Title

H2 READY DRY PLUS FURNACE: A STEP TOWARDS DECARBONIZATION

H2 READY DRY PLUS FURNACE: A STEP TOWARDS DECARBONIZATION

Authorship

ELISA, SALAMONE; ALESSANDRO, VENANZINI

ELISA, SALAMONE

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ALESSANDRO, VENANZINI

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DOI

10.5151/2594-5297-40990

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Abstract

THE UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP26) EMPHASIZED THE STRONG COMMITMENT NEEDED FROM THE WORLD TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE, REQUIRING A STRONG REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS BY 2030. THE EUROPEAN UNION, WHICH IS LEADING THE EFFORTS, ALLOCATED FUNDS FOR INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS TO REDUCE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) EMISSIONS. ON THE PATH TOWARDS DECARBONIZATION, DANIELI CENTRO COMBUSTION (DCC) PREPARED A STUDY FOR AN INNOVATIVE FURNACE CONCEPT CALLED “DRY PLUS FURNACE’’ (DPF), TO COUNTERACT INDUSTRIAL FURNACES BEING THE MAJOR SOURCE OF CARBON EMISSIONS AFTER THE STEEL MELTSHOP. THE DPF IS A H2 READY WALKING-BEAM-TYPE FURNACE (HEREINAFTER NAMED WBF), WHOSE CONCEPT IS BASED ON COMPONENTS NOT BEING WATER-COOLED INSIDE THE FURNACE, WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY, AS LOSSES THROUGH WATER-COOLED COMPONENTS IS THE SECOND MAJOR SOURCE OF LOSSES IN INDUSTRIAL FURNACES. THROUGH ITS R&D EFFORTS, DCC TOOK UP THE CHALLENGE TO CONTRIBUTE IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE WITH THIS NEW FURNACE CONCEPT, WHOSE MAIN INNOVATIVE FEATURES AND ADVANTAGES ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT, AND THAT IS NOT LIMITED TO JUST CO2 REDUCTION, BUT ALSO ADDRESSES SPECIFIC CONSUMPTION IMPROVEMENTS, THE ABSENCE OF A WATER-TREATMENT PLANT, INCREASED BILLET HEATING QUALITY, THE REDUCTION OF MAINTENANCE TIME, THE REDUCTION OF OPERATING COST AND SAVINGS IN INSTALLATION TIME.

THE UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP26) EMPHASIZED THE STRONG COMMITMENT NEEDED FROM THE WORLD TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE, REQUIRING A STRONG REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS BY 2030. THE EUROPEAN UNION, WHICH IS LEADING THE EFFORTS, ALLOCATED FUNDS FOR INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS TO REDUCE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) EMISSIONS. ON THE PATH TOWARDS DECARBONIZATION, DANIELI CENTRO COMBUSTION (DCC) PREPARED A STUDY FOR AN INNOVATIVE FURNACE CONCEPT CALLED “DRY PLUS FURNACE’’ (DPF), TO COUNTERACT INDUSTRIAL FURNACES BEING THE MAJOR SOURCE OF CARBON EMISSIONS AFTER THE STEEL MELTSHOP. THE DPF IS A H2 READY WALKING-BEAM-TYPE FURNACE (HEREINAFTER NAMED WBF), WHOSE CONCEPT IS BASED ON COMPONENTS NOT BEING WATER-COOLED INSIDE THE FURNACE, WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY, AS LOSSES THROUGH WATER-COOLED COMPONENTS IS THE SECOND MAJOR SOURCE OF LOSSES IN INDUSTRIAL FURNACES. THROUGH ITS R&D EFFORTS, DCC TOOK UP THE CHALLENGE TO CONTRIBUTE IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE WITH THIS NEW FURNACE CONCEPT, WHOSE MAIN INNOVATIVE FEATURES AND ADVANTAGES ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT, AND THAT IS NOT LIMITED TO JUST CO2 REDUCTION, BUT ALSO ADDRESSES SPECIFIC CONSUMPTION IMPROVEMENTS, THE ABSENCE OF A WATER-TREATMENT PLANT, INCREASED BILLET HEATING QUALITY, THE REDUCTION OF MAINTENANCE TIME, THE REDUCTION OF OPERATING COST AND SAVINGS IN INSTALLATION TIME.

Keywords

H2; reheating Furnace; decarbonization

Environment; CO2 reduction; Opex; Dry furnace.