VAiron, the expert system for blast furnace automation

摘要

VOEST-ALPINE Industrieanlagenbau GmbH(VAI) and VOEST-ALPINE Stahl Linz (VASL) have developedan expert system for the automatic operation of blast furnaces,which is already implemented in several blast furnacesworldwide. This system, having as tradename VAiron, does notonly allow to follow directly the processes in the blast furnace,but also to maintain stable operating conditions and consistentquality of the hot metal. This results in significant savings inoperational costs.