EP1226283B1 - Appareil de prefusion a haute temperature - Google Patents

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EP1226283B1
EP1226283B1 EP00983663A EP00983663A EP1226283B1 EP 1226283 B1 EP1226283 B1 EP 1226283B1 EP 00983663 A EP00983663 A EP 00983663A EP 00983663 A EP00983663 A EP 00983663A EP 1226283 B1 EP1226283 B1 EP 1226283B1
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    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
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    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
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  • This invention relates to a device, used mainly in the steelmaking and metallurgical industry, for preheating the charge to be fed into a furnace, converter or melting vessel by combusting combustible materials available in the charge or from secondary gases recovered from related sources in the process.
  • Another known preheating method is the preheating of scrap in a charging bucket at high temperature (800 to 850° C). This is generally not an acceptable practice, in part because it requires high-temperature heat-resistant buckets (often involving pressure water cooling), it generates a considerable amount of pollutants, and it requires a combustion chamber capable of thermally destroying pollutants (mainly dioxin) and of completing the combustion of certain gases (mainly carbon monoxide). This method is costly because thermal losses must be regained by using auxiliary burners. The process can be very complicated, and the very short melting time may so reduce the time available for preheating such that there is insufficient time for processing all scrap buckets, thereby limiting production.
  • Another known preheating method is the use of shaft preheating plants, in which a charge volume is directed toward the melting volume arranged in correspondence with the roof section of the furnace where the gases are exhausted.
  • This method has the disadvantage of making it difficult or impossible to operate if there is welding between the scrap pieces in the shaft (because the shaft is an integral part of the melting volume), thus preventing normal charging.
  • Other disadvantages include containing only limited charge quantities, the impossibility of independently managing gases generated in the melting volume from those generated in the preheating volume, and the need to create a downstream post-combustion chamber.
  • preheating and continuous charging processes enable only a limited and poorly efficient regeneration of energy from the process gases, because the exposed exchange surface of the scrap is but a just a fraction of the total surface. Furthermore, when these processes are charged, the yield of additions and of coal is very low as these materials are conveyed by the gases of the plant itself.
  • Another disadvantage of this charging method consists in the dimensions of the charging and preheating plant and in the systematic maintenance required by the frequent mechanical problems. Moreover, the continuous charging operation requires a constant flat bath during the melting process, with consequential energy losses.
  • Document EP 487 494 discloses a plant for the production of molten metals, including a melting vessel and a metallurgical vessel receiving the melt from the melting vessel for aftertreating the melt and closed by a lid.
  • the melting vessel has a tap opening for the melt provided on the bottom level of the melting vessel and located on the periphery of the melting vessel.
  • the tap opening is positioned above a pour-in opening of the metallurgical vessel.
  • the pour-in opening of the metallurgical vessel following the melting vessel is provided above a melt guiding chute arranged within the metallurgical vessel.
  • Our invention overcomes the above-described limitations in known preheating devices and processes by heating the entire charge in an adequate premelting volume (separated from the melting location in a furnace or other melting vessel), in a fast and homogenous manner at temperatures ranging from 800 to 1200°C, in parallel with the melting phase which occurs in an independent vessel.
  • a key concept of the invention is the use, in the premelting volume, of all energy sources having a chemical origin and of process gases from the plant.
  • the transfer of thermal energy is much greater, resulting in a reduction in melting phase time and consequent production increases; simplification of the melting process; energy recovery from and the upgrading of the process gases; improved input energy efficiency with consequent reduction in the specific consumption of the integrated plant; and elimination of the post-combustion chamber as opposed to conventional preheating methods.
  • This principle is implemented through this invention by achieving a premelting process in an independent volume separated from the melting volume, in parallel with the melting phase of the previous charge.
  • This invention comprises a process for premelting charge before the charge is introduced into a melting furnace in the steelmaking and metallurgical industry, comprising the steps of: premelting the charge in a premelting vessel, defining a premelting volume, to an average temperature near the melting temperature using essentially chemical energy; discharging the premelted charge from the premelting vessel into a melting furnace; and completing the melting process in the melting furnace using essentially electrical energy.
  • a melting apparatus in the steelmaking and metallurgical industry comprising: a premelting vessel equipped with devices for the utilization of chemical energy; a melting furnace equipped with devices for the utilization of electrical energy; and a discharging device utilized for transferring the premelted charge from the premelting vessel to the melting vessel.
