Abstract: In the process for the production of liquid pig iron 943) or liquid steel pre-products from charging substances comprising iron ore (5) and fluxes and at least partially containing a portion of fines, the iron ore is directly reduced to sponge iron in at least two reduction stages (1, 2) by the fluidized bed method, the sponge iron is melted in a melt-down gasifying zone (39) under the supply of carbon carriers and an oxygen-containing gas, and a CO- and H2-containing reducing gas is produced which is injected into reduction zones of the reduction stages (1, 2), is reacted there, is withdrawn as a top gas and optionally is supplied to a consumer.

Abstract: In a method of charging metal carriers which contain a portion of fines and are at least partially reduced and carbon carriers to a melter gasifier (10) in which a melt-down gasifying zone (11) is maintained, the metal carriers and the carbon carriers are fed into the melter gasifier (10) above the level of the melt-down gasifying zone (11) and descend to the melt-down gasifying zone (11) and travel through the same forming a metal melt and producing a reducing gas by coal gasification. In order to prevent a partial discharge of the metal carriers from the melter gasifier (10) during the charging of the same and to be able to achieve uniform distribution of the carbon carriers and the metal carriers, both the carbon carriers and the metal carriers are introduced into the melter gasifier centrally above the melt-down gasifying zone (11), preferably gravitationally, with a central strand (32) of metal carriers being formed which is peripherally surrounded by a jacket strand (37) formed by the carbon carriers.

Abstract: According to a process for injecting metal-oxide-containing fine particles into a reducing gas, a central material stream formed by the fine particles and a carrier gas is introduced into the reducing gas and at least one gas stream formed by a secondary gas is directed against the material stream to ensure an optimum contact of the fine particles with the reducing gas, the gas stream atomizing the material stream and the fine particles being evenly distributed within the reducing gas.

Abstract: In a process for producing molten pig iron or steel preproducts from fine-particulate iron containing material in a meltdown gasifying zone of a melter gasifier, under the supply of carbon-containing material and oxygen-containing gas at the simultaneous formation of a reducing gas in a bed formed of solid carbon carriers, the iron-containing material is melted when passing the bed.

Abstract: In the process for the production of liquid pig iron 943) or liquid steel pre-products from charging substances comprising iron ore (5) and fluxes and at least partially containing a portion of fines, the iron ore is directly reduced to sponge iron in at least two reduction stages (1, 2) by the fluidized bed method, the sponge iron is melted in a melt-down gasifying zone (39) under the supply of carbon carriers and an oxygen-containing gas, and a CO- and H2-containing reducing gas is produced which is injected into reduction zones of the reduction stages (1, 2), is reacted there, is withdrawn as a top gas and optionally is supplied to a consumer.

Abstract: In a method for treating particulate material in the fluidized bed method, the particulate material is maintained in a fluidized bed by a treating gas flowing from bottom to top and thereby is treated. To minimize the consumption of treating gas and to reduce entrainment of fine particles by the treating gas, a particulate material having a wide grain distribution and a relatively high portion of fines is used for treatment and the treating gas in the fluidized bed is maintained at a superficial velocity less than the velocity required for fluidizing the largest particles of said particulate material.

Abstract: An arrangement for the dosed introduction of fine-particulate material into a reactor vessel comprises a fluidized bed sluice, into which a material supply means enters from above and into which a gas duct feeding a fluidization gas runs in the lower end region thereof and which includes an overflow tube for conveying on the fine-particulate material. In order to introduce the fine-particulate material into the reactor vessel at specific zones, a plurality of independently connectable fluidized bed sluices are provided outside of the reactor vessel, the fluidized bed sluices having overflow tubes which project into the interior of the reactor vessel.

Abstract: In a method of producing molten pig iron (9) or steel pre-products from lump ore which in at least one reduction zone is reduced to partially and/or completely reduced sponge iron (4) in a shaft furnace, the sponge iron (4) is melted down in a melt-down gasifying zone (8) of a melter gasifier (1) under supply of carbon-containing material (2) and oxygen and while simultaneously forming a reducing gas.

