Thermal regime of a blast furnace

Journal Article · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1987 · Metallurgist (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5978346

Fedchenko, V M; Shparber, L Ya

A parameter analysis was made of blast furnace regimes: blast, charging, slag, and thermal. It was found that blast furnace efficiency could be increased by equipping the furnaces with computer control technology. A West Siberian metallurgical shop introduced an automatic data processing and control system which automatically controlled batching of charge components, regulated the charge basicity and slag stability, weighed and tracked pig-iron output, and collected, analyzed and transmitted data to the center computer. This automated system was found to reduce coke consumption, reduce the ore burden, and eliminate the subjective accounting of charge components and pig iron output.

• OSTI ID: 5978346
• Journal Information: Metallurgist (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Metallurgist (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 31:5-6; ISSN MTLUA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AUDITS
BLAST FURNACES
COKE
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
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CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
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PRODUCTIVITY
SLAGS
SMELTERS
SMELTING
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