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U.S. STEEL DUQUESNE WORKS<br />

HAER No. PA-115<br />

(Page 198)<br />

Installation of dual venturi scrubber in eastern bay: 1976.<br />

D. Gas Cooling Towers: One tile-lined gas cooling tower,<br />

manufactured by the American Air Filter Company, is located just<br />

north of each dual venturi scrubber. Each tower is connected to<br />

its respective dual venturi scrubber by a flooded elbow. The<br />

tower associated with the scrubber in the western bay of the gas<br />

quencher pump house is 29*-0" diameter x 103'-3" high. It is<br />

designed to receive gas at 386,000 cfm and to cool the gas down<br />

to 110 degrees F. The tower associated with the scrubber at the<br />

eastern bay has a diameter of 22'-0" and is 84'-6" high. It is<br />

designed to receive gas at 146,000 cfm and to cool the gas down<br />

to 110 degrees F.<br />

Installation of gas cooling tower north of western bay:<br />

1963.<br />

Installation of tower north of eastern bay: 1976.<br />

E. Gas Washer Pump House: Laid out on an east-west axis, the<br />

gas washer pump house is located just north of the gas quencher<br />

pump house. The 28'-0" wide x 60'-0" long, one story steel<br />

framed building is divided into two equal bays. Each bay is<br />

built around the bottom cone of the gas cooling towers. The<br />

steel framed building has a corrugated metal exterior.<br />

Located in the western bay of the pump house are three 125<br />

hp motor-powered Wilson-Snyder cooling tower water pumps rated at<br />

5500 gpm, and two 150 hp motor powered Allis-Chalmers venturi<br />

recycle pumps rated at 3300 gpm.<br />

The eastern bay of the pump house contains two 12 5 hp motor-<br />

powered Wilson-Snyder cooling tower water pumps rated at 5500<br />

gpm, and one 150 hp motor-powered Allis-Chalmers venturi recycle<br />

pumps rated at 3300 gpm.<br />

Construction of original pump house: 1963.<br />

Construction of 30'-0" extension to eastern end: 1976.<br />

Installation of equipment in western bay: 1963.<br />

Installation of equipment in eastern bay: 1976.<br />

F. Fans and Stacks: Connected to the outlet pipe of each gas<br />

cooling tower is an American Air Filter Company manufactured,<br />

motor-powered fan and stack. The fans blow the clean gas<br />

travelling through the downcomer outlet pipes of the gas cooling<br />

towers up through the stacks and into the atmosphere. The stack<br />

associated with each gas cooling tower has a g'-O" diameter and<br />

is 151'-0" high.<br />

Installation of fan and stack associated with the western<br />

gas cooling tower: 1963.<br />

Installation of fan and stack associated with the eastern<br />

tower: 1976.

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