Optimization Results at Ferriere Nord Using EFSOP? Technology

摘要

The installation and implementation of the Tenova Goodfellow EFSOP? system at Ferriere Nord was a great success and a great addition to the steel plant's technology. The integration of the EFSOP? system with the current level 2 was straightforward and allowed the plant to build upon their current technology. The reliability of the EFSOP? system has been high and easy to maintain. More importantly, it has helped increase the efficiency of the furnace and has proven to be a valuable tool for analyzing furnace operation and changes. EFSOP? has achieved significant savings in methane, electrical, oxygen, charged and injected carbon, yield and productivity. As can be seen in Table II above, over a 9 month period, the overall conversion costs have been decreased by approximately 3.8% in the practice using pig iron and 4.4% for the standard practice without pig iron.