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Hansa coking plant · coal becomes coke

A coking plant as a model you can walk through: charging car, pusher machine, quenching car and quenching tower, plus coal tower, compressor house and coke stockpile, on the real terrain in Dortmund-Huckarde.

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Real are location, terrain and buildings (official NRW elevation data, OpenStreetMap). The three further batteries are interpreted; quantities, processes and times are model values. With your data, the model shows your site and your processes.

Hansa coking plant in Dortmund-Huckarde stands as a block model on its real terrain. In the coke oven battery, coal is baked into coke for the ironworks with the air shut out: the charging car runs along the top over the chambers, the pusher machine shoves the glowing coke into the quenching car, and the cloud rises at the quenching tower. The gas goes via the compressor house into the long-distance gas grid.

In the model the real battery is fired up again, three more grow as an expansion on the northern area. Coal trains arrive from the collieries, coke trains leave for the ironworks. Five controls – investment (one to four batteries), workforce, supply, quality and market – show output, stockpile and daily result at once; what is not sold ends up on the coke stockpile.

Real are location, terrain and buildings from official NRW elevation data and OpenStreetMap. New batteries, quantities, processes and times are an interpretation of our own and model values; one working day lasts ten seconds. The page is for museums and exhibitions, schools and universities, industrial heritage and local history.

From raw material to product

  1. 01

    supply – coal trains from the collieries

  2. 02

    batteries – charging car on the battery, cloud at the quench tower

  3. 03

    coke heap – takes in what is not sold

  4. 04

    dispatch – coke trains to the ironworks, gas via the compressor hall into the grid

A site at work

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A site at work

Hansa coking plant: In the coke oven batteries of Dortmund-Huckarde coal is baked into coke for the ironworks without air; the gas goes into the grid via the compressor hall.

Battery 1 (real)

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Battery 1 (real)

Battery 1 (real) – A coke oven battery: the charging car runs over the chambers and fills in coal; when the coke is done, the pusher shoves the glowing cake into the quench car, and the cloud rises at the quench tower.

What is shown – why – for whom

Cosa viene mostrato Perché Per chi
Coke oven battery with charging car, pusher machine and quenching car PerchéShows where coal becomes coke. Per chimuseum, teaching
Quenching tower with rising cloud PerchéShows what happens to the glowing coke. Per chimuseum, exhibition
Coal tower and sorting tower PerchéShows how the coal is taken in and the coke sorted by size before it goes to the ironworks. Per chiteaching, history of technology
Compressor house and gas pipeline PerchéShows how the gas was compressed and pushed into the long-distance gas grid. Per chiteaching, industrial heritage
Coal trains from the collieries and coke trains to the ironworks PerchéShows where the coking plant sits in the chain from colliery to ironworks. Per chiteaching, local history
Coke stockpile PerchéShows what happens to coke the market does not take. Per chieconomics teaching, exhibition
Five controls with output, stockpile and daily result PerchéShows connections in operations, not operating figures. Per chieconomics teaching
Battery 4

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Battery 4

Battery 4 – the expansion runs along as long as people, materials and market suffice.

Five levers, one works

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Five levers, one works

Full investment – four batteries: capacity for the boom, but only with enough people and materials.

Films from the model

  • Above Hansa coking plant

    A flight across the whole site: low approach, Battery 1, then across the works to the long shot – everything moving, with the sound of the works.

  • From raw material to product

    The works’ chain in one flight – supply (coal trains from the collieries), batteries, coke heap, dispatch: station by station.

  • A working day in time-lapse

    In time-lapse working days pass in seconds: shifts at the gate, traffic on the supply and dispatch routes, the stockpile (coke heap) changing along.

  • A works grows

    Investment step by step: new batteries appear, the workforce grows with them, then more supply and a boom in the market.

  • Bottleneck – the works respond

    First materials run short and the plant only runs in part, then the market takes too little and the stockpile fills up – in the boom the works recover.

  • Using the software

    With the full interface: open the works, set investment and market, look at stockpile and plant – every lever acts at once.

