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Title: Development of the process management system of coke-oven batteries at Raahe Steel Works

Conference · · Iron and Steel Engineer; (United States)
OSTI ID:6920194
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  1. Rautaruukki Oy, Raahe (Finland). Raahe Steel Works

The latest stage of development of the process management system in the coke plant at the Raahe Steel works is presented. The operation environment has been updated twice since commissioning (Oct. 18, 1987). When the second battery was put into operation (Nov. 28, 1992), the process computer was also changed to a model with a larger capacity. The process automation system is the same as at the start of coke production (Damatic by Valmet). Only the necessary enlargements were made when doubling coke production. The heating control system of the coke-oven batteries has been under strong development during the existence of the coke plant. The first generation system was a statistical heating model (1987--1991). The principle of the second generation heating model is based, on the one hand, on the energy balance calculated from measured energy supply, amount of coal charged and coking time data and, on the other, on the estimated coke temperature as a function of coking index. The reliability and regularity of coke production has been developed using the dynamic oven scheduling system.

OSTI ID:
6920194
Report Number(s):
CONF-9409223-; CODEN: IRSEA5
Journal Information:
Iron and Steel Engineer; (United States), Vol. 71:9; Conference: 1994 Association of Iron and Steel Engineers (AISE) annual convention, Cleveland, OH (United States), 19-21 Sep 1994; ISSN 0021-1559
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English