New Converter Secondary Hood Design

Client: Vale-Inco (Copper Cliff)
Location: Ontario, Canada

Preliminary and Detail Design and commissioning of a new primary and secondary hood for a bulk converter (150,000 ACFM). CFD modeling used to optimize hood configuration and flow rate.

  • Retractable door for charging mouth
  • Process, mechanical, civil/structural, electrical, and instrumentation
  • Commissioning and performance testing
Project History
Basic Engineering 2005 Detail Engineering 2006 Startup 2007