Facilities and areas in the model

  • Batteries

    A coke oven battery: the charging car runs over the chambers and fills in coal; when the coke is done, the pusher shoves the glowing cake into the quench car, and the cloud rises at the quench tower. In the game: 1 real, 3 as expansion (interpreted).

  • Coke heap

    Whatever is made but not sold ends up here; when it is full the surplus goes at a discount, when the market wants more it is drawn down.

  • Supply

    Coal trains from the collieries. A bigger contract costs more, the store buffers short gaps.

  • Dispatch

    Coke trains to the ironworks, gas via the compressor hall into the grid. The market only takes what it needs.

  • Compressor hall

    Where the gas was compressed and pushed into the long-distance grid; in the model the gas line leads there.

  • Coal tower

    It takes the coal from the trains; the charging car collects it on top for the chambers.

  • Grading tower

    The coke is sorted by size here before it goes onto the trains to the ironworks.

When things get tight

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When things get tight

Coke heap filling up – more is made than sold; when there is no room left the surplus goes at a 40 % discount.

Medium long shot

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Medium long shot

Medium long shot – Battery 1: charging car on the battery, cloud at the quench tower.

Processes in the model

From raw material to product

  1. 01supply – coal trains from the collieries
  2. 02batteries – charging car on the battery, cloud at the quench tower
  3. 03coke heap – takes in what is not sold
  4. 04dispatch – coke trains to the ironworks, gas via the compressor hall into the grid

Expansion

  1. 01raise investment by one step
  2. 02another battery is built on its plot
  3. 03set the workforce to match, otherwise it only runs in part
  4. 04the market decides whether it pays – success in one number at the top

Bottleneck and recovery

  1. 01supply short – the store empties
  2. 02materials missing – the plants only run in part
  3. 03market in a slump – the stockpile grows until the fire sale
  4. 04boom – the stockpile empties, the result rises

What the model can be used for

  • Museum and exhibition

    The battery explains itself on the plant: the charging car fills the chambers, the pusher machine shoves the glowing cake into the quenching car, the cloud rises at the quenching tower. Each step comes with one sentence.

    Per chimuseums, visitor centres, exhibitions

  • School and university

    How does coal become coke, and what did the ironworks need it for? Terms like coke oven battery, quenching car and coke oven gas sit where they belong.

    Per chischools, universities, vocational training

  • Industrial heritage and local history

    Coking plant, coal tower and compressor house stand on the real terrain. You see where the coal trains from the collieries and the coke trains to the ironworks ran, and where the gas went.

    Per chiindustrial heritage, city marketing, local history societies

  • Understanding operations

    Investment, workforce, supply, quality and market act at once on output, stockpile and result. It becomes visible why a new battery without coal and sales costs money.

    Per chieconomics teaching, further training

Battery 1 at work

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Battery 1 at work

Battery 1 at work – charging car on the battery, cloud at the quench tower; the machines run with the works’ utilisation.

The whole software

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The whole software

Running the works – five levers: investment, workforce, supply, quality and market; the chain shows at once what follows.

What you can change

Controls

  • Investment: Number of batteries (1 to 4): more money builds more, less shuts them down; without more people they only run in part.
  • Workforce: Enough people for all batteries – output rises, and so does success. Too many people cost wages without more output.
  • Supply: More material arrives – the plant no longer has to wait. Levels short, normal and double; supply security costs money.
  • Quality: More quality means less scrap and fewer breakdowns but costs testing and maintenance (levels low, normal, high).
  • Market: Slump, normal or boom. In a slump more is made than sold: the stockpile grows and success drops. In a boom the market takes more: the stockpile empties and success rises.

Disruptions

  • Too few people: Workers are missing, part of the plant stands still.
  • Material missing: Supply is not enough; once the store is empty the plants only run in part (message: “Parts store empty – supply is short”).
  • Too much built: More is made than the market takes: the stockpile grows; when it is full the surplus goes at a 40 % discount (message: “Stockpile full – fire sale at a discount”).
  • Market wants more: Demand is greater than the works can make; once the stockpile is empty orders are lost (message: “Stockpile empty – orders are lost”).

