A coke oven includes an oven chamber, an uptake duct in fluid communication with the oven chamber, the uptake duct being configured to receive exhaust gases from the oven chamber, an uptake damper in fluid communication with the uptake duct, the uptake damper being positioned at any one of multiple
A coke oven includes an oven chamber, an uptake duct in fluid communication with the oven chamber, the uptake duct being configured to receive exhaust gases from the oven chamber, an uptake damper in fluid communication with the uptake duct, the uptake damper being positioned at any one of multiple positions, the uptake damper configured to control an oven draft, an actuator configured to alter the position of the uptake damper between the positions in response to a position instruction, a sensor configured to detect an operating condition of the coke oven, wherein the sensor includes one of a draft sensor, a temperature sensor configured to detect an uptake duct temperature or a sole flue temperature, and an oxygen sensor, and a controller being configured to provide the position instruction to the actuator in response to the operating condition detected by the sensor.
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1. A method of operating a coke plant, comprising: operating a plurality of coke ovens to produce coke and exhaust gases, wherein each coke oven comprises an uptake damper adapted to control an oven draft in the coke oven;directing the exhaust gases from each coke oven to a common tunnel;fluidly con
1. A method of operating a coke plant, comprising: operating a plurality of coke ovens to produce coke and exhaust gases, wherein each coke oven comprises an uptake damper adapted to control an oven draft in the coke oven;directing the exhaust gases from each coke oven to a common tunnel;fluidly connecting a plurality of heat recovery steam generators to the common tunnel;operating all of the heat recovery steam generators and dividing the exhaust gases such that a portion of the exhaust gases flows to each of the heat recovery steam generators; andautomatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven to maintain the oven draft of each coke oven at or above a targeted oven draft; andautomatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven to vary the targeted oven draft over a coking cycle. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: in a gas sharing operating mode, stopping operation of one of the heat recovery steam generators and directing the exhaust gases such that a portion of the exhaust gases flows through each of the remaining operating heat recovery steam generators. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising: during the gas sharing operating mode, maintaining operating conditions at a location within the common tunnel at a common tunnel draft of at least 0.7 inches of water. 4. The method of claim 2, further comprising: during the gas sharing operating mode, maintaining operating conditions at a location within the common tunnel at a common tunnel draft of at least 1.0 inches of water. 5. The method of claim 2, further comprising: during the gas sharing operating mode, maintaining operating conditions at a location within the common tunnel at a common tunnel draft of at least 2.0 inches of water. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven to maintain an oven temperature in each coke oven within a temperature range. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising: automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven to maintain an uptake duct oxygen concentration near each uptake damper within an oxygen concentration range. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising: automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven to maintain an uptake duct oxygen concentration near each uptake damper within an oxygen concentration range. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven to maintain a common tunnel temperature in the common tunnel within a temperature range. 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining historical uptake damper positioning related to the elapsed time in previous coking cycles of at least one coke oven; andautomatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven based on the historical uptake damper position data in relation to the elapsed time in the current coking cycle. 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising: automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven in response to a draft sensor input. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven in response to a temperature sensor input. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising: automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven in response to an oxygen sensor input. 14. The method of claim 1, further comprising: automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven in response to a temperature sensor input. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising: automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven in response to an oxygen sensor input. 16. The method of claim 1, further comprising: automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven in response to an oxygen sensor input. 17. The method of claim 1, further comprising: automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven to maintain a sole flue temperature in each coke oven within a temperature range. 18. The method of claim 1, further comprising: automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven to maintain an uptake duct temperature in each coke oven within a temperature range. 19. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing a plurality of crossover ducts, wherein each crossover duct is connected to one of the heat recovery steam generators and connected to the common tunnel at an intersection. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising: in a gas sharing operating mode, stopping operation of one of the heat recovery steam generators and directing the exhaust gases such that a portion of the exhaust gases flows through each of the remaining operating heat recovery steam generators. 