Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for feeding a burden to a blast furnace (32), wherein the method comprises providing a charging device (38) having at least one material hopper (40), the material hopper (40) comprising a hopper chamber (42), a material inlet aperture for feeding a burden into the hopper chamber (40), and a material discharge aperture for feeding a burden from the hopper chamber (40) to the blast furnace (32); the material inlet aperture having an associated inlet seal valve 44) for opening and closing the material inlet aperture and the material discharge aperture having an associated material discharge valve (46) for opening and closing the material discharge aperture.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for feeding a burden to a blast furnace (32), wherein the method comprises providing a charging device (38) having at least one material hopper (40), the material hopper (40) comprising a hopper chamber (42), a material inlet aperture for feeding a burden into the hopper chamber (40), and a material discharge aperture for feeding a burden from the hopper chamber (40) to the blast furnace (32); the material inlet aperture having an associated inlet seal valve 44) for opening and closing the material inlet aperture and the material discharge aperture having an associated material discharge valve (46) for opening and closing the material discharge aperture.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing iron sinter is provided. A cooling system is arranged downstream of a furnace for cooling the iron sinter. The cooling system includes a convective cooling system for forcing air into the iron sinter and an evaporative cooling system for directing fluid into the hot sinter.

Abstract: A method and a device for charging feedstock, in particular coke or ore, and optionally separated fines of feedstock, for processing in a metallurgical vessel, to produce metal or primary metal products. The device includes a charging mechanism, which has a conveying device and at least one feeding device for supplying to the charging mechanism. The conveying device has an outlet opening which can be guided along an inwardly directed spiral during the charging into the vessel, to set a predefined coverage in the vessel. Charged materials can thereby be positioned precisely in the vessel, and it is possible for fines to be uniformly distributed in the circumferential region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to improve the iron production rate in a blast furnace being charged by iron containing agglomerates. The method includes contacting the chargeable iron containing material with a slag modifying effective amount of a dispersion of a particulate material, wherein the contacting occurs prior to the charging of the agglomerate to blast furnace process.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for producing metal from metal ores, in particular crude or pig iron from iron ore, wherein the ore which contains metal oxides is brought into contact with a reducing gas which contains carbon and/or hydrogen from solid, carbon-bearing and/or hydrocarbon-bearing substances obtained at least partially from plastic waste. According to the invention, the carbon-bearing and/or hydrocarbon-bearing substances are injected in comminuted fluidized form as an agglomerate into the air flow in the hearth of the metallurgical shaft or pit furnace, in particular a blast furnace. The apparatus includes a first shut-off device that is closed when blockages of the plastic material occur in the transport conduit or the lance, a second shut-off device that is closed when hot air penetrates into the transport conduit and/or the lance by reverse flow, and a third shut-off device that is closed when compressed air is supplied to a lance for cooling.

Abstract: A method for blowing a synthetic resin material into a furnace which comprises processing film-shaped synthetic resins into a first granular resin material; crushing non-film-shaped synthetic resins into a second granular resin material; pneumatically feeding the first granular resin material and the second granular resin material to a furnace; and blowing the first and second granular resin material into the furnace.

Abstract: A method of charging an iron scrap melting cupola with iron scrap and coke enables the iron scrap to be melted with high energy efficiency. The charging pipe feed is set at a level "h" which meets the condition of h .ltoreq. (r-r') tan .theta., and iron scrap of a quantity Ws meeting the condition of Ws .ltoreq. 1/3.multidot..pi.r.sup.3 .multidot.tan .theta..multidot..rho..sub.s is charged through the charging pipe, followed by charging of coke, wherein h represents the height of the charging feed above the material in the cupola (meters), r represents the inside radius of the cupola (meters), r' represents the inside radius of the charging pipe (meters), .theta. represents the angle of repose of the iron scrap (degrees), Ws represents the quantity of iron scrap per cycle (kg/ch), and .rho..sub.s represents the bulk specific gravity of the iron scrap (kg/m.sup.3).

Abstract: A process for producing pig iron from iron ores involves the iron ores traveling from the top downwards through a reduction unit via a succession of oblique trays which are staggered in a cascade-like manner. A hot reduction gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen flows from the bottom of the reduction unit upwards. A reduction product is drawn off at the bottom end of the reduction unit and is fed to a unit for further treatment thereof. A reduction gas is generated in a gas generator by partial oxidation of carbon carriers or by cracking of natural gas or petroleum. Iron ores having at least a high proportion of dust-like and/or fine granular iron ores are sorted into fractions according to grain size and introduced into the reduction unit in such a way that the course fraction of the iron ore is introduced into the top section of the system and the fine fraction of the iron ore is introduced into the middle zone or into the middle and bottom zones of the system.

Abstract: In a control method of material dumping at top of a blast furnace, in which material stored in a furnace top bunker is dumped through a flow rate control gate into a blast furnace in a specified time, value of initial material weight before the transfer start, divided by the specified time is set to first target dumping speed, and opening of the flow rate control gate is feedback controlled based on the measured material weight during dumping, so that the actual dumping speed after the dumping start is coincident with the first target dumping speed, and further, if necessary, remaining material weight in the furnace top bunker on the way of dumping is actually measured and value of the remaining material weight divided by the remaining time is set to second target dumping speed, and opening of the flow rate control gate is feedback controlled, based on the measured material weight during dumping, so that the second dumping speed after the measurement of the remaining material weight is coincident with the sec

Abstract: The coring probe is constructed in the form of a tube (1) whose front part is capable of being disassembled into at least two parts (2,3), for example an upper element (2) which is fixed in use to a lower element (3) by members (4) and screws (6). This probe may be employed several times and consequently permits achieving a marked saving relative to known probes.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for operating blast furnace, wherein, when charging coke and ore alternately from the furnace top to form alternate coke and ore layers for operation of a blast furnace, a coke layer is formed by charging coke of properties especially suitable for improvement of gas and liquid permeability of the coke layer to the central part thereof or an ore layer is formed by charging ordinary versatile type coke to the central part of the ore layer prior to formation thereof. The centrally charged coke forms a major part of the dead coke layer which is sequentially renewed under the cohesive zone of the blast furnace to maintain appropriate gas and liquid permeability of the dead coke layer, thereby enhancing the production efficiency and stability of the blast furnace operation while suppressing erosive wear of refractory walls of the furnace.

Abstract: A method for operating a shaft furnace is performed by charging different ore/coke ratio mixture in radially different positions in the furnace. The ore/coke mixture ratio may be determined according to desired heat distribution in radial direction. For this, at least two mutually independently determined ore/coke mixture ratio mixtures are provided in each charge cycle of the burden. The mixture to be charged in the central portion of the furnace may have a higher coke content or a lower ore content for better permeability to the heating gas.