Iron and Steel Production
Perhaps no other industry can raise efficiencies more through proper filtration than Iron and Steel Production. Download our LAKOS In Steel Applications Brochure, LS-740 for more information or read the White Paper (LS-564) explaining how important clean water is to steel production.
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What Does LAKOS Remove?
Mill scale, slag, dirt and other settleable fines
The flow rate and velocity of the liquid are the key factors in determining the effectiveness of solids removal. This combination creates the centrifugal-action necessary to remove particles as they pass through the Separator. The efficiency of this process is greatly dependent on the size and weight of particles (their specific gravity) as shown in the chart in the Drawings/Sketches tab. The effectiveness of this process can be improved by multiple passes through a LAKOS Separator or by installing two Separators in tandem (a “Super Separator”).
Efficiency
Separators protect cooling tower operations from fouling and lost efficiency - In the manufacturing of carbon, alloy and stainless plate steels, Lukens Steel Company in Coatsville, Pennsylvania employs water contact cooling, which results in troublesome metal oxides in the water that passes through their cooling towers. Using LAKOS Separators, Lukens has extended the life of their towers by more than 5 years by reducing nozzle plugging, tower basin accumulation, fill contamination, etc.
Descaling nozzles protected with LAKOS Separators - Tripling the life of their over 1,000 descaling nozzles, California Steel roll mill operation in Southern California also enjoys reduced wear to their high pressure pumps, the elimination of downtime & maintenance to their spray headers and overall better product quality.
Plate mill eliminates costly downtime - Plugged spray nozzles & manifolds, troublesome "orange peel" roll damage and unsatisfactory product shape led California Steel to replace its strainers and self-cleaning filters with LAKOS Separators. Immediate results included the elimination of nozzle replacements (once recorded at 100 per week), no spray manifold problems, improved roll cooling efficiency and better product shape. Overall, annual savings in excess of $50,000 were attributed to the LAKOS Separator's ability to reduce downtime and increase operating efficiency.
Application Bulletins
AB-223 Case Study: Chile Steel Mill Separator
AB-220 Case Study: Heat Protection Against Metal Scaling
AB-210 Mittal Steel ApplicationsCooling Tower
AB-207 Nozzle Protection at Korean Steel Mill
AB-194 LAKOS Solves Several Steel Mill Cooling Water Filtration Problems
AB-193 Metal Refinery Eliminates Sump Clean-Up Problem with Self-Cleaning LAKOS System
AB-186 LAKOS Filtration in Steel Mill (Case History and Reference Listings)
AB-165 Separator Replaces Basket Strainer in Quench Water System
AB-149 LAKOS Protects Heat Exchanger at Belgian Steel Mill
AB-147 LAKOS Removed Mill Scale at California Steel's Hot Rolling Mill
AB-138 Separators Handle Solids Effectively in Steel Mill
AB-132 Grit & Scale Removed from Recirculated Foundry