The invention relates to a cooling device for direct reduction iron. The cooling device comprises a cooling cylinder, wherein a gear ring is fixed on the outer circumference of the cooling cylinder; a transmission device is used for driving the gear ring to rotate; one end of the cooling cylinder is connected with a feeding hopper, and the other end of the cooling cylinder is connected with a
kiln tail box; the lower end of the
kiln tail box is provided with a discharging
pipe; a water sleeve is fixed on the inner wall of the cooling cylinder; the discharging end of the feeding hopper is arranged in the water sleeve; a cooling
water channel is formed between the outer wall of the water sleeve and the inner wall of the cooling cylinder; one end of the cooling
water channel is provided a water inlet and a water outlet; and the inner wall of the water sleeve is provided with spiral fins. In the invention, a cooling cylinder shell is forcedly cooled by adopting water sleeve type high-speed water current, and the walking path of the direct reduction iron in the cylinder is controlled by using the spiral fins, so that the
walking time of the direct reduction iron in the cylinder is prolonged, the
cooling efficiency is greatly increased, the
diameter and the length of the cooling cylinder are reduced, the equipment weight is greatly reduced, and the transmission power and
power consumption of the equipment are lowered; and meanwhile, no steam is dissipated, so that the environmental
pollution is improved greatly.