Control-Disk Butterfly Valves Enable Throttling Control In Rolled-Steel Cooling System
Control-Disk Butterfly Valves Enable Throttling Control In Rolled-Steel Cooling System
2 PagesD351829X012/Oct18 For more information: www.Fisher.com METALS & MINING Control-Disk TM Butterfly Valves Enable Throttling Control In Rolled-Steel Cooling System RESULTS • Avoided piping changes that would have cost $10K per valve or $90K • Reduced water usage by up to 50% • Reduced the amount of blanched or wasted steel APPLICATION Water pressure and flow control. CUSTOMER Severstal North America in Dearborn, Michigan. CHALLENGE Severstal North America operates a fully-integrated steel mill in Dearborn, Michigan that produces hot-rolled sheet. Initially, the mill had on/off butterfly valves (Jamesbury Series 830) controlling the water pressure in the Roll Coolant system. Nine valves, installed along an 8-inch pipeline, controlled the flow of water through pumps and spray nozzles
