This utility model relates to a combined vertical
shaft furnace device for feeding green
pellets, belonging to the field of low-carbon
metallurgy or
hydrogen metallurgy. This device achieves seamless integration of green pellet
sintering and reduction reactions through vertical
coupling of the
pelletizing vertical furnace and the reduction vertical furnace. Specifically, green
pellets are conveyed to the
pelletizing vertical furnace via a feeding
system, sintered into hot
pellets in an oxidizing
atmosphere, and then directly transferred to the reduction vertical furnace via a sealed valve
assembly and an intermediate tank, where they react with the introduced reducing gas to produce
direct reduced iron. Key components of the device include the
pelletizing vertical furnace inlet
pipe,
flue gas emission
system, sealed valves, and a material
distributor, ensuring independent environmental isolation between the two furnaces and continuous
material transport. This solution reduces repeated
energy consumption by eliminating the cooling and reheating stages in traditional processes; the highly compact equipment reduces construction and maintenance costs; and the
sensible heat of the hot pellets is directly used for the reduction reaction, improving overall
thermal efficiency. Furthermore, the
exhaust gas can be recycled, providing an efficient, economical, and
environmentally friendly technical path for the low-carbon transformation of the steel industry.