  • Our invention overcomes the above-described limitations in known preheating devices and processes by heating the entire charge in an adequate premelting volume (separated from the melting location in a furnace or other melting vessel), in a fast and homogenous manner at temperatures ranging from 800 to 1200° C, in parallel with the melting phase which occurs in an independent vessel.
  • a key concept of the invention is the use, in the premelting volume, of all energy sources having a chemical origin and of process gases from the plant.
  • these sources in the premelting volume of the charge, rather than the melting volume, and by arranging the premelting phase to occur contemporaneously (to the maximum degree possible) with the melting phase being conducted in a separate vessel, the transfer of thermal energy is much greater, resulting in a reduction in melting phase time and consequent production increases; simplification of the melting process; energy recovery from and the upgrading of the process gases; improved input energy efficiency with consequent reduction in the specific consumption of the integrated plant; and elimination of the post-combustion chamber as opposed to conventional preheating methods.
  • This principle is implemented through this invention by achieving a premelting process in an independent volume separated from the melting volume, in parallel with the melting phase of the previous charge.
  • the premelting apparatus is comprised of a heat-resistant shell 1, which in turn defines an enclosed interior space known as the premelting volume 2 in which occurs the actual premelting of the charge 20 utilizing chemical energy.
  • Shell 1 preferably has at least one off-gas feeding duct 3, into which are directed off-gases 30 from a melting furnace or other suitable source within the plant, and at least one exhaust duct 4 for exhausting gases 40 generated within the premelting volume 2.
  • the preferred embodiment illustrated in Figure 1 shows one off-gas feeding duct 3 and one exhaust duct 4.
  • These ducts can be connected to shell 1 by a suitable means, including ring connectors.
  • ducts 3 and 4 are cooled by an appropriate means, and gas flow through them is regulated by a suitable means such as valves or regulators.
  • Shell 1 must be heat resistant and be capable of maintaining its integrity during the premelting process. This can be accomplished in various possible solutions, such as by providing interior panels 7 which can be lined with refractory materials and/or fitted with welded pipes for cooling by pressurized water. In another solution, interim panels 7 can be thinly arranged in such a way as to form a serpentine into which refractory material is gunned. This material protects against excessive heat dispersion and must be replaced less frequently than in a solution with just refractory material. A mixed solution can also be installed in shell 1, with some parts of the inner wall of shell 1 being made of refractory material and other parts made of water-cooled panels, depending on the heat stress resulting from different zones of the premelting volume 2.
  • Shell 1 also has an outlet channel 6 for discharging pre-melted charge 20 from premelting volume 2 into the melting furnace or vessel.
  • Such valves open through lateral rotation, like universally adopted scrap buckets, to discharge pre-melted charge 20 into a bucket, ladle or other suitable carrying device.
  • pre-melted charge 20 can be discharged through outlet channel 6 through a chute, revolving tunnel, or any other system capable of transferring the charge from the premelting volume 2 directly into a melting furnace or vessel.
  • Shell 1 also has moving roof or a port 9 for charging scrap into premelting volume 2.
  • the premelting apparatus can be charged using well-known methods such as charging buckets, a belt conveyor or other charging system.
  • the premelting apparatus can be fitted with industrial burners 8 which can be arranged along the containing walls and/or roof of the shell and which protrude through shell 1 and into premelting volume 2.
  • Figure 1 illustrates one embodiment of the invention showing two industrial burners fitted into shell 1 near the point of connection with an off-gas feeding duct 3. When placed at this location, the industrial burners increase the temperature of off-gases 30, preferably to 1600 to 2000° C, by both completing the combustion of the unburned fractions in off-gases 30 and by providing an independent source of heat to mix with off-gases 30.
  • Figure 6 illustrates another embodiment of the invention showing a plurality of supplemental burners 8 fitted into shell 1. Burners situated in this position use fossil fuel (such as methane, oil, fuel oil, coal) to directly heat charge 20 in premelting volume 2.
  • Figure 5 shows another embodiment in which an high power burner 8 can be fitted on off-gas feeding duct 3.
  • the premelting apparatus also can be fitted with a means 10 for introducing, into premelting volume 2, gases holding oxygen (O 2 ) or air, or air enriched with O 2 and a means for introducing, into premelting volume 2, partially unburned gases from other sources in the plant.
