PINE HILL, ALABAMA PETROLEUM COKE DENSI-FEED™ SYSTEM

Matrix spearheaded a Lime Kiln fuel conversion project to cofire petroleum coke with natural gas at a paper mill Pine Hill, Alabama. The system allowed the mill to substitute up to 80% ground petcoke for natural gas in their lime kiln burner. It consisted of a 180 ton storage silo and a variable speed feeding system specifically designed for the discharge of ground petcoke. A variable rate blower was employed to precisely meet the air flow requirements of the KFS burner. All controls and display panels were integrated into the mill’s existing DCS system. Matrix provided the civil/structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering as well as all of the system equipment and silo for the project.