JP2009041093A - Method for manufacturing sintered ore - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing sintered ore by which productivity can be increased in improving gas permeability of a raw material filling layer, even when using an increased amount of limonite with a high content of crystallization water. <P>SOLUTION: In the method for manufacturing the sintered ore, an iron ore, a carbon material, an auxiliary material and return fines are used, and the raw materials are divided into two lines for separately manufacturing and treating granulated products. The method includes the steps of: carrying out moisture conditioning and mixing of the raw materials composed of the auxiliary material containing MgO (e.g. brucite, dolomite, etc.) in a high-speed agitating mixer 1; granulating the same into coarse particles with an average particle size of 3-20 mm with a pan pelletizer 2 (separate granulation line); and loading pseudoparticles (main granulation line) produced by granulating the remaining raw materials and the coarse particles into a sintering machine 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for producing a sintered ore used in a blast furnace, and more specifically, even when the amount of limonite having a high crystallization water content increases, the air permeability of the raw material layer charged on the sintering machine pallet is increased. It is related with the manufacturing method of the sintered ore which can improve productivity, and can maintain a product yield.

The method for producing sintered ore used as the iron source for the blast furnace is outlined below. First, fine iron ore, secondary raw materials, and charcoal, which are raw materials for sintered ore, are piled up in the yard for each brand. The auxiliary material, containing SiO ₂ raw material containing CaO raw material, containing MgO raw material such as iron ore, and that the materials other than carbonaceous material and return ores, the carbonaceous material include coke, coal, a carbon source such as dust It is a raw material. In addition, some fine iron ores, some secondary raw materials, some carbon materials, and the like may be mixed and piled up as blending powder.

  These stacked raw materials are sent to a raw material tank. Sintered ores are usually passed through a sieving step, and those with a particle size exceeding 5 mm (on a sieve classified with a 5 mm sieve) are usually sent to the blast furnace as products, and those with a particle size of 5 mm or less (under the same sieve) are returned. It is sent to the raw material tank as ore.

  These raw materials were cut out from the raw material tank in accordance with a pre-planned mixing ratio, mixed, humidity-controlled and granulated by a drum mixer, and had a particle size distribution ranging from about 5 mm to a particle size of about 0.25 mm on the sieve. It becomes an aggregate of various raw materials, so-called pseudo particles. After the pseudo particles are charged into the surge hopper, they are cut out from below the surge hopper by a roll feeder and charged onto the pallet of the sintering machine via a sloping chute. Thus, the raw material charged into the sintering machine is referred to as a sintered raw material.

  The sintered raw material forms a packed layer composed of pseudo particles on the pallet and is usually adjusted to have a constant height of about 500 to 750 mm.

  The sintered raw material packed layer (hereinafter also simply referred to as “raw material packed layer”) formed in this way is ignited in an ignition furnace on the surface thereof, and combustion of the carbonaceous material in the pseudo particles existing on the raw material packed layer surface is started. The carbonaceous material combustion part forms a combustion zone.

  Since the raw material packed bed is sucked from below while moving from the supply side to the discharge side, air flows from the upper part of the raw material packed bed toward the lower part. Therefore, the combustion zone moves from the upper part to the lower part of the raw material packed bed. The heat generated in the combustion zone is accumulated as the combustion zone moves from the upper part to the lower part, but generally, the upper part is likely to be insufficient in heat and the lower part is likely to be excessive in heat.

  Along with this movement of the combustion zone, the surrounding pseudo particles are heated by the heat generated in the combustion zone, melting and assimilation reaction (a phenomenon in which the pseudo particles partially melt and this melt crosslinks between the pseudo particles). The material packed layer finally becomes a sintered cake (sintered ore lump) and is discharged. In this way, the raw material packed layer changes in properties as the temperature rises and the sintering reaction progresses from the stage of charging until it becomes a sintered cake. It is called “raw material packed bed”.

  By the way, in recent years, with the increase in the amount of limonite (pisolite ore and maramamba ore), the deterioration of the air permeability of the raw material packed bed and the reduction of the product yield are regarded as problems. This is because limonite has a higher crystallization water content than hematite (and is also referred to as “high crystal water ore”), and the crystallization water becomes porous after decomposition during the temperature rising process. This is because it is easy to assimilate, and as a result, the viscosity of the melt is increased, the voids are blocked, and the air permeability of the raw material packed layer is deteriorated.

