Kametstal has resumed the operation of its main air distribution unit following a 50-day overhaul in Ukraine.
Unit tests conducted on December 28 confirmed passport capacity of 40,000 cubic metre (cbm) per hour of nitrogen and 35,000 cbm/h of oxygen.
As part of the work involving the AKAr-40/35 unit, 68 tonnes of zeolite and 33.6 tonnes of aluminum oxide were loaded into the cleaned and repaired adsorbers – highly dispersed materials for cleaning the air from moisture and carbon dioxide, which negatively affect productivity and quality of air distribution.
On December 26, the first post-repair oxygen was issued to the collector. AKAr-40/35 was put into operation, after which the power industry gradually put KAR-30 units in reserve.
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