  • said means directs the gaseous effluents through the charge-fuel combination inside premelting volume 2.
  • Means 10 may take the form of a ring header consisting of a hollow space obtained in shell 1 and may be fed by fans or by an oxygen system to allow a part of the air or comburent mixture to be directed to the intermediate or final part of premelting volume 2.
  • Means 10 for introducing O 2 or air or air enriched with O 2 provides a very flexible control of the gaseous mixture burning temperature, of the oxygen enrichment, and of the temperature of the exhaust gases.
  • the temperature of the gases inside premelting volume 2 should be maintained as uniformly as possible and sufficiently high, but not so high as to melt, the solid charge over its whole stay time inside premelting volume 2.
  • a means to further heat gaseous effluents to a temperature between 1500 and 1800° C, such as one or more industrial burners, may be fitted within the roof or side walls of premelting volume 2.
  • the partial melting of the charge that percolates downwards homogenizes the charge temperature by transferring energy from hotter to colder regions in the charge.
  • the premelting apparatus can have different configurations, such as those illustrated exclusively but not exhaustively in the figures.
  • Figure 1 shows the basic features of the invention.
  • Figure 2 depicts a "bottom-up" embodiment of the premelting apparatus in relation to an electric arc furnace.
  • the premelting apparatus is positioned with respect to the melting furnace 50 such that exhaust gases from melting furnace 50 enter the premelting apparatus through feeding duct 3 near the bottom of premelting volume 2.
  • Figures 3 through 7 depict a "top-down" embodiment of the invention, wherein exhaust gases from melting furnace 50 enter the premelting apparatus through feeding duct 3 at the top of premelting volume 2.
  • the premelting process can be carried out using the following elements, indiscriminately, either independently or combined in suitable combinations: partially unburned gaseous effluents, which may be arranged so as to mix with the comburent gases (O 2 or air or air enriched with O 2 ); industrial burners acting directly on the contents of premelting volume 2; fuels included in the charge 20 that improve combustion; and particular fuel in the charge 20 such as aluminothermic powders.
  • the gaseous effluents may be selected from a suitable group such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), hydrocarbons, or a combination thereof.
  • the source of said gaseous effluents can be melting furnace 50 when that melting process is complete or can be another part of the steelmaking or metallurgical plant which is dedicated to producing gases rich in one or more of CO, H 2 , or hydrocarbons.
  • essentially chemical energy from fuels within charge 20 and/or from suitable gaseous effluents produced in melting furnace 50 or elsewhere in the plant
  • premelting vessel 2 to premelt charge 20 to an average temperature near its intended melting temperature.
  • a desired average temperature near the melting temperature is between 800 and 1200° C.
  • this premelting process is shorter than 40 minutes.
  • the premelted charge is discharged from premelting volume 2 into melting furnace 50, in which the melting process is completed using essentially electrical energy within melting furnace 50, accomplished by devices for the utilization of electrical energy within melting furnace 50. such as electrodes to generate an electric current.
  • premelting of a first charge may be conducted in premelting volume 2, while the melting of a second charge is being conducted in melting furnace 50, said second charge having been previously premelted in premelting volume 2.
  • the premelted charge is discharged from melting furnace 50, the premelted charge is discharged from premelting volume 2 into melting furnace 50, and then a third charge is charged into premelting volume 2.
  • Charge preparation, distribution of combustion gases, combustion control in steps temperature control, and the timing of premelting with respect to melting in the main melting vessel, are key components of the operation of the premelting apparatus.
  • the charge needs to be stratified with the fuels included in the charge, such as anthracite, coke, oil, fuel oil or other suitable fuel.
  • the fuels must be suitably arranged to form a fluid bed through which flow the gases rich in oxidization potential to improve combustion.
  • layers of solid or liquid fuel are interspaced between layers of the charge so that the fuel is burned in two successive stages, as described below.
  • Figures 3 and 7 show the use of coke 12 and heavy fuel oil 13, respectively, as the fuel layers. Gases for preheating burn layer by layer inside the prepared charge, preheating it with greater heat exchanging efficiency. This arrangement allows for controlled combustion within the charge.
  • combustion gases must be properly distributed to maximize the operational efficiency of the premelting apparatus.
  • Combustion gases must reach the fuel directly to form and keep a desired reducing atmosphere in the entire premelting volume.
