Abstract
SULA 2 is the energy research programme of the steel and metal producing industry. Central steel and metal producing companies are Outokumpu, Rautaruukki, Imatra Steel and Fundia Wire which is a subsidiary of Rautaruukki. The priorities of the SULA 2 programme are in process development. Worthwhile areas of concentration in energy research by Finland include the following: Iron and steel production; Zinc production; The production of ferrochromium and stainless steel; The pyrometallurgical production of copper and nickel and Rolling and heat treatment of steel In addition to the steel and metal producers the following companies participate in some projects: Kuusakoski, Kumera, Fiskars Tools and BETKER. Research work is performed in the following universities and research centers: Helsinki University of Technology, Oulu University, Aabo Akademi University, Tampere University of Technology, VTT Energy and VTT Building Technology. The total number of projects in SULA 2 programme is 51. Of these 20 are research institute projects, 21 are company R and D projects and 10 are energy conservation projects funded by Ministry of Trade and Industry. The total research costs are ca. 130 million FIM. The major part of costs is carried by the participating companies, 62 % and by public funding (Ministry
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Technology programme SULA 2. Energy in steel and base metal production. Final report.
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1998.
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title = {Technology programme SULA 2. Energy in steel and base metal production. Final report}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {SULA 2 is the energy research programme of the steel and metal producing industry. Central steel and metal producing companies are Outokumpu, Rautaruukki, Imatra Steel and Fundia Wire which is a subsidiary of Rautaruukki. The priorities of the SULA 2 programme are in process development. Worthwhile areas of concentration in energy research by Finland include the following: Iron and steel production; Zinc production; The production of ferrochromium and stainless steel; The pyrometallurgical production of copper and nickel and Rolling and heat treatment of steel In addition to the steel and metal producers the following companies participate in some projects: Kuusakoski, Kumera, Fiskars Tools and BETKER. Research work is performed in the following universities and research centers: Helsinki University of Technology, Oulu University, Aabo Akademi University, Tampere University of Technology, VTT Energy and VTT Building Technology. The total number of projects in SULA 2 programme is 51. Of these 20 are research institute projects, 21 are company R and D projects and 10 are energy conservation projects funded by Ministry of Trade and Industry. The total research costs are ca. 130 million FIM. The major part of costs is carried by the participating companies, 62 % and by public funding (Ministry of Trade and Industry, TEKES, The Academy of Finland) 36 %. In six projects the objective of research was studying and inventing new production processes or equipment. Results so far are a new production process for the Tornio stainless steel plant and a new design of ore concentrate rotary dryer, which has been commercialized. The electric energy consumption of the melting shop in Tornio has decreased by 25 %, and the production capacity has increased accordingly. Considerable savings in production process energy consumption, estimable from production reports have been achieved in several projects. The total amount of estimable saving in specific energy consumption is about 900 TJ/y (fuels and reductants) plus 80 Gwh/y (electric energy) with a value of about FIM 45 million. Most energy has been saved in Rautaruukki Steel's coking plant and blast furnaces, in Outokumpu Steel's ferrochrome plant and stainless steel melting shop, as well as in Imatra Steel's melting shop. Reduced production costs, not directly related to energy, in the order of FIM 10 million/y are achieved both in Rautaruukki Steel's blast furnace plant by increased oil injection and in the steel plant by better yield in the desulphurizing process. It is thus estimated that the direct annual cost reduction is about FIM 72 million. Six projects have additionally contributed to a substantial increase in production capacity. There are also projects of which the impact is difficult to be measured, and some projects with results that have not so far been implemented in the production processes at all. Therefore, the actual economical result is better than the measurable result.}
place = {Finland}
year = {1998}
month = {Jul}
}
title = {Technology programme SULA 2. Energy in steel and base metal production. Final report}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {SULA 2 is the energy research programme of the steel and metal producing industry. Central steel and metal producing companies are Outokumpu, Rautaruukki, Imatra Steel and Fundia Wire which is a subsidiary of Rautaruukki. The priorities of the SULA 2 programme are in process development. Worthwhile areas of concentration in energy research by Finland include the following: Iron and steel production; Zinc production; The production of ferrochromium and stainless steel; The pyrometallurgical production of copper and nickel and Rolling and heat treatment of steel In addition to the steel and metal producers the following companies participate in some projects: Kuusakoski, Kumera, Fiskars Tools and BETKER. Research work is performed in the following universities and research centers: Helsinki University of Technology, Oulu University, Aabo Akademi University, Tampere University of Technology, VTT Energy and VTT Building Technology. The total number of projects in SULA 2 programme is 51. Of these 20 are research institute projects, 21 are company R and D projects and 10 are energy conservation projects funded by Ministry of Trade and Industry. The total research costs are ca. 130 million FIM. The major part of costs is carried by the participating companies, 62 % and by public funding (Ministry of Trade and Industry, TEKES, The Academy of Finland) 36 %. In six projects the objective of research was studying and inventing new production processes or equipment. Results so far are a new production process for the Tornio stainless steel plant and a new design of ore concentrate rotary dryer, which has been commercialized. The electric energy consumption of the melting shop in Tornio has decreased by 25 %, and the production capacity has increased accordingly. Considerable savings in production process energy consumption, estimable from production reports have been achieved in several projects. The total amount of estimable saving in specific energy consumption is about 900 TJ/y (fuels and reductants) plus 80 Gwh/y (electric energy) with a value of about FIM 45 million. Most energy has been saved in Rautaruukki Steel's coking plant and blast furnaces, in Outokumpu Steel's ferrochrome plant and stainless steel melting shop, as well as in Imatra Steel's melting shop. Reduced production costs, not directly related to energy, in the order of FIM 10 million/y are achieved both in Rautaruukki Steel's blast furnace plant by increased oil injection and in the steel plant by better yield in the desulphurizing process. It is thus estimated that the direct annual cost reduction is about FIM 72 million. Six projects have additionally contributed to a substantial increase in production capacity. There are also projects of which the impact is difficult to be measured, and some projects with results that have not so far been implemented in the production processes at all. Therefore, the actual economical result is better than the measurable result.}
place = {Finland}
year = {1998}
month = {Jul}
}