• Gas Flow Control
  • Charging Techniques
  • Charging Models

Gas Flow Control in Blast Furnace operation is essential for the efficiency of the process.

The use of appropriate measuring techniques and the interpretation of the measurements require a long managing experience.

The optimization of the gas flow in connection with operational skills are prerequisite for low cost ironmaking. 

• Gas Flow Measurement
  • In Burden Probe Application
  • Above Burden Measurements
    • Infrared Camera Application
    • Sonic Measurement Application
    • Static Probes

• Staves Temperature Measurement
  • Copper Staves/Cast Iron Staves
  • Concepts for Staves Managements
  • dependant on Burden Stucture,
  • PCI-Level, Productivity

• PCI-Operation
  • Operational Concepts for high PCI
  • Optimization of PCI Consumption

• Other Reductants Operation
  • Use of Natural Gas
  • Coke Oven Gas

• Optimization of Reductants Consumption
  • Concepts for Cost Savings

• Application of Expert Systems
  • Concepts for Thermal Level Control
  • Operational Assistance Systems

• Optimization of Burden Composition
  • Concepts for Cost Savings
  • Burden Mix Assessment

• Campaign Life Extensions
  • Use of Titanium Oxide Products
  • Coinjection Techniques of
  • Pulverized Coal and TiO Products

• Casthouse Operation
  • Tapping Technique Concepts
  • Measurements in the Hearth
  • Use of Taphole Clays
  • Optimized Use of Casthouse Machines
  • Plugging/Drilling Tools, Soaking Bars

• Cold Hearth Recovering
  • Cold Hearth Recovering

• Tuyère Management
  • Raceway Operation Aspects
  • Tuyère Optimization