A PROCESS ADVISING MEANS FOR SMELTING

摘要

A system and method for monitoring and optimizing smelting operations of a furnace have been disclosed. The system includes a processing means that process samples of the material to be smelted in the furnace and determines its mineralogical characteristics. The system further includes an operation parameter determination means which cooperates with the processing means to receive the mineralogical characteristics. The operation parameter determination means determines operating parameters corresponding to the operations of the based on mineralogical characteristics. The system also includes a smelt parameters determination means which cooperates with processing means and operation parameters determination means to receive mineralogical characteristics and operation parameters respectively. The smelt parameters determination means determines smelt parameters based on mineralogical characteristics and operation parameters. The smelt parameters are subsequently fed to the furnace in order to optimize smelting operations of the furnace.