Proceedings of the Ironmaking, Iron Ore and Agglomeration Seminars

Title

HOT BLAST SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT: TECHNOLOGY, OPERATIONS, CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT

Authorship

Straaten, Victor van; Graaff, Bart de; Engel, Edo

Straaten, Victor van

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Graaff, Bart de

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Engel, Edo

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DOI

10.5151/2594-357X-33397

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Abstract

The hot blast system is key ancillary plant equipment with respect to safe and stable operations during a long blast furnace campaign. Hot blast stove designs have been optimized to such an extent that in some cases, their lifetimes have surpassed the campaign lengths of the associated blast furnaces by a substantial margin, with the exception of the burner and a few critical areas. This article presents recent developments with respect to designing, building new and operating existing hot blast systems for a long lifetime and at optimized performance. These developments include fundamental improvements such as dome combustion designs as well as increasingly comprehensive packages for inspection, assessment and maintenance techniques. Examples of such techniques are burner replacement with the hot blast system at operating temperature, improved double shell approaches and TOFD measurement applications.

Keywords

Hot Blast System, Hot Blast Stove, Campaign, Assessment, Campaign Extension, Capacity, Emissions, Ef