  In addition, when a large amount of limonite is used, especially in the lower part of the raw material packed bed where heat is excessive, a large amount of high-viscosity melt is easily generated and the voids are easily blocked, resulting in a decrease in product yield in addition to deterioration in air permeability. It is believed that. In addition, the increase in the amount of water brought into the raw material packed bed by limonite promotes the enlargement of the water agglomeration layer formed under the combustion zone and the collapse of the pseudo particles in that part. It is thought to cause.

  Therefore, conventionally, various techniques for controlling the void structure of the raw material packed layer and ensuring air permeability during firing have been studied. For example, Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a method for controlling the void structure of the raw material packed layer. That is, when coarse particles are arranged in the raw material packed bed, a portion with a high porosity is formed around the coarse particles, and the gas flows preferentially through the high porosity portion in the packed bed. It has been reported that breathability is improved. This improvement in air permeability increases the burning speed of the carbonaceous material, thereby increasing the lowering speed of the combustion zone, shortening the sintering time, and improving the productivity of the sintered ore.

  However, in the method described in Non-Patent Document 1, the effect varies greatly depending on the strength of the coarse particles blended in the raw material packed bed. That is, when low-strength coarse particles are blended, the air permeability of the raw material packed layer at the stage of charging into the sintering machine is greatly improved, but after ignition, the raw material packed layer is heated to cause a sintering reaction. In the proceeding stage, shrinkage occurs with the assimilation reaction of the coarse particles. As a result, the air permeability during firing is only slightly improved, and the productivity is only slightly improved. However, Non-Patent Document 1 does not describe a manufacturing process such as a manufacturing method and a blending method of coarse particles, and research and development of a concrete method and a blending method for coarse particles for significantly improving air permeability will be conducted in the future. It is only a proposition that this is an issue.

In Patent Document 1, more than 25 wt% in the sintered material, with crystal water 5.0 wt% or more of the high crystal water ore, SiO ₂ component in the sintered ore is 4.6 wt% or less, When producing a sintered ore in which CaO / SiO _2, which is a mass ratio of CaO component and SiO ₂ component, is 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less and MgO component exceeds 0.5% by mass, Using magnesite and / or brucite, pre-pseudo particles are prepared by blending with high crystal water ore without using SiO ₂ / MgO or CaO / MgO secondary materials such as serpentine and dolomite. A method of blending with the remaining raw material, preparing pseudo particles, and firing this as a sintered raw material is disclosed. In this way, the pseudo particles obtained by pre-granulating a part of the raw material are blended simultaneously with the remaining raw material, and the method of humidity conditioning / mixing again or humidity conditioning / mixing / granulation with a drum mixer is described below. , “Preliminary granulation method”, and preliminarily granulating a part of the raw material is described as “granulation with preliminary granulation system”.

  According to the method described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to control the progress of the melting and assimilation reaction of the high-crystal water ore during the firing process, and to control the formation of the high-viscosity melt, thereby improving the air permeability of the raw material packed bed. This improves the productivity of sintered ore.

  However, according to the method for producing sintered ore described in Patent Document 1, preliminary pseudo-particles obtained by granulating high-crystal water ore and MgO-containing auxiliary material in the preliminary granulation system, and the remaining raw material or the remaining raw material are granulated. Pseudoparticles are conditioned and mixed with a drum mixer and granulated, and as described in Non-Patent Document 2, the preliminary pseudoparticles collapse simultaneously with mixing in the process. As a result, the high-crystal water ore blended with the preliminary pseudo-particles and the magnesite and / or brucite, which are MgO-containing auxiliary materials, are re-blended with the remaining pseudo-particles, and the assimilation reaction of the high-crystal water ore proceeds. In addition to reducing the control effect, the particle size of the preliminary pseudo particles cannot be maintained. Therefore, the air permeability is not improved due to the increase in the particle size of the pseudo particles, and the productivity is not improved.

  In addition, the raw materials blended in the pre-granulation system are conditioned and mixed with a drum mixer, and the particle size of the pseudo particles granulated in the pre-granulation system is smaller than when conditioned and mixed with a high-speed stirring mixer. Therefore, there is no or little air permeability improvement effect. Furthermore, an assimilation reaction of the preliminary pseudo particles with the melt is likely to occur, and the productivity is not significantly improved.

  Therefore, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the effect of controlling the progress of the assimilation reaction of the high-crystal water ore is small, and the control effect of the high-viscosity melt generation is also small. Since the diameter is reduced and the particle size of the preliminary pseudo-particles themselves is small, even if the air permeability can be improved, it is slight, and the productivity of the sintered ore is not greatly improved.

