Enhancement of the productivity of non-recovery stamp charge coke oven plant at JSPL Raigarh

In recent past, Jindal Steel & Power Limited, Raigarh unit, has increased the hot metal production capacity by the renovation of the existing blast furnaces. Therefore, the blast furnace coke demand has increased. This excess demand for metallurgical coke production from the existing non-recovery stamp charge coke oven plant was a very tough challenge, because the coke oven plant was already running at rated production capacity. Therefore, to fulfill the requirement of excess coke and to deliver more value to the customers, several initiatives have been taken by the Coke Oven and Technical Services Department within the existing setup. Few approaches had been adopted to increase the productivity of coke by ∼20% without deteriorating the resultant coke quality. This paper describes in details the steps taken to enhance the productivity of non-recovery stamp charge coke oven plant.