PROCESS FLOW PELLET PLANT - 01

Iron ore fines

bin 1 & bin 2 Limestone bin

Reclaimer
Coal bin
Iron ore fines stockpile
Fe>63.5%

Iron ore along with additive

with moisture 10% to 11%
Iron ore Fe<63%
Dryer-Iron ore along with
additive is dried to <1%
Dry Grinding
Grinding unit-
Ball mill

Discharge
moisture <1%

Ground iron ore

Dryer

Grinding is done to
-45 micron size Wet scrubbing
system for dryer
Ground ore
De-dusting system for
silo
Iron ore fine dust dryer and ballmill

Ground Iron
ore is stored

Mixing of ground ore,

bentonite & iron ore
Slurry collected from
slurry is done
all de-dusting units
Roto feeder for settling down

Iron ore slurry Thickener

Paddle mixer
Bentonite(0.3-0.65%)
Mixed Iron ore, & thickener slurry
bentonite and iron added
ore slurry

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From roto feeder Mixing of ground ore,

bentonite & iron ore
slurry is done

Paddle mixer

Bentonite(0.3-0.65%)
& thickener slurry
added
Mixed Iron ore,
bentonite and iron
ore slurry

Updraft Down-Draft
Pre-Heat Cooling Cooling
Drying Drying Firing Zone
Zone Zone 1 Zone 2
Balling disc zone zone

Green balls (size: plus 8

Balling disc(6 no's)- mm to minus 16 mm)
Green balls are with a moisture <10%
produced

Indurating machine-straight grate

pelletizing(116m long approx.)

Stacker Iron ore product

pellet
Iron ore product
pellet stockyard

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Iron ore fines
bin 1 & bin 2
Reclaimer

Iron ore fines stockpile

Fe>64%

Iron ore having moisture

content of 10% to 11%
Iron ore Fe<63%

Grinding unit-
Ball mill
Wet Grinding
2 No’s of Ground Iron
ore slurry tanks

Thickener

Grinding is done to
-45 micron size
Iron ore Filter
Cake bin 1 & bin Ground
2 limestone & coal Mixing of filter cake,
bin limestone + coal and
Vertical pan bentonite is done
disc mixer
Ground
bentonite bin

6 No’s of Pressure
filters
Moisture content of
8.5 to 9.5 %

Mixed Iron ore,

additives and
bentonite

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From pan disc
mixer

Moisture content of
8.5 to 9.5 %

Mixed Iron ore,

additives and
bentonite

Updraft Down-Draft
Pre-Heat Cooling Cooling
Drying Drying Firing Zone
Zone Zone 1 Zone 2
Balling disc zone zone

Green balls (size: plus 8

Balling disc(7 no's)- mm to minus 16 mm)
Green balls are with a moisture <10%
produced

Indurating machine-straight grate

pelletizing(124m long approx.)

Stacker Iron ore product

pellet
Iron ore product
pellet stockyard

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