JP 2001-348622 A Takazo Kawaguchi, Koji Jojo, Masaru Matsumura: Iron and Steel, Vol. 92 (2006) p. 779-787 Nobuyuki Oyama, Masaru Igawa, Mikiharu Takeda, Tatsuro Ariyama, Tetsuya Kanno: Iron and Steel, Vol. 90 (2004) p. 546-553

  In the present invention, as the amount of limonite (pisolite ore or maramamba ore), which has a higher crystallization water content than that of hematite, increases, the air permeability of the raw material packed bed deteriorates in the process of temperature rise, and the product yield Of the sintered ore that can shorten the firing time by improving the air permeability of the raw material packed layer, improve the productivity, and maintain the product yield well. An object is to provide a manufacturing method.

  As described in the aforementioned Non-Patent Document 1, it is known that by arranging coarse particles in the raw material packed layer, the porosity of the raw material packed layer is increased and the air permeability is improved. When coarse particles that are easily assimilated with the melt are used, the coarse particles themselves are also assimilated during the sintering process, and the voids in the melt production zone are rapidly closed, resulting in poor air permeability.

  In addition, when coarse particles having a low strength are used, the coarse particles themselves are crushed and collapsed during the sintering process, voids in the raw material packed layer are lowered, and air permeability is deteriorated. As a result, the combustion delay of carbonaceous materials such as coke occurs, and the productivity of sintered ore decreases.

  Therefore, in order to ensure air permeability in the sintering process, it is necessary to maintain the outer shape of the coarse particles as much as possible. The coarse particles are less likely to undergo an assimilation reaction with the melt formed in the powder layer, and the coarse particles It is desirable to increase its own strength.

  Therefore, the present inventors may mix the MgO-containing auxiliary material having an effect of suppressing the assimilation reaction with the melt into the coarse particles, and further add an auxiliary material that plays a role like a binder that induces strength. I thought it was desirable.

  In order to obtain coarse particles, it is considered that it is effective to adjust the humidity with a high-speed stirring mixer and granulate with a pan pelletizer instead of a drum mixer, based on past experience. However, the produced coarse particles and the pseudo-particles obtained by granulating the remaining raw materials (referring to granulation of the remaining raw materials other than the coarse particles as “granulated in the present granulation system”) are drum mixers. When mixing with a granulator such as the above, as described in Non-Patent Document 2, coarse particles collapse and remix simultaneously with granulation. For this reason, it is sufficiently expected that the particle size of the coarse particles is reduced and the progress control effect of the assimilation reaction of the high crystal water ore is reduced.

  Therefore, in order to transport the coarse particles to the surge hopper without collapsing, the pseudo particles obtained by granulating the coarse particles and the remaining raw material other than the coarse particles (that is, the pseudo particles granulated by this granulation system). We thought that it was effective to carry out a method (this is referred to here as “divided granulation method”) by mixing the particles) without using a granulator such as a drum mixer and transporting them to a surge hopper. .

  Furthermore, the present inventors conducted a sintering pot test by changing the average particle size of the coarse particles blended with the MgO-containing auxiliary material having an effect of suppressing the assimilation reaction with the melt. As a result, the average particle size of the coarse particles was determined. It was found that by setting the diameter to 3 to 20 mm, the reaction between the melt produced from the powder raw material and the coarse particles can be suppressed in the sintering process, and the outer shape of the coarse particles can be maintained for a long time. The above-mentioned “powder raw material” means a pseudo particle group existing around coarse particles, or a pseudo sinter forming a packed bed in a conventional sinter manufacturing process (conventional method) that does not use coarse particles. A group of particles.

Examples of the MgO-containing auxiliary material include dolomite mainly composed of calcium carbonate CaCO ₃ and magnesium carbonate MgCO ₃ , serpentine composed mainly of Mg ₃ Si ₂ O ₅ (OH) ₄ , and magnesium hydroxide Mg (OH) ₂ . Examples thereof include brucite having a main component and magnesite having magnesium carbonate MgCO ₃ as a main component. However, among these, serpentinite is not desirable from the viewpoint of reducing the slag of the sintered ore because Mg _{2 and} SiO ₂ are mixed in the sintered ore. Since the raw material is a natural product, it contains many compounds. However, “having as the main component” means that it is a compound that supplies a large amount of components of interest in the sintering process. For example, dolomite contains a large amount of calcium carbonate CaCO ₃ and magnesium carbonate MgCO ₃ at the same time, and calcium carbonate CaCO ₃ to CaO and magnesium carbonate MgCO ₃ to MgO can be simultaneously supplied. ₃ and magnesium carbonate MgCO ₃ .

