Title

OPTIMIZATION OF BUILDING VENTILATION FOR GERDAU BEAUMONT MELTSHOP USING PHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMIC MODELING

Authorship

Belous, Jim; Anawate, Ricardo

Belous, Jim

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Anawate, Ricardo

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DOI

10.5151/1982-9345-28091

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Abstract

Fluid Dynamic Modeling (FDM) was used to develop solutions how to eliminate the fugitive emissions from the meltshop building and to comply with the EPA “6% opacity from the furnace operations” rule. Secondary Emission Control (SEC) system performance was simulated by an inverted 1:96 scale Plexiglas model of the entire meltshop, utilizing the negative buoyancy effects of saline solution in water. Test results show that with the installation of the internal partition wall which separates furnace aisle from the caster aisle, significant improvement of the SEC system is achievable, thereby avoiding large expenditure for the expanding a fume collection system capacity.

Keywords

Meltshop ventilation, FDM study, Emission control system, Fugitive emissions, Model test, Building ventilation

Building ventilation