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U.S. STEEL DUQUESNE WORKS<br />
HAER No. PA-115<br />
(Page 146)<br />
north stockhouse iron ore pellet delivery system transferred iron<br />
ore pellets from trestle hung pellet bins to the 400 cu. ft. skip<br />
car located in the skip pit.<br />
Installation Date: 1962.<br />
a. Iron Ore Pellet Bins: Four 6000 cu. ft. capacity<br />
iron ore pellet bins, spaced 17'-9" apart are laid out on a<br />
north-south axis 45*-2" off of the eastern wall of the north<br />
stockhouse. The centerline of the northern most pellet bin is<br />
located approximately 83'-0" off of the northern wall. The<br />
southern most pellet bin is located directly over the<br />
miscellaneous weigh hopper.<br />
b. Pellet Feeder Conveyors: A 540 ton per hour, 48" x<br />
111" Jeffrey electromagnetic feeder conveyor, laid out on a east-<br />
west axis, is attached to each iron ore pellet bin at its bottom<br />
opening.<br />
c. Iron Ore Pellet Conveyor Belt: A 48" x 60'-0" long<br />
conveyor belt (capacity - 296 feet per minute) is located to the<br />
east of, and below the iron ore pellet bins, 36 , -5" off of the<br />
eastern wall of the stockhouse. The belt runs above the flux<br />
conveyor belt in a southerly direction.<br />
5 - d.<br />
d. Miscellaneous Weigh Hopper: See description V - A -<br />
7. North Stockhouse Sinter, Sinter Fines, and Scrap and<br />
Scale Delivery System: This system transferred the designated<br />
raw material from trestle hung bins to the 4 00 cu. ft. capacity<br />
skip car located in the skip pit.<br />
Installation Date: 1962.<br />
a. B_ins: Two 6000 cu. ft. capacity sinter bins, one<br />
6000 cu. ft. capacity sinter fines bin, and one 3000 cu. ft.<br />
capacity scale and scrap bin, laid out on a north-south axis, are<br />
spaced 17 f -9" apart. Located 45 , -2" off the eastern wall of the<br />
north stockhouse, the sinter bins are the northern most bins with<br />
the scrap and scale bin located at the southern end. The<br />
centerline of the northern most sinter bin is located 8 f -10 1/2"<br />
off of the northern wall.<br />
b. Feeder Conveyors: Attached to each of the bins at<br />
their bottom opening is a Jeffrey electromagnetic feeder conveyor<br />
which is laid out on a north-south axis. The sinter bins are<br />
each equipped with a 594 ton per hour, 48" x 111" feeder<br />
conveyor. A 450 ton per hour, 36" x 72" feeder conveyor is<br />
attached to the sinter fines and scrap and scale bins.