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The waste heat recovery project for the riser of No. 7 coke oven at WISCO Coking Company has been successfully completed.

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2016-11-08

  

 

National Development and Reform Commission Low-Carbon Technology Innovation and Industrialization Demonstration Project: Wuhan Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. Key Technological Innovation and Industrialization Demonstration Project for the Recovery of Waste Heat from Coke Oven Off-Gas. All 55 riser tubes of No. 7 coke oven were replaced on October 27, 2016, and the system is now operating normally, having entered an intensive commissioning phase.

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