Metinvest Group’s Kametstal plant, which was built at the facilities of Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMK, Kamianske, Dnipro region), in cooperation with YASNO Energy Efficiency, has completed a major overhaul and modernized the most productive turbine blower No. 1 in the turbine shop of the CHPP.
According to the press release, the turbine shop has implemented a project to modernize the automatic control system of the unit to ensure a stable, uninterrupted supply of blast of the set parameters to the DP-1M blast furnace, which is the main task of TPD-1.
It is also specified that as part of the reconstruction, the unit’s control units were dismantled – the old hydraulic equipment was replaced by a modern hydroelectromechanical control system with electronics and software, which made it possible to switch to automatic control of the blowing parameters by the turbine shop operators. Previously, the BFD was controlled manually using levers or buttons. After the modernization, this process takes place only on the monitor screen. Now, power engineers can precisely control steam consumption with an accuracy of several cubic meters, and thus the air supply to blast furnaces.
During the overhaul, a large amount of work was performed alongside the modernization. In particular, the steam turbine, a key component of BF-1, was repaired. Auxiliary equipment was also inspected.
The modernization was carried out during the second half of 2024. Most of the work was carried out by contractors and specialists of YASNO Energy Efficiency. Scheduled post-repair tests were successful, and in December, the upgraded BF started operating.
“Kametstal was created on the basis of PJSC Dneprovsky Coke and Chemical Plant (DKKhZ) and Centralized Steel Works of PJSC Dneprovsky Metallurgical Plant (DMK).
According to the 2020 report of Metinvest Group’s parent company, Metinvest B.V. (Netherlands) owned 100% of the shares in DCCP.
