After
several years, FIB has now launched a new design of pickling bath that is optimising
the aspects of maintenance, tightness control and liquids dragging. The TORNADO
pickling comes alive !
The general design of the bath is oriented towards the exploitation
of contemporary lines where the running speed of the wires is beginning to lead
to problems as far as the dragging of liquids as well as lengths are concerned.
Why "TORNADO"?
TORNADO as far as water is concerned.
A unique system of water fountains with high turbulence is allowing an intense
cooling of the wires as well as an extremely efficient rinsing of the pickled
wires.
TORNADO as far as acid is concerned.
The injection of acid is made through several slits located under the wire field.
These slits being distributed all along the length of the acid plate, a turbulent
exchange between the wires to be pickled and the acid is ensured. This allows
to permanently have a rate of acid renewal during the whole pickling process.
TORNADO as far as the control of
the liquids dragging is concerned.
An internal system for the control of the dragging of liquids from bath to bath
is ensured by air knives with high flow incorporated inside the pickling bath.
As the system is working in closed circuit, there is no emission of air outside
the bath.
Advantages :
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No scrubber
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High turbulence of the acid
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New design of sealing (thick water
sealing)
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Very efficient rinsing of the
wires in turbulent mode
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Internal air wiping into the bath
in order to control the liquid dragging
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General improvement of the construction
(full PP construction)
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Lifting up of the water without
pumps
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Acid circuit: no possibility of
leakage on the acid pump thanks to the use of vertical pumps
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Automatic threading improved
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Possibility to automatically control
the acid concentration.