Intelligent Slop Detection for the BOF for Savings Potential & Dynamic Lance Control

by Igor Todorovic, Vittorio Scipolo, Tommaso Sarpietro

Publisher - Project Operations Department , Tenova Goodfellow, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada & Tenova Industrial Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing, China

Category - Engineering & IT

A precise slopping prediction tool is a critical element in the operation of a BOF. It provides the steelmaker with an additional protective system to increase yield & productivity while reducing operating costs and emissions. Tenova Goodfellow's i BOF® slop-detection technology uses lance vibration analysis with real-time alerts to give steel makers advance warning of the onset of a slop and a measurement of the slop severity. The system is designed to provide direct feedback control of lance position and oxygen flow rate, for rapid mitigation of potential slopping events. This paper will provide a summary on how the i BOF® slop-detection system has been implemented at 5 BOFs in Europe, including trials and results. The slopping detection system successfully provided the steelmaker with the opportunity to increase productivity while lowering the risk of delays caused by slopping occurrences. A precise slopping prediction tool is a critical element in the operation of a BOF. It provides the steelmaker with an additional protective system to increase yield & productivity while reducing operating costs and emissions. Tenova Goodfellow's i BOF® slop-detection technology uses lance vibration analysis with real-time alerts to give steel makers advance warning of the onset of a slop and a measurement of the slop severity. The system is designed to provide direct feedback control of lance position and oxygen flow rate, for rapid mitigation of potential slopping events. This paper will provide a summary on how the i BOF® slop-detection system has been implemented at 5 BOFs in Europe, including trials and results. The slopping detection system successfully provided the steelmaker with the opportunity to increase productivity while lowering the risk of delays caused by slopping occurrences.

Please login to borrow the book.