Hot Car Structure

Major structural steel repairs are carried out every two years due to the aggressive nature of this environment, the regular thermo cycling in service exceeds many coatings limitations. Oven temperature Coke is pushed in the Hot Car wagon where all of the coated surfaces are protected with sacrificial wear plates acting as heat shields where it is transported to the quenching area and an estimated 80 tonnes of recirculated water is dumped onto the Hot Coking Coal.

Engineers have tried and tested many different coatings with varied results. Main challenges are most of the work is carried out on site where abrasive blasting is not always possible due to the tight time schedule whilst other trades are working alongside the Chemcote Applications Team.