  Therefore, as a result of taking up dolomite ore and brucite ore as the MgO-containing auxiliary material and investigating the influence of the MgO-containing auxiliary material on the sintered ore productivity, as shown in the examples described later, the aeration of the raw material packed bed It has been found that productivity can be improved and productivity can be improved.

  The present invention has been made on the basis of such knowledge, and the gist thereof is the following method for producing sintered ore.

  That is, in a method of using iron ore, carbonaceous material, auxiliary raw material and return ore, dividing the raw material into two systems, producing a granulated product, and manufacturing sintered ore, Humidity is adjusted and mixed with a high-speed stirring mixer, granulated into coarse particles with an average particle size of 3 to 20 mm with a pan pelletizer, and the pseudo particles produced by granulating the remaining raw materials and the coarse particles are loaded into a sintering machine. It is a manufacturing method of the sintered ore characterized by entering.

  The above-mentioned “MgO-containing auxiliary material” refers to an auxiliary material having a high MgO content (MgO content is about 20% by mass or more) to such an extent that the effects expected in the present invention can be obtained. For example, the dolomite, serpentine, brucite, magnesite and the like can be mentioned.

  Further, the “average particle diameter” refers to an arithmetic average diameter.

In this method, the MgO-containing auxiliary raw material is an ore (eg, brucite) containing magnesium hydroxide Mg (OH) ₂ as a main component and / or an ore containing magnesium carbonate MgCO ₃ as a main component (eg, dolomite, magnesium) Site), the MgO content is high, and the effects of the present invention are easily obtained.

  By applying the method for producing sintered ore of the present invention, in the sintering process, the reaction between the melt generated from the powder raw material and the coarse particles is suppressed, and the outer shape of the coarse particles is maintained for a long time. The air permeability of the packed bed can be improved. As a result, the firing time can be shortened, the productivity can be improved, and the product yield can be well maintained.

  As described above, the method for producing a sintered ore according to the present invention is a method in which a raw material is divided into two systems to produce a sintered ore. Sintering characterized by granulating into coarse particles having an average particle diameter of 3 to 20 mm with a pan pelletizer, and charging the pseudo particles produced by granulating the remaining raw materials and the coarse particles into a sintering machine It is a manufacturing method of ore.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic flow diagram illustrating a production process in which the method for producing a sintered ore of the present invention can be performed. In FIG. 1, in a divided granulation system, a raw material containing a MgO-containing auxiliary material is conditioned and mixed with a high-speed stirring mixer 1, and granulated into coarse particles having an average particle diameter of 3 to 20 mm with a pan pelletizer 2. On the other hand, in this granulation system, the remaining raw materials other than the raw material blended with the MgO-containing auxiliary raw material are granulated with the primary granulator 3a and further with the secondary granulator 3b (in this example, each uses a drum mixer). Granulate into pseudo particles.

  Subsequently, the pseudo particles and the coarse particles are respectively transferred to the surge hopper 4 and charged. Alternatively, the pseudo particles and the coarse particles are merged into the surge hopper 4 by a belt conveyor in the conveying process, and then put into the surge hopper 4. That is, in the method for producing a sintered ore according to the present invention, the pseudo particles and the coarse particles are charged into the sintering machine without using a new mixing / granulating machine. The input pseudo particles and coarse particles are cut out from below the surge hopper 4 by the roll feeder 5 and charged onto the pallet 6a of the sintering machine 6 through a slowing chute (not shown). The pseudo particles and the coarse particles are mixed while undergoing processes such as charging into the surge hopper 4, cutting out with the roll feeder 5, and charging onto the pallet 6a.

  As described above, the sintered raw material (pseudo particles and the coarse particles) formed with the raw material packed layer on the pallet 6a is ignited on the surface thereof by the ignition furnace 7 to form a combustion zone. Since air flows from the upper part of the raw material packed bed toward the lower part, the combustion zone moves from the upper part to the lower part of the raw material packed bed, and the raw material packed bed finally becomes a sintered cake by the heat generated in the combustion zone, It is discharged from the end of the sintering machine 6 (the right end of the sintering machine 6 shown in FIG. 1).

