Patents by Inventor Johann Wurm

Johann Wurm has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240052442
    Abstract: A process for steel production that includes: production of sponge iron from iron oxide-containing starting material by direct reduction with reduction gas, wherein the reduction gas has at least 20% by volume of hydrogen H2, and production of an iron melt having a carbon content of 1-5% by mass from the sponge iron. Sponge iron is subjected to a treatment that includes: energy input and addition of additives to produce a melt and a slag, wherein the energy input is effected substantially from electricity and wherein the slag has a basicity B2 of less than 1.3, preferably less than 1.25, particularly preferably less than 1.2, adjustment of the carbon content in the melt, reduction of at least a sub-amount of the iron oxides present in the sponge iron The slag is separated during and/or after the treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Robert MILLNER, Norbert REIN, Johann WURM
  • Patent number: 11685961
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the direct reduction of oxidic iron carrier particles to a reduction product in a fluidized bed through which a reduction gas containing 30-100 mol % hydrogen H2 flows in crossflow. At least 90% by mass of oxidic iron carrier particles introduced into the fluidized bed have a particle size of less than or equal to 200 micrometers. The superficial velocity U of the reduction gas flowing through the fluidized bed is set between 0.05 m/s and 1 m/s such that, for the particle size d equal to d30 of the oxidic iron carrier particles introduced into the fluidized bed, it is above the theoretical suspension velocity Ut and is less than or equal to Umax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Eisl, Bernhard Hiebl, Hanspeter Ofner, Norbert Rein, Johann Wurm
  • Publication number: 20220145412
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the direct reduction of oxidic iron carrier particles to a reduction product in a fluidized bed through which a reduction gas containing 30-100 mol % hydrogen H2 flows in crossflow. At least 90% by mass of oxidic iron carrier particles introduced into the fluidized bed have a particle size of less than or equal to 200 micrometers. The superficial velocity U of the reduction gas flowing through the fluidized bed is set between 0.05 m/s and 1 m/s such that, for the particle size d equal to d30 of the oxidic iron carrier particles introduced into the fluidized bed, it is above the theoretical suspension velocity Ut and is less than or equal to Umax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Eisl, Bernhard Hiebl, Hanspeter Ofner, Norbert Rein, Johann Wurm
  • Publication number: 20220074006
    Abstract: Process for the direct reduction of metal oxides (2) using a reduction gas, which is based on at least one precursor gas, wherein at least one precursor gas (15, 22) is based on reformer gas obtained by catalytic reforming of hydrocarbon-containing gas (4) in a reformer (3), and in the preparation of the reduction gas at least one precursor gas based on reformer gas is heated up by means of electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Franz HAUZENBERGER, Robert MILLNER, Hanspeter OFNER, Norbert REIN, Gerald ROSENFELLNER, Johann WURM
  • Publication number: 20180363075
    Abstract: A method for producing liquid pig iron (1), includes reducing iron-oxide-containing feed materials (2) to form a partially reduced first iron product (3) in a first reduction system (4), introducing the partially reduced first iron product (3), a first oxygen-containing gas (9, 9a), and a first carbon carrier (10) into a melter gasifier (11), introducing a second gaseous and/or liquid carbon carrier (13) and a second oxygen-containing gas (9b) into a mixing region (18) within the melter gasifier (11) above the fixed bed of the melter gasifier, mixing the second gaseous and/or liquid carbon carrier (13) with the second oxygen-containing gas (9b) in the mixing region (18), wherein the combustion air ratio is set in the range of 0.2 to 0.4, preferably between 0.3 and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Franz HOLZLEITHNER, Robert MILLNER, Wolfgang PANHUBER, Norbert REIN, Gerald ROSENFELLNER, Johann WURM
  • Patent number: 9802838
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating process water which is loaded with gaseous compounds and/or possibly with solids and comes from a wet-cleaning installation for cleaning process gas, e.g., from a melt-reduction subassembly or from a direct-reduction subassembly. Process water is introduced in a tank in a first process stage and degassed on the basis of reduced solubility of the dissolved compounds. The tank has, on its upper side, a gas-collecting chamber, in which the separated-off gases are collected and from which these are discharged. Likewise, the treated process water is discharged from the tank via a drainage means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignees: POSCO, PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA GMBH
    Inventors: Alois Gstoettenmayr, Hado Heckmann, Kurt Lukschander, Robert Millner, Ulrike Schmidt, Helmut Siegl, Johann Wurm, Chong Won Choi, Seok Min Yoon
  • Patent number: 9470456
    Abstract: A melter gasifier of a smelting reduction installation is charged by bringing together coal -containing material in lump form and iron carrier material (which may be hot) before and/or while they enter the melter gasifier. The ratio of the combined amounts of iron carrier material and coal-containing material in lump form is variable. The combined amounts of iron carrier material and coal-containing material in lump form are distributed over the cross section of the melter gasifier by a dynamic distributing device, and the ratio of the combined amounts of the iron carrier material and coal-containing material in lump form is set depending on the position of the dynamic distributing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Aichinger, Franz Berner, Thomas Eder, Robert Millner, Jan-Friedemann Plaul, Norbert Rein, Andreas Scherney, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm
  • Patent number: 9400138