What the model brings

  • 01

    The real terrain as a stage

    Coking plant, tracks and surroundings stand on terrain from official elevation data. You show the site as it lies, not as a diagram.

  • 02

    One battery, step by step

    Charging, pushing, quenching: you see the way from coal to coke before you steer the plant yourself.

  • 03

    Bottlenecks without damage

    Supply runs short, the store empties, the coke stockpile fills up. You see where it gets tight first, and set it back.

  • 04

    For big screens and the browser

    Runs in the browser and on large projections. A working day in fast motion lasts ten seconds.

  • Kokerei Hansa: In den Koksofenbatterien von Dortmund-Huckarde wird Kohle unter Luftabschluss zu Koks für die Hütten gebacken, das Gas geht über die Kompressorenhalle ins Netz.
    Hansa coking plant: In the coke oven batteries of Dortmund-Huckarde coal is baked into coke for the ironworks without air; the gas goes into the grid via the compressor hall.
  • Kokerei Hansa von der anderen Seite – derselbe Ort in der Nachmittagssonne aus Südwesten, mit langen Schatten der Hallen und Gerüste.
    Hansa coking plant from the other side – the same site in the afternoon sun from the south-west, with long shadows of halls and structures.
  • Halbtotale – Batterie 1: Füllwagen auf der Batterie, Wolke am Löschturm.
    Medium long shot – Battery 1: charging car on the battery, cloud at the quench tower.
  • Weit draußen bei Dortmund-Huckarde – Gelände, Häuser und Bäume stammen aus amtlichen Höhendaten, am Rand läuft die Welt weich ins Dunkel aus.
    Far out near Dortmund-Huckarde – terrain, houses and trees come from official elevation data; at the edge the world fades softly into the dark.
  • Von oben – Kokerei Hansa als Modell aus Quadern: jede Zelle ein Quader, Gebäude und Gelände nach Höhendaten und OpenStreetMap.
    From above – Hansa coking plant as a model of blocks: every cell a block, buildings and terrain from elevation data and OpenStreetMap.
  • Kokerei Hansa schräg von oben – Zulieferung, Batterien, Kokshalde und Abtransport auf einen Blick.
    Hansa coking plant from above at an angle – supply, batteries, coke heap and dispatch at a glance.
  • Rundherum Dortmund-Huckarde: Straßen, Gleise und Wasser aus OpenStreetMap, Häuser und Bäume aus den Höhendaten – nur die Anlage in der Mitte ist eigens gebaut.
    All around Dortmund-Huckarde: streets, tracks and water from OpenStreetMap, houses and trees from the elevation data – only the plant in the middle is built specially.
  • Auf Augenhöhe – Batterie 1, so nah wie vom Zaun aus.
    At eye level – Battery 1, as close as from the fence.
  • Batterie 1 (echt) – Eine Koksofenbatterie: Der Füllwagen fährt oben über die Kammern und füllt Kohle ein; ist der Koks gar, drückt die Drückmaschine den glühenden Kuchen in den Löschwagen, und am Löschturm steigt die Wolke auf.
    Battery 1 (real) – A coke oven battery: the charging car runs over the chambers and fills in coal; when the coke is done, the pusher shoves the glowing cake into the quench car, and the cloud rises at the quench tower.
  • Batterie 2 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Battery 2 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Batterie 3 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Battery 3 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Batterie 4 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Battery 4 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Kokshalde – hier landet, was entsteht, aber nicht verkauft wird; ist kein Platz mehr, geht der Überschuss mit Abschlag weg.
    Coke heap – whatever is made but not sold ends up here; when there is no room left, the surplus goes at a discount.
  • Zulieferung – Kohlezüge von den Zechen: ein größerer Vertrag kostet mehr, das Lager puffert kurze Lücken.
    Supply – coal trains from the collieries: a bigger contract costs more, the store buffers short gaps.