Abstract: A process for producing sponge iron by directly reducing particulate, iron-oxide-containing material, wherein reducing gas that is formed from carbon carriers and an oxygen-containing gas in a melt-down gasifying zone is introduced into a reduction zone that contains the iron-oxide-containing material, characterized by the combination of the following characteristic features: (i) to the reduction zone, a reducing gas is fed which contains between iron-oxide-containing material 20 g and 100 g per Nm.sup.3 of a dust having a carbon content of between 30 mass % and 70 mass %; and (ii) the iron-oxide-containing material is exposed to the reducing gas for a time period that exceeds the period for a complete reduction. The process of the invention renders it possible to produce a sponge iron of elevated carbon content.

Abstract: In a process for producing sponge iron by direct reduction of iron-oxide-containing material, synthesis gas is mixed with top gas forming in the direct reduction of the iron-oxide-containing material and is utilized as a CO- and H.sub.2 -containing reducing gas for direct reduction and for heating the iron-oxide-containing material to a reduction temperature. To be able to save energy in an economically efficient manner when producing steel, especially in the refining process, direct reduction is carried out as follows: (1) in addition to the reducing gas, a carbon-containing gas, such as natural gas, or a gas having higher hydrocarbons is utilized for reduction; (2) the iron-oxide-containing material for a predetermined period of time exceeding the period necessary for complete reduction is exposed to the reducing gas and to the additionally supplied carbon-containing gas, and (3) a CO/CO.sub.2 ratio ranging between 2 and 5, preferably a ratio in excess of 2.5, is adjusted in the reducing gas.

Abstract: In a process for the reduction of fine ore by reducing gas in the fluidized bed method, the following characteristic features are realized in order to achieve a uniform and even degree of metallization at optimum utilization of the reducing gas and while minimizing the amount of reducing gas employed, that the fine ore is fractionated by aid of the reducing gas into at least two fractions having different grain size distributions, that each fraction is reduced by the reducing gas in a separate fluidized bed, wherein the reducing gas maintains a first fluidized bed containing the coarse-grain fraction and separates the fine-grain fraction from the same, is accelerated together with the fine-grain fraction, subsequently under pressure release forms a further fluidized bed, into which it is continuously injected in a radially symmetrical manner and from below, and wherein, furthermore, secondary reducing gas additionally is directly injected into the further fluidized bed in a radially symmetrical manner, and th

Abstract: A method for injecting fine iron ore in a smelting reducing process is disclosed, in which the carrier gas for the iron ore is the discharge gas from a melter gasifier without the need of separate carrier gas. It includes the steps of pre-reducing iron ore in a pre-reduction furnace, melting and reducing it in the melter gasifier, supplying the discharge gas from the melter gasifier through an ascending tube to a cyclone and to said pre-reduction furnace, directing the cooled and cleaned fine iron ore through a recycling system and a melting burner into the melter gasifier. A part of the discharge gas is supplied through a venturi scrubber, a first compressor and a circulating tube into an ascending tube. A part of the compressed gas circulating through the tube is recompressed by means of a second compressor and fine iron ore from a stored source is injected into ascending the tube by the recompressed gas by means of a pneumatic fine iron ore conveying system.

Abstract: In a process for producing molten pig iron or liquid steel pre-products, from particulate iron-oxide-containing material by fluidization, the iron-oxide-containing material is prereduced in at least one prereduction stage (7) by aid of a reducing gas and subsequently is reduced to sponge iron in a final reduction stage (8), the sponge iron is melted in a meltdown-gasifying zone (11) under the supply of carbon carriers and an oxygen-containing gas, and a CO- and H.sub.2 -containing reducing gas is produced which is introduced into the final reduction stage (8), is reacted there, is drawn off, subsequently is introduced into a prereduction stage (7), is reacted there, is drawn off, subjected to scrubbing and subsequently is carried off as an export gas and wherein at least a portion of the reacted reducing gas is purified from CO.sub.2, is heated and is used as a recycle-reducing gas for the reduction of the iron-oxide-containing material.

Abstract: In a process for the production of molten pig iron or steel pre-products from fine-particulate iron-cintaining material, in a meltdown-gasifying zone of a melter gasifier (1), under the supply of carbon-containing material and oxygen-containing gas at the simultaneous formation of a reducing gas, in a bed formed of sold carbon carriers, the iron-containing material is melted when passing the bed.