    Abstract: A melting reduction assembly (1) has a melting gasification zone, including a packed bed (4) formed by solid carbon carriers and ferrous input materials, the zone has a lower section for receiving liquid pig iron (6) or raw steel material and liquid slag (7), a tap (9) for liquid slag and liquid pig iron. A plurality of oxygen nozzles (5) supplies oxygen. The nozzles are in at least two nozzle planes arranged spaced apart from each other and parallel in the vertical direction and horizontally distributed over the circumstances of the shell (10) of the melting reduction assembly (1) and arranged offset to each other in their respective nozzle planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA GMBH
    Inventors: Franz Berner, Jan-Friedemann Plaul, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm
  • Patent number: 9139884
    Abstract: A process and an apparatus for producing liquid pig iron or liquid primary steel products from charge materials formed by iron ores and additions. The charge materials are subjected to a further reduction in a reducing zone (1) and are then fed to a smelting zone or a smelting unit (2), in particular a fusion gasifier, for smelting with the addition of carbon carriers and oxygen-containing gas to form a fixed bed. A CO- and H2-containing reduction gas is formed, which gas is introduced into the reducing zone converted there and drawn off as top gas. The hot top gas, laden with solid matter, after separation of the solids, is subjected at least to a dry coarse separation and at least parts of the hot solids segregated by the separation are returned into the smelting zone or the smelting unit (2) or the reducing unit (1). In addition, the top gas is treated in a further fine separation stage (13A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA GMBH
    Inventors: Georg Aichinger, Thomas Eder, Hado Heckmann, Robert Millner, Johannes Leopold Schenk, Martin Schmidt, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm
  • Patent number: 9090844
    Abstract: A method for producing moldings, in particular briquettes, from fine-grained to medium-grained mixed material using organic binders. In a first stage, the mixed material is heated to a temperature necessary for the molding operation. In a second, atmospherically separate stage, mixing of the mixed material with binder is performed, as well as downstream steps of the process. The method allows hazardous emissions to be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SIEMENS VAI METALS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Fingerhut, Hado Heckmann, Leopold Werner Kepplinger, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm
  • Publication number: 20150136046
    Abstract: A method and a system for generating steam using the waste gases from plants for pig iron manufacture: waste gas removed as export gas (12) from the plant for pig iron manufacture is thermally utilized by combustion, and the waste gas from the combustion is fed to a heat-recovery steam generator (29). To utilize more energy from the export gas (12) for power generation, the export gas (12) is fed into a combustion chamber (23) located upstream of the heat-recovery steam generator (29), and after the combustion in the heat-recovery steam generator (29), heat is extracted from the export gas (12) without the export gas (12) passing through a gas turbine between combustion and heat-recovery steam generator. The pressure in the combustion chamber (23) and heat-recovery steam generator (29) are set above atmospheric pressure by means of a gas flow regulator (31) that is located downstream of the heat-recovery steam generator (29).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS VAI METALS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Robert Millner, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm
  • Publication number: 20150114180
    Abstract: Apparatus for production of metal sponge or pig iron from metal oxide containing material in piece form using a reduction gas. A reduction reactor shaft (1); reduction gas inlet lines into the interior of the reduction reactor shaft (1); a reduction gas channel body (11) passes through the interior of the reduction reactor shaft (1) for distributing reduction gas; a reduction gas supply line for reduction gas and located below the reduction gas channel body (11) at at least one inner-wall end of the reduction gas channel body (11). The reduction gas channel body (11) has a carrier tube through which a cooling medium can flow. A first portion of the reduction gas is introduced into the bed by reduction gas inlet lines which end in the interior of the reduction reactor shaft. A second portion of the reduction gas is distributed into the bed by the reduction gas channel body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Georg Aichinger, Karl-Heinz Beham, Reinhard Pum, Wolfgang Sterrer, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm
  • Publication number: 20150027038
    Abstract: Process for producing a briquette containing carbon carriers (2): mixing the carbon carriers (2) together with a binder system (3) with introduction of steam and the mixture obtained is pressed to form briquettes. At least one of drying carbon carriers (2), setting the temperature of the carbon carriers (2) to be mixed with the binder system before mixing or heat treating the briquettes after pressing by direct or indirect interaction with superheated steam. Waste steam is at least part of the steam introduced during mixing. An apparatus for carrying out such a process has such interaction with steam, from which a waste steam conduit leads and opens directly or indirectly into the mixing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS VAI METALS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Hado Heckmann, Robert Millner, Johann Wurm
  • Patent number: 8808422
    Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for automatically evaluating a delivery system in respect of the energy efficiency and emissions efficiency thereof. The method may include: determining a service level for the delivery system according to an energy intensity and an evaluation relevance of the particular delivery system, detecting energy data and emissions data of the delivery system corresponding to the determined service level of the delivery system, and calculating at least one indicator based on the detected energy data and emissions data and/or based on data for the energy management and environmental management of the delivery system for evaluating the delivery system with respect to the energy efficiency and emissions efficiency thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Vai Metals Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Leopold Werner Kepplinger, Robert Millner, Jan-Friedemann Plaul, Johannes Leopold Schenk, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm
  • Publication number: 20140138883
    Abstract: A melting reduction assembly (1) has a melting gasification zone, including a packed bed (4) formed by solid carbon carriers and ferrous input materials, the zone has a lower section for receiving liquid pig iron (6) or raw steel material and liquid slag (7), a tap (9) for liquid slag and liquid pig iron. A plurality of oxygen nozzles (5) supplies oxygen. The nozzles are in at least two nozzle planes arranged spaced apart from each other and parallel in the vertical direction and horizontally distributed over the circumstances of the shell (10) of the melting reduction assembly (1) and arranged offset to each other in their respective nozzle planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS VAI METALS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Franz Berner, Jan-Friedemann Plaul, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm
  • Publication number: 20140110891
    Abstract: A melter gasifier of a smelting reduction installation is charged by bringing together coal-containing material in lump form and iron carrier material (which may be hot) before and/or while they enter the melter gasifier. The ratio of the combined amounts of iron carrier material and coal-containing material in lump form is variable. The combined amounts of iron carrier material and coal-containing material in lump form are distributed over the cross section of the melter gasifier by a dynamic distributing device, and the ratio of the combined amounts of the iron carrier material and coal-containing material in lump form is set depending on the position of the dynamic distributing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS VAI METALS TECHNOLOGIES GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Aichinger, Franz Berner, Thomas Eder, Robert Millner, Jan-Friedemann Plaul, Norbert Rein, Andreas Scherney, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm
  • Publication number: 20130284019
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating process water which is loaded with gaseous compounds and/or possibly with solids and comes from a wet-cleaning installation for cleaning process gas, e.g., from a melt-reduction subassembly or from a direct-reduction subassembly. Process water is introduced in a tank in a first process stage and degassed on the basis of reduced solubility of the dissolved compounds. The tank has, on its upper side, a gas-collecting chamber, in which the separated-off gases are collected and from which these are discharged. Likewise, the treated process water is discharged from the tank via a drainage means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Alois Gstoettenmayr, Hado Heckmann, Kurt Lukschander, Robert Millner, Ulrike Schmidt, Helmut Siegl, Johann Wurm
  • Patent number: 8540931
    Abstract: An injector insert pipe is arranged in the gas channel of a nozzle for injecting oxygen-containing gas into a pig iron production unit, wherein an interspace which surrounds the pipe is present over the entire pipe length between the wall of the gas channel and the pipe outer wall. The pipe extends at least as far as the nozzle end face which contains the mouth of the gas channel. The pipe space is connected to an oxygen-containing gas feed line, and the interspace is connected to a protective gas supply line. In a process, oxygen-containing gas is fed into the pipe space, which after it has flowed through the pipe, enters the production unit at an entry velocity, and the interspace is simultaneously flowed through by a gas which exits into the production unit at an exit velocity, wherein the entry velocity is greater than the exit velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignees: Siemens Vai Metals Technologies GmbH, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Aichinger, Franz Berner, Stefan Lechner, Marinko Lekic-Ninic, Jan-Friedemann Plaul, Johannes Leopold Schenk, Martin Schmidt, Thomas Söntgen, Bogdan Vuletic, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm
  • Patent number: 8496729
    Abstract: Process gas purification device (2) for a melt reduction system (1) comprising at least one reduction reactor (3) and a melting gasification reactor (4), a first line system (5) for discharging a furnace gas (6) from the reduction reactor (3) and a second line system (7) for discharging a generator gas (8) from the melting gasification reactor (4) wherein both line systems (5,7) lead to a respective wet scrubbing system (11, 12). The furnace gas or generator gas flow can be throttled preferably by way of a control element (41) that varies a control gap (40) and the scrubber or cooling liquid (49) can be collected and drained. The first wet scrubber system (11) of the first line system (5) for routing the furnace gas (6) and the second Venturi scrubber system (12) of the second line system (7) for routing the generator gas (8) both discharge into a common mist elimination device (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignees: Siemens Vai Metals Technologies GmbH, Posco
    Inventors: Sin-Myoung Kang, Johannes Leopold Schenk, Martin Schmidt, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm
  • Publication number: 20130154166
    Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for automatically evaluating a delivery system in respect of the energy efficiency and emissions efficiency thereof. The method may include: determining a service level for the delivery system according to an energy intensity and an evaluation relevance of the particular delivery system, detecting energy data and emissions data of the delivery system corresponding to the determined service level of the delivery system, and calculating at least one indicator based on the detected energy data and emissions data and/or based on data for the energy management and environmental management of the delivery system for evaluating the delivery system with respect to the energy efficiency and emissions efficiency thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Leopold Werner Kepplinger, Robert Millner, Jan-Friedemann Plaul, Johannes Leopold Schenk, Kurt Wieder, Johann Wurm