  • Kompressorenhalle – hier wurde das Gas verdichtet und ins Ferngasnetz gedrückt; im Modell führt die Gasleitung dorthin.
    Compressor hall – where the gas was compressed and pushed into the long-distance grid; in the model the gas line leads there.
  • Kohlenturm – er nimmt die Kohle aus den Zügen auf, der Füllwagen holt sie oben für die Kammern.
    Coal tower – it takes the coal from the trains; the charging car collects it on top for the chambers.
  • Sortenturm – hier wird der Koks nach Größe sortiert, bevor er auf die Züge zu den Hütten geht.
    Grading tower – the coke is sorted by size here before it goes onto the trains to the ironworks.
  • Batterie 1 nah – Füllwagen auf der Batterie, Wolke am Löschturm.
    Battery 1 close up – charging car on the battery, cloud at the quench tower.
  • Kokshalde nah – das Gut wächst zum Schüttberg, wenn mehr entsteht, als abgeholt wird.
    Coke heap close up – the material grows into a heap when more is made than collected.
  • Zulieferung in vollem Gang – Kohlezüge von den Zechen; je größer der Vertrag, desto mehr ist unterwegs.
    Supply in full swing – coal trains from the collieries; the bigger the contract, the more is on the move.
  • Batterie 1 in Betrieb – Füllwagen auf der Batterie, Wolke am Löschturm; die Maschinen laufen mit der Auslastung des Werks.
    Battery 1 at work – charging car on the battery, cloud at the quench tower; the machines run with the works’ utilisation.
  • Batterie 4 – der Ausbau läuft mit, solange Leute, Material und Markt reichen.
    Battery 4 – the expansion runs along as long as people, materials and market suffice.
  • Kokshalde im laufenden Betrieb – das Gut wächst zum Schüttberg, wenn mehr entsteht, als abgeholt wird.
    Coke heap in day-to-day operation – the material grows into a heap when more is made than collected.
  • Abtransport – Kokszüge zu den Hütten, Gas über die Kompressorenhalle ins Ferngasnetz; im Boom ist mehr unterwegs, in der Flaute weniger.
    Dispatch – coke trains to the ironworks, gas via the compressor hall into the grid; in a boom more is on the move, in a slump less.
  • Am Tor – hier kommen die Schichten an, Wege führen zu den Anlagen, zur Werkstatt und in die Pause.
    At the gate – the shifts arrive here, paths lead to the plants, the workshop and the break area.
  • Volle Fahrt – alle vier Batterien in Betrieb, der Markt im Boom: auf Zufahrt und Abfahrt ist am meisten los.
    Full steam – all four batteries running, the market booming: supply and dispatch routes are at their busiest.
  • Investition klein – nur Batterie 1 läuft, die übrigen Plätze liegen als Fundament mit Markierung da.
    Small investment – only Battery 1 runs, the other plots lie ready as marked foundations.
  • Investition voll – vier Batterien: Kapazität für den Boom, aber nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Full investment – four batteries: capacity for the boom, but only with enough people and materials.
  • Jede Anlage beschriftet – Batterie 1 bis 4, Kokshalde, Zulieferer und Markt; oben der Werktag mit der Menge je Tag, rechts der Erfolg in einer Zahl.
    Every facility labelled – battery 1 to 4, coke heap, supplier and market; at the top the working day with the daily output, on the right success in one number.
  • Batterie 1 beschriftet – Name und Nummer stehen direkt im Bild.
    Battery 1 labelled – name and number right in the picture.
  • Erfolg in einer Zahl – 100 heißt: besser geht es bei diesem Markt nicht; darunter das Ergebnis je Tag, oben die Menge je Werktag.
    Success in one number – 100 means it cannot get better in this market; below it the result per day, at the top the output per working day.
  • Wo ein Regler wirkt, leuchtet ein Ring – hier nach einem Wechsel am Markt: Kokshalde.
    Where a lever acts, a ring lights up – here after a change in the market: coke heap.
