Overview Of Blast Furnace
Process
BHEL ISG,Bangalore
Date : 15th july, 2014
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ENGINEER, BG IIA
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Blast Furnace Process
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BLAST FURNACES at Tata Steel
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A-G Blast Furnaces
Furnaces
Working Volume (m3) Inner Volume(m3)
A 956 1066
B 674 742
E 595 650
C 646 719
D 1012 1133
F 1585 1816
G 2306 2646
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Hot Metal Production
Furnaces Inner Volume Productivity
(m3) TPD (t/m3/day) FY’07 (t)
A 1066 1500 1.41 518,970
B 742 1100 1.48 396,500
E 650 1500 2.30 266,430
C 719 1100 1.53 397,350
D 1133 1900 1.68 630,800
F 1816 4000 2.20 1,332,500
G 2646 6000 2.27 2,004,850
TOTAL 8772 17100 1.95 5,547,400
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Facilities at Blast Furnaces
Furnaces High Top
Top Charging Stock House pressure Screening Cast House
A Double bell Larry car No Coke ND & D trough
B Double bell Larry car No Coke Drainable
E Bell less top Larry car 0.5 bar Coke ND & D trough
C Double bell Larry car No Coke Drainable
ND & D
D Double bell Larry car No Coke trough+ SG
Coke, Ore & Drainable+
F Bell less top Conveyor 0.83 bar Sinter SG
Coke ,Ore & Drainable+
G Bell less top Conveyor 1.5 bar Sinter SG
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Blowing parameters at Blast Furnaces
Oxygen Coal/Tar
Fces. Wind Vol enrichment Hot Blast Coke rate rate
(Nm3/hr) (%) Temp. (oC) (Kg/thm) (Kg/thm) Charge
A 67000 3.5 1050 535 45 Sinter 65%
B 55000 3.5 1000 535 45 Sinter 65%
E 60000 5.7 1100 485 50 Sinter 65%
Sinter 70
C 55000 3.5 1070 570 50 %
D 70000 6.0 1040 470 95 Sinter 70%
F 152000 6.7 1020 434 112 Sinter 70%
G 240000 6.0 1150 BY PREM 430
PRESENTATION 140 Sinter 70%
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The Up gradation at A-F Blast Furnaces
Inner
Furnace Working Volume Inner Volume Working Volume (
(Existing) (existing) Volume (New) New)
A 956 1066 1350 1553
B 674 742 700 805
E 595 650 595 684
C 646 719 929 1061
D 1012 1133 1012 1133
F 1585 1816 1585 1823
5468 6126 6092 6975
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Up graded Blowing Parameters
hot blast Press. Pressure at blast
Tgp ( Diff press ( Drop in furnace end (
FCE. bar g) pressure bar g) stoves bar g)
A 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.2 2.4
B 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.2 2.4
E 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.2 2.4
C 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.2 2.4
D 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.2 2.4
F 1 1.7 2.7 0.2 2.9
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Planned Production Rate
Existing Planned
Furnace TPD MTPA
Furnace Prodn MTPA
A 3100 1.095
A 1500 0.548
B 1500 0.54
B 1100 0.402
E 1500 0.54
E 1500 0.548
C 2000 0.72
C 1100 0.402
D 2100 0.84
D 1900 0.694
F 4100 1.56
F 4000 1.460
TOTAL 14100 5.15
11100 4.052
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F, G & H Blast Furnace
Changes F BF G BF H BF
Inner Volume( m3) 1816 2646 3814
Designed Production
(MTPA) 1.0 1.8 2.5
Expected Production
(MTPA) 1.4 2.2 3.0
No of tap holes &
Tuyeres 2 / 24 2 / 30 4 / 34
High Top Pressure (bar) 0.83 1.50 2.50
Slag Granulation system Natural filter Bottom Filter INBA
Internal External
Stoves combustion combustion Internal combustion
Stock house Conveyor & Skip All conveyor All conveyor
Cooling plates and Copper and cast Copper and Cast
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Cooling elements hearth spray
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iron staves iron staves
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