  The sintered cake discharged is crushed by a crusher 8, cooled by a circular cooler 9, classified by a sieve 10, and the top of the sieve is used as a blast furnace raw material. The sieve is added to a part of the sintered raw material as a return ore.

  In the method for producing a sintered ore according to the present invention, coarse particles are used as a part of the sintered raw material. By arranging coarse particles in the raw material packed layer, the porosity of the raw material packed layer is increased, and the air permeability is increased. This is because the sex is improved. In this case, the raw material blended with the MgO-containing auxiliary material is used by mixing the MgO-containing auxiliary material having an effect of suppressing the assimilation reaction with the melt. This is to prevent the gap in the melt generation zone from being rapidly closed and the air permeability from being deteriorated.

  In order to obtain coarse particles, it is effective to adjust the humidity with a high-speed stirring mixer and granulate with a pan pelletizer instead of a drum mixer. The particle diameter of the coarse particles is within the range of 3 to 20 mm in terms of average particle diameter as shown in the examples described later. From the viewpoint of improving productivity without reducing the product yield, it is more desirable that the average particle size of the coarse particles be 5 to 15 mm.

  In the method for producing sintered ore of the present invention, coarse particles produced in this way (see the divided granulation system in FIG. 1) are produced by granulating the remaining raw materials (pseudo particles in the figure). In addition to the system), each is inserted into a surge hopper without going through a new mixer / granulator, cut out from below, and charged into a sintering machine. That is, the above-mentioned “divided granulation method” is performed. As a result, the coarse particles can be transported to the surge hopper without being collapsed and loaded onto the pallet of the sintering machine.

Conventionally, dolomite and serpentine are generally used as the MgO-containing auxiliary material. Dolomite is an ore having a high CaO content and MgO content, mainly composed of calcium carbonate CaCO ₃ and magnesium carbonate MgCO ₃ , and is sometimes called a CaO · MgO-based auxiliary material. Serpentine is an ore having a high SiO ₂ content and a MgO content, mainly composed of Mg ₃ Si ₂ O ₅ (OH) ₄ , and is sometimes referred to as a SiO ₂ · MgO-based auxiliary material. However, from the viewpoint of lowering the slag of the sintered ore, the use of serpentine is not preferable because SiO ₂ is mixed with the sintered ore simultaneously with MgO.

As other MgO-containing auxiliary materials, ores such as brucite and magnesite are also known. These brucite and magnesite are high MgO ores, and usually the MgO content is 40% by mass or more. Brusite is an ore based on magnesium hydroxide Mg (OH) ₂ that has a lower CaO content than dolomite, a lower SiO ₂ content than serpentine, and a higher MgO content than dolomite and serpentine. . Magnesite is an ore containing magnesium carbonate MgCO ₃ as a main component, and like Brusite, CaO content is lower than dolomite, SiO ₂ content is lower than serpentine, and MgO content is dolomite. Higher than serpentine.

In the method for producing a sintered ore according to the present invention, an ore containing magnesium hydroxide Mg (OH) ₂ as a main component (eg, brucite) and / or an ore containing magnesium carbonate MgCO ₃ as a main component is used as an MgO-containing auxiliary material. It is desirable to use (for example, dolomite, magnesite). This is because the MgO content is high, so that the effects of the present invention can be easily obtained, and the SiO ₂ content is low in each stage as compared with serpentine.

  In addition to iron ore and MgO-containing auxiliary materials, it is desirable that the coarse particles be mixed with a carbon material from the viewpoint of maintaining the product yield. However, when the average particle size of the coarse particles is relatively small, such as 3 to 5 mm, it is considered that only iron ore and a MgO-containing auxiliary material may be blended. This is because when the particle size of the coarse particles is relatively small, it is considered that heat is transmitted from the periphery of the coarse particles to the coarse particles without blending the carbonaceous material in the coarse particles.

  As described above, the raw material blended with the MgO-containing auxiliary material is granulated into coarse particles having an average particle diameter of 3 to 20 mm, and blended into the sintered raw material, so that the melt produced from the powder raw material in the sintering process. The reaction between the liquid and the coarse particles can be suppressed, the outer shape of the coarse particles can be maintained for a long time, and the air permeability of the raw material packed bed can be improved. As a result, the firing time can be shortened, the productivity can be improved, and the product yield can be well maintained.