  • Material fehlt – die Zulieferung ist knapp, das Lager leer: die Batterien laufen nur noch zum Teil, auf der Zufahrt ist wenig los.
    Materials missing – supply is short, the store is empty: the batteries only run in part, the supply route is quiet.
  • Kokshalde läuft voll – es entsteht mehr, als verkauft wird; ist kein Platz mehr, geht der Überschuss mit 40 % Abschlag weg.
    Coke heap filling up – more is made than sold; when there is no room left the surplus goes at a 40 % discount.
  • Zu wenig Leute – die Belegschaft reicht nicht für alle Batterien, ein Teil der Anlage steht.
    Too few people – the workforce is not enough for all batteries, part of the plant stands still.
  • Boom – der Markt nimmt mehr ab, als gerade entsteht: die Halde leert sich, auf der Abfahrt ist viel los.
    Boom – the market takes more than is being made: the stockpile empties, the dispatch route is busy.
  • Die ganze Software – oben der Werktag mit Uhr und Menge, rechts der Erfolg in einer Zahl, unten die Kacheln für Werk und Anlagen.
    The whole software – at the top the working day with clock and output, on the right success in one number, below the tiles for works and facilities.
  • Werk steuern – fünf Regler: Investition, Belegschaft, Zulieferung, Qualität und Markt; die Kette zeigt sofort, was daraus wird.
    Running the works – five levers: investment, workforce, supply, quality and market; the chain shows at once what follows.
  • Ein Regler, sofort sichtbar – Markt auf Flaute: die Lage oben erklärt den Engpass, die Halde wächst, das Ergebnis je Tag sinkt.
    One lever, visible at once – market set to slump: the status line explains the bottleneck, the stockpile grows, the daily result drops.
  • Karte einer Anlage – Batterie: in Betrieb, Beschäftigte und Auslastung, dazu ein Satz, was dort geschieht.
    Facility card – battery: in operation, workforce and utilisation, plus one sentence on what happens there.
  • Karte der Halde – Kokshalde: Bestand, belegter Platz und Zuwachs je Tag.
    Stockpile card – coke heap: stock, space used and growth per day.
  • Karte der Zulieferer – Lieferung je Tag, Lager und Materialkosten am Tag.
    Supplier card – delivery per day, store and material costs per day.
  • Karte des Markts – Nachfrage, verkauft und Umsatz am Tag.
    Market card – demand, sold and turnover per day.
  • Engpass in Orange – die Zulieferung reicht nicht: Zeile oben und Lage im Werk sagen in einem Satz, was fehlt.
    Bottleneck in orange – supply is not enough: the line at the top and the works status say in one sentence what is missing.
  • Das Menü – Übersicht und Anlage, Schnitt, neu beginnen, Vorführung, Ton und andere Orte, darunter die Bedienung mit Maus, Finger und Tastatur.
    The menu – overview and plant, cutaway, restart, demo, sound and other sites, below the controls for mouse, touch and keyboard.
  • Sechzehn echte Orte – Hochöfen, Zechen, Autowerke, Häfen und eine Werft, jeder dort, wo er wirklich steht.
    Sixteen real sites – blast furnaces, collieries, car plants, harbours and a shipyard, each where it really stands.

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Minimal Factory: Kokerei Hansa · aus Kohle wird Koks

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Basis and limits

Real are the location, terrain and buildings in Dortmund-Huckarde (official NRW elevation data and OpenStreetMap). The plant in the middle is our own simplified interpretation: quantities, processes, times and prices are model assumptions; the economy runs in time-lapse (10 seconds are one working day). Not a simulation of real operations and no cooperation with the site.

Public sources the model is based on:

  • Wikipedia (German), article on the site: Kokerei Hansa
  • Geobasis NRW: digital surface and terrain models DOM1/DGM1 (Data licence Germany – Zero – 2.0)
  • OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): streets, tracks, water, land use

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