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U.S. STEEL DUQUESNE WORKS<br />

HAER No. PA-115<br />

(Page 86)<br />

Three f and Four: Extending from the top of each blast furnace are<br />

four 5 , -6" diameter refractory brick lined pipes called uptakes.<br />

The uptakes are tied together at each furnace by two 7*-6"<br />

diameter refractory brick lined pipes called downcomers. The<br />

downcomers at each furnace are tied together into one brick lined<br />

pipe before entering the dustcatcher.<br />

B. Dustcatchers for Blast Furnaces Number One, Two, Three, and<br />

Four: A 26'-5" diameter, 17,470 cu. ft. dustcatcher is located<br />

adjacent to blast furnaces one through four.<br />

Installation Dates: 1901 and 1924.<br />

C. Dustcatcher for Dorothy Six: A 40•-0" diameter, 78,860 cu.<br />

ft. dustcatcher, designed and manufactured by John Mohr and Sons,<br />

is located on the grounds of the remains of Dorothy six.<br />

Installation Date: 1962.<br />

D. Rough Gas Main for Blast Furnaces One. Three, and Four:<br />

Exiting each of the dustcatchers at blast furnaces one, three,<br />

and four is a approximately 6'-0" inside diameter refractory<br />

brick lined rough gas pipe. The pipes tie together into the<br />

rough gas main before branching off into the top of one of the<br />

Venturi Gas Washers located at either blast furnace number three<br />

or blast furnace number four.<br />

Installation Date: 1908. However, there have been numerous<br />

replacements and rerouting of the rough gas mains in<br />

succeeding years.<br />

E. Rough Gas Main for Dorothy Six: Exiting the dustcatcher<br />

located on the grounds of the remains of Dorothy Six is a 8'-4"<br />

inside diameter refractory brick lined rough gas pipe. The pipe<br />

leads directly to the Gas Washer for Dorothy Six.<br />

Installation Date: 1962.<br />

F. Venturi Gas Scrubbers at Blast Furnaces Numbers Three and<br />

Four: 150,000 scfm capacity venturi gas scrubbers, manufactured<br />

by the American Air Filter Company, are located approximately<br />

65*-0" east of blast furnace number three and blast furnace<br />

number four. The "carbofrax" brick lined gas washer is designed<br />

to receive rough gas at temperatures up to 500 degrees F.<br />

Installation Date: 1971.<br />

G. Gas Cooling Towers at Blast Furnaces Numbers Three and<br />

Four: 180,000 cfm capacity gas cooling towers, manufactured by<br />

the American Air Filter Company, are located west of the venturi<br />

washers at blast furnaces numbers three and four. The tile lined<br />

gas cooling tower is designed to cool the cleaned gas down to 112<br />

degrees F.<br />

Installation Date: 1971.

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