Conveners
Conversion and refining process
- Mauro Bianchi Ferri (Acciarium)
Conversion and refining process
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Description
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Cost competitiveness, high productivity and safety are crucial for the survival of the stainless steel industry in Europe. The AOD converter, as an efficient refining aggregate, is a fixed process step in every high-performance stainless steel production. Primetals Technologies is continuously optimizing and improving the AOD process, the AOD equipment and its automation.
One key innovation...
The RecoDust process is an innovative pyrometallurgical technique designed for the efficient separation of iron and zinc from steel mill dust, a byproduct of steel production. This process addresses the growing demand for sustainable resource recovery in the metallurgical industry, offering an environmentally friendly and economically viable solution for the recycling of valuable metals....
Information regarding temperature and deformation of the converter shell, particularly the barrel section and top cone, help predict remaining lifetime of top cone, detect damages in refractory, etc. Since the trunnion ring obscures much of the view on the converter, thermal cameras do not provide this information. Hence, sensors have to be arranged directly on the vessel shell. Unfortunately,...
In the primary steel production, hot metal produced in the blast furnace (BF) is fed via a ladle to the Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF), where it is converted to liquid steel. During the metallurgical operations, slag can form and solidify on the refractory walls during tapping. These oxide deposits must be periodically removed, to ensure the regularity of BOF operations over time.
Cleaning...