  By changing the auxiliary raw materials to be blended into the split granulation system by the split granulation method carried out in the method for producing sintered ore according to the present invention, coarse particles are produced, a sintering pot test is performed, and the coarse particles are blended. The effect of change on hot air permeability and production rate was investigated. In this test, the ingredients of the sintering raw material were kept constant except that the blending of coarse particles was changed.

For the pot test, a batch type cylindrical sintering pot test apparatus of 60 kg with an inner diameter of 300 mm and a height of 500 mm is used, and raw materials with various blending conditions and granulation conditions are charged and fired. It was. The suction air volume in the sintering pot test was kept constant at 1.3 Nm ³ / min.

  Table 1 shows the chemical components of the raw materials used.

  In Table 1, “L.O.I.” is an abbreviation for Loss of ignition, and indicates ignition loss. “T—Fe” is the total iron content, and “FC” means free (free) carbon.

  Table 2 shows the composition of the sintering raw materials used in the pot test.

In Table 2, “Powder raw material blend [mass%]” corresponds to the present granulation system shown in FIG. 1, and “Coarse particles [mass%]” corresponds to the split granulation system. For example, “brucite (−1 mm)” in the column of “coarse particles [mass%]” means that the particle size of brucite corresponds to that under a 1 mm sieve. As shown in Table 2, the components of the sintered ore are constant except that the coarse particles are mixed. In addition, the compounding ratio of the powder coke is an outside number. In addition, the quasi-particle group forming the packed bed in the conventional method using no coarse particles and the quasi-particle group existing around the coarse particles in the present invention are referred to as powder raw materials as described above.

FIG. 2 shows the crushing strength of the coarse particles. The crushing strength is obtained by using coarse particles having a particle diameter of 7 to 9 mm, measuring a load at which the coarse particles are crushed by a load compression tester, and dividing by the cross-sectional area of the coarse particles (= π × radius ² ). It was.

  As shown in FIG. 2, dolomite and lime are compared to the case where limestone (lime powder) is not added and only dolomite is blended (Invention Example 1) or only brucite is blended (Invention Example 5). When powder is blended (Invention Example 2, 3 or 4), the crushing strength of coarse particles decreases. The reason for this is presumed to be that when an auxiliary material with few irregularities is added to the fine shape of the fine particle surface such as lime powder, the bonding force between the fine particles is lowered, and the strength of the coarse particles themselves is lowered.

  From this result, it is considered that coarse particles having higher strength can be produced by blending only coarse MgO-containing raw materials without blending limestone (lime powder) with coarse particles.

  Next, FIG. 3 shows the results of the hot pot permeability and the production rate obtained by performing a pot test using the sintering raw materials having the respective blends shown in Table 2. The hot air permeability was determined by the following equation (1).

Hot air permeability P = F / A × (h / S) ^0.6 (1)
Here F: air volume [m ³ / min]
A: Raw material cross-sectional area [m ³ ]
h: Charging layer thickness [m]
S: Suction pressure [mmH ₂ O]
In addition, the production rate was determined under each blending condition in consideration of the firing rate (mm / min), packing density (g / cm ³ ), product yield, etc., and the production rate in the conventional method was set to 100. Expressed as “relative production rate”.

  As is clear from FIG. 3, the production rate increased by 20% or more by blending coarse particles containing MgO-containing auxiliary materials (Invention Examples 1 to 5). This increase in production rate is considered to be due to the increase in the air permeability in the layer and the increase in the firing rate by mixing coarse particles.

  In particular, when lime powder is not added and only dolomite ore is blended into coarse particles (Example 1 of the present invention), the production rate is increased by 32%, and the CaO content is significantly lower than that of dolomite. When blended (Invention Example 5), the production rate increased by 42%. That is, when only the MgO-containing auxiliary material was blended with the coarse particles, the production rate was greatly increased. This is because when the MgO-containing auxiliary material is added to the coarse particles, the strength of the coarse particles themselves increases, and at the same time, the progress of the assimilation reaction with the melt is suppressed, and the outer shape of the coarse particles is maintained for a long time during firing. It is considered that the voids around the coarse particles were maintained for a long time, and the air permeability in the layer was further improved.

