Application of the VAiron Blast-Furnace Automation System At Blast Furnace No. 6 of voestalpine Stahl and Initial Results

摘要

The VAiron blast-furnace automation and process optimization system was installed in the No. 6 Blast Furnace at voestalpine Stahl, Linz/Austria during a refractory relining period from April to December 2001. Simultaneously, the existing VAiron system in Blast Furnace No. 5 was upgraded. The decision by voestalpine Stahl to install this system in all of their operating blast furnaces was the result of the considerably improved operational results and cost savings previously achieved with VAiron in Blast Furnace A and Blast Furnace No. 5.A highlight of this project was the implementation of a web-based information tool (VAiron Process WebExplorer), which enables visualization of key blast-furnace process data via the internet from everywhere in the world.This paper discusses the features of the installed VAiron system and the initial operating results achieved since the system start-up in December 2001.