ISSN 2594-5300
46º Seminário de Aciaria - Internacional — vol. 46, num.46 (2015)
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The current economic crisis and growing environmental issues have led the steel industry to face the simultaneous effects of low demand and production overcapacity in a globalized steel market, whilst confronting high energy prices and the need to comply with the green economy. Heat Recovery from waste gas of the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) represents one of the greatest opportunities to reduce the consumption of primary energy and reduce the CO2 emissions in steel industry. The heat of the off-gas, if recovered and converted into electrical power, can make the whole Fumes Treatment Plant autonomous from the electric point of view, thus making it a “Zero-Energy FTP”. The concept is to substitute the Cooling Components (Water Cooled Panels and Air Cooler) are substituted with Heat Recovery Components (Hot Water Cooled Panels and Heat Exchanger). The recovered heat can be converted into power by using an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) turbine. The heat recovered by the HWCP and the Heat Exchanger is characterized by a variable thermal power, which affects the efficiency of the downstream ORC System. Danieli, in collaboration with the University of Udine, has developed the Thermal Stabilizer Unit (TSU). Danieli has realized the first step towards Zero Energy FTP at ABS steelmaking plant (Italy) by installing a CHR® - Clean Heat Recovery. This plant has been started up on 17th October 2014. The HMI of the CHR® is integrated in the HMI of the furnace, so all the process could be kept under control by the furnace operator. At ABS recovered thermal power reaches 5.5 MW. The max power production reached with CHR plant in ABS (over 1MW of electric power) consents an annual saving of approx. 500,000 EUR.
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EAF, Clean heat recovery, Energy savings, Green steel, CHR, ORC
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Santangelo, Nicola;
Tomadin, Luciano;
Bertolissio, Arrigo.
DANIELI’S GREEN STEEL VISION: FIRST STEP TOWARDS ZERO ENERGY FTP AT ABS STEELMAKING PLANT (ITALY)
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p. 289-297.
In: 46º Seminário de Aciaria - Internacional,
Rio de Janeiro,
2015.
ISSN: 2594-5300
, DOI 10.5151/1982-9345-26530