Abstract: A three-stage, fluidized-bed-type reduction apparatus and a method for using it for reducing fine iron ores of wide size ranges, improving the gas utilization and reduction degree, reducing the residence time of iron ores, and increasing the prereduction rate of reduced iron. The apparatus includes serially arranged a drying/preheating furnace with a first cyclone connected to it, a primary prereduction furnace with a second cyclone connected to it, a secondary high-gas-velocity reduction furnace for finally reducing only a coarse ore portion of the prereduced iron ores at a bubbling fluidized state while carrying over the medium/fine ore portion of the iron ores, a secondary low-gas-velocity reduction furnace for finally reducing the medium/fine ores forming a bubbling fluidized bed thereof, an inner cyclone installed in the secondary low-gas-velocity reduction furnace, and a third cyclone for capturing dusty ores not captured by the inner cyclone.

Abstract: A conveying arrangement for the dosed conveyance of bulk material from one metallurgical vessel into another through a conveying channel. The conveying channel has an entry opening and a discharge opening. A conveyor worm is rotatably located in the conveying channel, extending at least from the entry opening to the discharge opening and including a first flight formed by a plurality of paddles. In order to be able to configure the conveyor worm as short as possible and to minimize gas streaming through the conveying channel, the conveyor worm, on its end associated with the discharge opening, has a second flight that is formed by a continuous helix extending at least over half a convolution.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of starting a plant for the production of pig iron or steel pre-material including a direct-reduction shaft furnace and a meltdown gasifier.At first the still empty meltdown gasifier is heated up by aid of a combustible gas and the smoke gases forming are introduced into the still empty direct-reduction shaft furnace.Coke or a degassed coal product is charged into the direct-reduction shaft furnace and the smoke gases introduced into the direct-reduction shaft furnace are passed through the coke or the degassed coal product by releasing their sensible heat.The coke or the degassed coal product thereby is heated to ignition temperature and is charged into the meltdown gasifier in the hot state, catching fire upon the injection of an oxygen-containing gas or of oxygen.A further coal or coke bed serving for gasification is charged on the ignited bed of coke or degassed coal product and the charging substances are charged into the direct-reduction shaft furnace.

Abstract: In operating a mill including a blast furnace and a steel converter, it is difficult to mutually adapt the operations of the blast furnace and of the converter in a flexible way. When using scrap as a coolant in the refining process, undesired accompanying elements are introduced into the metal melt.The invention consists in that, instead of a blast furnace, a direct reduction plant in combination with a meltdown gasifier are provided as the pig iron source. This aggregate is operated in combination with a single steel converter. The direct reduction plant, on its discharge side, is connected both with the meltdown gasifier and with the steel converter via sponge iron transporting devices. The meltdown gasifier communicates with the steel converter via a transport line for molten pig iron. As the solid charge in the refining process sponge iron is exclusively used.

Abstract: In the operation of mills for the production of steel from molten pig iron and solid ferrous carriers, it is sought for economic reasons to increase the portion of solid ferrous carriers. To supply thermal carriers, such as fossile fuels, as is known, involves the disadvantages of extended charging times and of undesired accompanying elements introduced into the process.To avoid these disadvantages, the invention provides for a combination of at least one steel converter with a direct reduction plant, a meltdown gasifier and a cupola. Therein, sponge iron discharged from the direct reduction plant is melted to pig iron in the meltdown gasifier, on the one hand, and is used as solid charge for the converter. Scrap, together with coke, is melted in the cupola to blown metal, the latter, together with the pig iron produced in the meltdown gasifier, being supplied to the converter as liquid charge.

Abstract: When gasifying fuels with oxygen in a shaft-like furnace adapted to receive solid charging stock and including a primary gas chamber on its lower end to be charged by at least one burner, a fixed bed is formed in the primary gas chamber by the charging stock. The charging stock is gasified by the hot offgases from the burner. The gas forming, upon passage through the fixed bed, is extracted from the furnace as a product gas. In order to keep the product gas free of impurities that constitue a load on the environment and limit its usability, such as tar and other higher hydrocarbons, an oxygen-containing gas is injected into the furnace space filled by the product gas and a slight portion of the product gas is burnt.