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The limitation of hearth sidewall wear at Redcar blast furnace

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OSTI ID:460623
The Redcar blast furnace with 14m hearth diameter was blown-in for its second campaign in August 1996. It is currently in its 10th year of operation and to date has produced just over 30 million tonnes. Current plans are to continue the second campaign to the year 2000 and beyond, producing over 40 million tonnes. In order to achieve this objective, any further wear on the lining, and in particular the hearth sidewall, needs to be minimized. This paper describes the present hearth design, the monitoring of hearth wear, the predicted wear profile, and the protection measures that have been taken or are being considered.
OSTI ID:
460623
Report Number(s):
CONF-960317--; ISBN 1-886362-12-2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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