21. The method of claim 20, further comprising: during the gas sharing operating mode, maintaining operating conditions at one or more intersections at an intersection draft of at least 0.7 inches of water. 22. The method of claim 20, further comprising: during the gas sharing operating mode, maintaining operating conditions at one or more intersections at an intersection draft of at least 1.0 inches of water. 23. The method of claim 20, further comprising: during the gas sharing operating mode, maintaining operating conditions at one or more intersections at an intersection draft of at least 2.0 inches of water. 24. The method of claim 1, further comprising: anticipating a predicted oven draft less than the targeted oven draft prior to automatically controlling the uptake damper of each coke oven to maintain the oven draft at or above the targeted oven draft. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the targeted oven draft is at least 0.1 inches of water. 26. The method of claim 1, wherein the targeted oven draft is at least 0.1 inches of water. 27. The method of claim 1, wherein the targeted oven draft at a beginning of the coking cycle is greater than the targeted oven draft at an end of the coking cycle. 28. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing a heat recovery steam generator damper adapted to control a flow of exhaust gases through the heat recovery steam generator downstream of each heat recovery steam generator; andautomatically controlling at least one heat recovery steam generator dampers to maintain the targeted oven draft. 29. The method of claim 28, wherein the targeted oven draft is 0.1 inches of water. 30. The method of claim 1, further comprising: automatically controlling at least one uptake damper to a fully open position; andproviding a heat recovery steam generator damper adapted to control a flow of exhaust gases through the heat recovery steam generator downstream of each heat recovery steam generator; andautomatically controlling the heat recovery steam generator dampers to minimize a common tunnel draft. 31. The method of claim 30, wherein the targeted oven draft is at least 0.1 inches of water. 32. A method of operating a coke plant, comprising: operating a plurality of coke ovens to produce coke and exhaust gases, wherein each coke oven comprises an uptake damper adapted to control a flow of exhaust gases exiting the coke oven;directing the exhaust gases from each coke oven to a common tunnel;fluidly connecting a plurality of heat recovery steam generators to the common tunnel via a plurality of crossover ducts, wherein each heat recovery steam generator comprises a heat recovery steam generator damper adapted to control a flow of exhaust gases through the heat recovery steam generator and wherein each crossover duct is connected to one of the heat recovery steam generators and connected to the common tunnel at an intersection;fluidly connecting a draft fan to the plurality of heat recovery steam generators, wherein the draft fan is located downstream of the plurality of heat recovery steam generators;operating all of the heat recovery steam generators and dividing the exhaust gases such that a portion of the exhaust gases flows to each of the heat recovery steam generators;exhausting the exhaust gases from the coke plant through a main stack, wherein the main stack is located downstream of the draft fan;detecting an operating condition downstream of the plurality of coke ovens with a sensor; andautomatically controlling at least one of the uptake dampers, the heat recovery steam generator dampers, and the draft fan in response to the detected operating condition. 33. The method of claim 32, wherein detecting an operating condition downstream of the plurality of coke ovens with the sensor includes detecting a common tunnel draft. 34. The method of claim 32, wherein detecting an operating condition downstream of the plurality of coke ovens with the sensor includes detecting a common tunnel temperature. 35. The method of claim 32, wherein detecting an operating condition downstream of the plurality of coke ovens with the sensor includes detecting an intersection draft. 36. The method of claim 32, wherein detecting an operating condition downstream of the plurality of coke ovens with the sensor includes detecting a heat recovery steam generator inlet temperature. 37. The method of claim 32, wherein detecting an operating condition downstream of the plurality of coke ovens with the sensor includes detecting a heat recovery steam generator inlet oxygen concentration. 38. The method of claim 32, wherein detecting an operating condition downstream of the plurality of coke ovens with the sensor includes detecting a main stack oxygen concentration. 39. The method of claim 32, wherein detecting an operating condition downstream of the plurality of coke ovens with the sensor includes detecting a gas flow rate downstream of each of the heat recovery steam generators. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein automatically controlling at least one of the uptake dampers, the heat recovery steam generator dampers, and the draft fan in response to the detected operating condition includes controlling the heat recovery steam generator dampers in response to the detected gas flow rates to balance the portion of exhaust gases that flow to each of the heat recovery steam generators. 41. The method of claim 32, further comprising: automatically controlling at least one of the uptake dampers, the heat recovery steam generator dampers, and the draft fan to vary a targeted common tunnel draft across a coking cycle. 42. The method of claim 41, wherein the targeted common tunnel draft at a beginning of the coking cycle is greater than the targeted common tunnel draft at an end of the coking cycle. 43. The method of claim 32, further comprising: automatically controlling at least one of the uptake dampers, the heat recovery steam generator dampers, and the draft fan to vary a targeted intersection draft across a coking cycle. 44. The method of claim 43, wherein the targeted intersection draft at a beginning of the coking cycle is greater than a targeted common tunnel draft at an end of the coking cycle.
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