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BOF Operation
BOF Operation
BOF Operation
Oleh
Maulud Hidayat
Charging
The HBI is loaded first and placed at the rear of the scrap scoop. The rest of the scrap charge such as heavy melt, alloys, mill scrap etc. is then loaded into the scoop. This procedure is essential to avoid contact between the HBI and the retained slag on the furnace bottom when charging
As can be seen, the residual requirements are very low and could be only met by premium quality scrap or virgin iron units. Since BoodarieTM Iron is low in residual elements, it satisfies these stringent requirements.
Refining
Sloping in BOF
Heat Balance and End-Point Temperature Control Slag Design and Flux Addition Practice
Heat Balance and End-Point Temperature Control In BOF operation, it is important to understand the cooling effect of each and every charge material in order to achieve the correct tap temperature. BOF operators use both static and dynamic models to accurately predict the bath temperature. The dynamic model predicts the end-point temperature based on the actual measurement of the in-blow sample. BHP's Port Kembla Steelworks conducted trials to understand the cooling effect of HBI with up to 6% HBI in the charge. These trials have shown that the cooling effect of HBI was about 7C per tonne of HBI and was not significantly different from steel scrap. These trials showed that the end-point control was not affected when the HBI charge is less than 10 tonne per heat (less than 3% of the charge). The temperature control deteriorated when the HBI charge was increased to greater than 10 tonnes (greater than 3% of the charge). This finding could be due to excessive heat loss due to flaring emissions observed when HBI in the charge was greater than 3%. For higher HBI levels in the charge some adjustments to dynamic models are necessary.