Title

PROCESS SERVICES CONTRIBUTING TO IRON MAKING RESULTS IN FACE TO RECENT SCENARIOS

PROCESS SERVICES CONTRIBUTING TO IRON MAKING RESULTS IN FACE TO RECENT SCENARIOS

Authorship

André de Cabral Oliveira; Victor Oliveira; Mário Fernando Gomes de Almeida Cunha; Márcio Mendes Dumont Ferreira

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Victor Oliveira

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Mário Fernando Gomes de Almeida Cunha

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Márcio Mendes Dumont Ferreira

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DOI

10.5151/2594-357X-25651

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Abstract

With the onset of the global economic crisis in 2008, and more precisely from 2009, production routes in iron making as blast furnace, sinter and coke oven, indicated a significant increase in frequency as well as intensity of undesirable incidents. The cost impact of such deteriorations of the production chain cause significant losses ranging up to several hundred million dollars annually. On the other hand, opportunities for processes improvement are contributing to enhance process efficiency and results, and also reduce or even avoid losses from unexpected incidents. The use of specialized services for processes has gained projection along the plants and emerged as an attractive alternative to increase results by increasing the performance and reducing costs and expenses. Process Services are formatted to achieve cooperative and customized solution during planned or urgent interventions, conducting feasibility studies, process improvement, training, among others, providing knowledge, information and crucial actions to preserve and optimize processes and plant facilities.

With the onset of the global economic crisis in 2008, and more precisely from 2009, production routes in iron making as blast furnace, sinter and coke oven, indicated a significant increase in frequency as well as intensity of undesirable incidents. The cost impact of such deteriorations of the production chain cause significant losses ranging up to several hundred million dollars annually. On the other hand, opportunities for processes improvement are contributing to enhance process efficiency and results, and also reduce or even avoid losses from unexpected incidents. The use of specialized services for processes has gained projection along the plants and emerged as an attractive alternative to increase results by increasing the performance and reducing costs and expenses. Process Services are formatted to achieve cooperative and customized solution during planned or urgent interventions, conducting feasibility studies, process improvement, training, among others, providing knowledge, information and crucial actions to preserve and optimize processes and plant facilities.

Keywords

Blast furnace; Sintering; Coke-making; Process services; Chilled hearth recovery; Process optimization

Blast furnace; Sintering; Coke-making; Process services; Chilled hearth recovery; Process optimization