4. Global modeling of the blast furnace
Over the past few decades, considerable progress has been made in blast furnace modelling, with the development of increasingly complex numerical models for simulating overall blast furnace operation, with the dual aim of understanding phenomena and controlling the furnace. Modeling has gone hand in hand with the development of instrumentation and measurements to feed the models and validate them. Increased computing power has led to increasingly sophisticated models that take into account the full range of blast furnace phenomena.
A distinction can be made between diagnostic models, which characterize the state of the device as a function of measured input data, and predictive models, which aim to simulate the future impact of a change in input parameters. Among the main drivers of these developments are massive coal injections, the quest for minimum consumption...
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Bibliography
Software tools
Fact Sage Integrated Data Base: thermodynamic database of mineral species; online calculation tools for reaction quantities, complex multiphase equilibria and phase diagrams
http://www.crct.polymtl.ca/factsage/fs_general.php
JANAF: thermodynamic data table for mineral species; on-line calculation...
Websites
Metallurgical Research and Technology: formerly Revue de Métallurgie; articles on cast iron production; online article summaries and abstracts; calendar of forthcoming conferences of interest to Metallurgy :
http://www.metallurgical-research.org/
ISIJ International: an open-access Japanese technical journal publishing...
Events
European Steel Technology and Application Days (ESTAD) :
International conferences organized every 2 years jointly by the four main European steel metallurgy federations; the conference includes several sessions on blast furnace pig iron production.
https://www.metec-estad2019.com/
ICSTI (International...
Directory
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Engineering company supplying equipment, instrumentation and technical solutions for blast furnaces; regular publication of Paul Wurth SA technical magazines:
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