  • Gas inlet ports 11 provide for the proper circulation of combustion gases within premelting volume 2 to accomplish this. Maintenance of a reducing atmosphere prevents a heavy formation of iron oxides, which would require more energy and lower the yield of the charge.
  • the formation of iron oxide in the premelting process can also be controlled by increasing the speed of the energy transfer when the charge temperature reaches and exceeds 800° C. which is the condition, which thermodynamically facilitates iron oxidation.
  • the method to reduce the formation of iron oxide during the premelting process is to achieve a pluristage or multistage combustion, keeping the reducing conditions over the whole charge volume so as to complete combustion in the terminal part of the charge before removing the exhaust gases.
  • This average temperature will promote a gradual and continuous oxidation of fuel in the charge. In this way, the oxidation potential of the charge is reduced, in spite of the fact that very high temperatures are reached and, in these conditions, oxidation is a very fast process.
  • the first stage produces carbon monoxide, which promotes the reducing atmosphere in the first half or two-thirds of the charge through which flow the gases and where the temperature causes the iron oxide to react.
  • the second phase produces carbon dioxide (the species supplies approximately two-thirds of the total transformation energy) in the remaining part of the charge, thus favoring a uniform temperature as mentioned above.
  • the timing of melting in premelting volume 2 vis a vis melting in the melting furnace 50 is an important feature of the invention.
  • the advantageous thing to do is to arrange a maximum degree of contemporaneity between the charge heating phase and the real melting phase. This principle is implemented through this invention by achieving the premelting process in the independent premelting volume 2 separate from the melting furnace 50, in parallel with the melting phase of the previous charge.
  • This strategy to control the charge premelting process assures the maximum heat exchange from the off-gases (through radiation and convection) in a short time and with minimum energy losses. Even though it is an independent unit, the premelting apparatus and its method of operation cooperate with the melting furnace or vessel, the most adaptive (but not exclusive) being an electric arc furnace. Using the premelting apparatus with the melting process in a furnace considerably simplifies the operations performed in the furnace to fast melting by means of an electric arc, decarburization and refining, and slight post-combustion above the slag to protect against heat losses in the charge.
  • the premelting apparatus is a high efficiency pre-heating technology, because fuel bums progressively inside the charge with the special design of the invention.
  • a main aim of the invention is to bring the charge, for example an electric arc furnace charge, to a high (about 1000° C) and as homogenous temperature as possible, and close to the melting temperature. This is essentially achieved using the energy derived from the direct combustion of combustible components in the gases and materials already available in the charge or from secondary gases recovered from other plant components and which are thermally upgraded by use of the burners.
  • the following table shows the performance achieved by the premelting apparatus in the case of a 100 ton charge of scrap in two different processes having a different duration, one using carbon and the other using oxymethane burners:

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  1. Procédé de fusion d'une charge dans l'industrie d'aciérie et de métallurgie, où est prévu un moyen (1) pour introduire, dans une cuve de préfusion, des gaz comburants, le procédé comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    a) faire préfondre une première charge dans une cuve de préfusion, définissant un volume de préfusion, à une température moyenne près de la température de fusion en utilisant de l'énergie chimique, pendant que dans un four de fusion est achevé le processus de fusion d'une seconde charge utilisant de l'énergie électrique, la seconde charge ayant été fondue préalablement dans la cuve de préfusion ;
    b) évacuer la seconde charge fondue du four de fusion ;
    c) évacuer la première charge préfondue de la cuve de préfusion dans le four de fusion, caractérisé en ce que sont prévues les étapes consistant à
    d) charger une troisième charge dans la cuve de préfusion ;
    e) répéter les étapes de a) à d) ;
    où l'étape de préfusion a) est exécutée en utilisant :
    - un moyen pour introduire, dans le volume de préfusion (2), des gaz partiellement non brûlés d'autres sources dans l'usine, ledit moyen dirigeant les effluents gazeux à travers la combinaison charge-combustible à l'intérieur du volume de préfusion (2),
    - des brûleurs industriels (8) agencés le long des parois de contènement et/ou le toit de la cuve de préfusion placés près du point de connexion avec un conduit d'amenée (3) des gaz de dégagement ;
    - des combustibles inclus dans ladite charge agencés d'une manière appropriée pour former un lit de fluide,
    - des effluents gazeux contenant au moins des fractions partiellement non brûlées, provenant d'une source de l'usine, et qui contiennent un gaz sélectionné dans le groupe constitué de CO, H2, hydrocarbures ou une combinaison de ceux-ci,
    - les gaz comburants contiennent du O2 ou de l'air ou de l'air enrichi avec du O2 qui brûlent d'une manière commandée lesdits combustibles et lesdits effluents gazeux à l'intérieur de ladite charge.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, où les effluents gazeux sont des gaz provenant du four de fusion où le processus de fusion est achevé.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1, où les effluents gazeux sont des gaz provenant d'une usine prévue pour la production de gaz riche en CO ou en H2 ou en autres hydrocarbures ou une combinaison de ceux-ci.
