVES
BLEEDER VALVES
The VCL Bleeder Valve is a blast furnace top valve with the safety function to avoid over pressure inside the furnace. Due to different emergency or operational reasons, the furnace top pressure can fluctuate and raise higher than the maximum allowed Top pressure. The Bleeder Valves is the Blast Furnace safety component ensuring that overpressure will be released automatically to the atmosphere and is preventing the furnace from bigger damages up- or downstream. Usually there are 2-3 Bleeder Valves installed on top of the uptakes (raw-gas) and 1 after semi gas cleaning.
DESIGN FEATURES OF
BLEEDER VALVES
- Fabricated construction
- Valve actuation by hydraulic cylinder (standard)
- Pressure rating up to 6.0 bar
- Service temperatures up to 500 °C
- Other sizes or operating conditions on request
DESIGN
ADVANTAGES
- Reliable emergency opening (adjustable
spring closing device) - Precise adjustability of opening settings
- Reduced maintenance and improved accessibility of equipment components
- Higher reliability & availability thanks to continuously improved design and customer feedback over several years
