Erection of Trunnion Ring Assembly for Converter-1 at Bhilai Steel Plant’s Steel Melting Shop 3 (SMS-3) complex, which marks an important milestone in the erection sequence of Converter-1, was successfully completed on November 11, 2014.
The upcoming SMS 3 of 4 MTPA capacity is an important component of Bhilai Steel Plant’s 7 MT modernisation and expansion (MODEX) programme, a BSP Press release issued here on Friday stated.
The Trunnion Ring which holds the Converter vessel and through which the Converter tilting is effected was supplied in four parts by M/s SVAI and was assembled, aligned and welded at site.
The Trunnion Ring Assembly also comprises the state-of-the-art VAI-CON lINKS (three vertical and two horizontal) for suspension of the Converter vessel, one fixed bearing with housing, one expansion bearing with housing and rotary
joint with piping for bottom bubbling.
The total weight of the assembly is about 150 tonnes and the erection job was done with two mobile crawler cranes.