  4. Procédé selon les revendications 1 ou 2, où ladite température moyenne près de la température de fusion se situe entre 800 et 1200° C.
  5. Procédé selon la revendication 1, où les brûleurs industriels sont des brûleurs de combustible fossile.
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 1, où les combustibles sont sélectionnés dans le groupe constitué d'anthracite, de coke, de pétrole, de fioul ou d'une combinaison de ceux-ci.
  7. Procédé selon les revendications 1 à 6, où les combustibles sont avantageusement stratifiés dans la charge.
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 3, où les effluents gazeux sont les bases provenant d'une usine prévue pour la production de gaz riche en CO ou H2 ou en autres hydrocarbures ou en une combinaison de ceux-ci.
  9. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, où l'étape de préfusion (a) est de préférence plus courte que 40 minutes.
  10. Appareil de fusion dans l'industrie d'aciérie et de métallurgie pour exécuter le procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9 comprenant :
    - un four de fusion (50) équipé avec des dispositifs pour l'utilisation de l'énergie électrique ;
    - une cuve de préfusion comprenant une coque (1) résistant à la chaleur munie d'au moins un conduit d'amenée de gaz de dégagement (3) relié au four de fusion (50), au moins un conduit d'évacuation (4), un canal de sortie (6) pour évacuer la charge préfondue (20) dans le four de fusion (50) et équipé de brûleurs industriels (8) pour l'utilisation de l'énergie chimique ;
    caractérisé en ce que
    - les brûleurs industriels (8) pour l'utilisation de l'énergie chimique sont agencés le long des parois de contènement et/ou le toit de la coque (1) près du point de connexion avec le conduit d'amenée de gaz de dégagement (3) ;
    - un moyen pour introduire dans la coque (1) des gaz de comburant et
    - un moyen (11) pour introduire dans la coque (1) des effluents gazeux partiellement non brûlés et provenant d'une source de l'usine, ledit moyen (11) dirigeant les effluents gazeux à travers la combinaison charge-combustible à l'intérieur d'un volume de préfusion (2).
  11. Appareil de fusion selon la revendication 10, où ladite source d'effluents gazeux est le four électrique de fusion (50).
  12. Appareil de fusion selon la revendication 11, où ladite source d'effluents gazeux est une usine prévue pour la production de gaz riche en CO ou H2 ou en autres hydrocarbures ou en une combinaison de ceux-ci.
  13. Appareil de fusion selon la revendication 12, où la coque (1) définit un volume de préfusion intérieur renfermé où l'utilisation de l'énergie chimique a lieu, ladite coque ayant des parois intérieures résistant à la chaleur.
  14. Appareil de fusion selon la revendication 13, où lesdites parois intérieures résistant à la chaleur sont sélectionnées dans le groupe constitué de revêtements réfractaires, de panneaux refroidis à l'eau ou des deux.
  15. Appareil de fusion selon la revendication 10, où les brûleurs industriels sont des brûleurs de combustible fossile.
  16. Appareil de fusion selon la revendication 10, où ledit moyen pour introduire dans la coque (1) des effluents gazeux dirige les effluents gazeux à travers la combinaison charge-combustible à l'intérieur du volume de préfusion.
  17. Appareil de fusion selon la revendication 10, où l'appareil de fusion comprend en outre un moyen pour chauffer additionnellement lesdits effluents gazeux à une température entre 1500 et 1800°C.
  18. Appareil de fusion selon la revendication 17, où les autres moyens de l'appareil de fusion sont un ou plusieurs brûleurs industriels.
  19. Appareil de fusion selon la revendication 10 ou 18, où ledit brûleur industriel est un anneau collecteur alimenté par des ventilateurs.
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