Challenges for Sustainable Ironmaking at ArcelorMittal - ABM

Challenges for Sustainable Ironmaking at ArcelorMittal - ABM Challenges for Sustainable Ironmaking at ArcelorMittal - ABM

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Profit /Innovation Know your process better –liquid level in BF hearths 1 ,2 1 S tatic p su m e as u rem e n t at F o s B F # 1 Static pressure evolution at Fos BF1 •Static Pressure measurement P slag Static pressure (bar) 0 ,8 0 ,6 0 ,4 hot metal 0 ,2 N 2 Q 0 1 2 :0 0 1 3 :1 2 1 4 :2 4 1 5 :3 6 1 6 :4 8 1 8 :0 0 1 9 :1 2 Raw EMF signal •ElectroMotive Forces (EMF) on BF shell: - Extraction of liquid level component from the EMF signal at Cleveland BF6 Estimated thermal component Estimated liquid level component Estimated thermal component •Strains on BF shell: -Estimate of hot metal and slag levels from Finite Element Method at Fos BF1 0 05/10/2008 51 (m) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 REFERENCE Slag arrival -00:05 +00:05 +00:15 Intercast I Tuyeres level Taphole Bottom +00:25 +00:35 +00:45 +00:55 +01:05 +01:15 +01:25 +01:35 +01:45 Intercast II +01:55 +02:05 +02:15 +02:20 +02:30 +02:40 +02:50 +03:05 +03:15 +03:25 +03:35 +03:45 +03:55

Profit /Innovation Know your process better –Burden distribution simulations • Use of Discrete Element Method (DEM) – enough amount to keep realistic, and computation time reasonable • Can be used to validate single particle models • Compares well with painted bar measurements 05/10/2008 52

Profit /Innov<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Know your process better –liquid level in BF<br />

hearths<br />

1 ,2<br />

1<br />

S t<strong>at</strong>ic p su m e as u rem e n t <strong>at</strong> F o s B F # 1<br />

St<strong>at</strong>ic pressure evolution <strong>at</strong> Fos BF1<br />

•St<strong>at</strong>ic Pressure measurement<br />

P<br />

slag<br />

St<strong>at</strong>ic pressure (bar)<br />

0 ,8<br />

0 ,6<br />

0 ,4<br />

hot metal<br />

0 ,2<br />

N 2<br />

Q<br />

0<br />

1 2 :0 0 1 3 :1 2 1 4 :2 4 1 5 :3 6 1 6 :4 8 1 8 :0 0 1 9 :1 2<br />

Raw EMF signal<br />

•ElectroMotive Forces (EMF) on BF shell:<br />

- Extraction of liquid level component from the EMF<br />

signal <strong>at</strong> Cleveland BF6<br />

Estim<strong>at</strong>ed thermal component<br />

Estim<strong>at</strong>ed liquid level component<br />

Estim<strong>at</strong>ed thermal component<br />

•Strains on BF shell:<br />

-Estim<strong>at</strong>e of hot metal and slag levels from Finite<br />

Element Method <strong>at</strong> Fos BF1<br />

0<br />

05/10/2008 51<br />

(m)<br />

10<br />

9<br />

8<br />

7<br />

6<br />

5<br />

4<br />

3<br />

2<br />

1<br />

REFERENCE<br />

Slag arrival<br />

-00:05<br />

+00:05<br />

+00:15<br />

Intercast I<br />

Tuyeres<br />

level<br />

Taphole<br />

Bottom<br />

+00:25<br />

+00:35<br />

+00:45<br />

+00:55<br />

+01:05<br />

+01:15<br />

+01:25<br />

+01:35<br />

+01:45<br />

Intercast II<br />

+01:55<br />

+02:05<br />

+02:15<br />

+02:20<br />

+02:30<br />

+02:40<br />

+02:50<br />

+03:05<br />

+03:15<br />

+03:25<br />

+03:35<br />

+03:45<br />

+03:55

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