  From this result, it became clear that it is indispensable to blend high-strength coarse particles containing the MgO-containing auxiliary raw material in order to ensure higher air permeability in the layer.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the average particle size of coarse particles, the production rate, and the product yield. This figure shows the case where the average particle size is adjusted to be in the range of 3 to 5 mm, 5 to 8 mm, 8 to 10 mm, 10 to 15 mm, or 15 to 20 mm in the case of separately prepared coarse particles. It is the result of having done the pan test about, and asked for a production rate and a product yield. Both the production rate and the product yield are expressed as “relative production rate” and “relative product yield” with the production rate and product yield of the conventional method as 100.

  The production rate showed a maximum when the average particle size of the coarse particles was 5 to 8 mm, and was almost constant even with an average particle size larger than that.

  On the other hand, the product yield was 99% or more when the average particle size of the coarse particles was 5 to 15 mm, and the product yield was reduced to 96% when the average particle size of the coarse particles was 3 to 5 mm and 15 to 20 mm. The reason for this decrease is that when the average particle size of the coarse particles is 15 to 20 mm, the firing rate is increased due to the improvement in air permeability, and the time for holding at 1000 ° C. or more is shortened. This is probably due to the discharge. In addition, the average particle size of the coarse particles was 3 to 5 mm, and the product yield was reduced to 96% or less. On the contrary, the coarse particles in this particle size range had a void ratio due to the size balance with the surrounding pseudo particles. It is presumed that the product yield was lowered due to the inhibition of firing.

  From the result of this pan test, it can be seen that the average particle size of the coarse particles that exhibit the effects of the present invention is 3 to 20 mm. Moreover, it can be said that it is desirable that the average particle diameter of the coarse particles is 5 to 15 mm from the viewpoint of improving the productivity without reducing the product yield.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the mixing ratio of coarse particles, the relative production rate, and the relative yield. This figure shows a pan test in each case where coarse particles prepared separately were adjusted so that the blending ratio was within the range of 21.0% by mass, 28.6% by mass, and 36.0% by mass. This is the result of obtaining the production rate and product yield. Both the production rate and the product yield are expressed as “relative production rate” and “relative product yield” with the production rate and product yield of the conventional method as 100.

  The production rate showed a maximum when the blending ratio of coarse particles was 28.6% by mass, and the production ratio decreased at a blending ratio higher than that. The reason for this is considered to be that although the hot air permeability is increased by increasing the blending ratio of the coarse particles, the product yield is remarkably decreased, and therefore the production rate has started to decrease. However, even when the blending ratio of coarse particles was 36.0% by mass, the production rate increased compared to the conventional method.

  The upper limit of the blending ratio of the coarse particles to the sintering raw material is determined from the relationship between the decrease in yield and the increase in hot air permeability, and it is considered that the effect of increasing the production rate can be obtained up to about 36.0% by mass. Moreover, if the blending ratio of the coarse particles to the sintering raw material is even a small amount, it is considered that the effect of improving the air permeability of the raw material packed layer is expressed accordingly. It is desirable to operate at a blending ratio of 21.0% by mass to 28.6% by mass from the viewpoint of maintaining the yield of sintered ore and greatly increasing the production rate.

  The method for producing a sintered ore according to the present invention comprises mixing and mixing the raw material containing the MgO-containing auxiliary raw material with a high-speed stirring mixer, and granulating it into coarse particles having an average particle diameter of 3 to 20 mm with a pan pelletizer. And pseudo particles produced by granulating the remaining raw materials are charged into a sintering machine. According to this production method, even if the amount of limonite (pisolite ore or maramamba ore), which has a higher crystallization water content than that of hematite, is increased, The reaction between the liquid and the coarse particles is suppressed, and the air permeability of the raw material packed bed can be improved. As a result, the firing time can be shortened, the productivity can be improved, and the product yield can be well maintained.

  Therefore, the manufacturing method of the sintered ore of this invention can be utilized effectively for manufacture of the sintered ore used with a blast furnace.

It is a schematic flowchart which illustrates the manufacturing process which can implement the manufacturing method of the sintered ore of this invention. It is a figure which shows the crushing strength of a coarse particle. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the mixing | blending of a coarse particle, relative hot air permeability, and a relative production rate by the result of a pan test. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the average particle diameter of a coarse particle, a relative production rate, and a relative product yield. It is a figure which shows the relationship of the mixture ratio of a coarse particle, a relative production rate, and a relative product yield.

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1: High-speed stirring mixer 2: Pane pelletizer 3a: Primary granulator 3b: Secondary granulator 4: Surge hopper 5: Roll feeder 6: Sintering machine, 6a: Pallet 7: Ignition furnace 8: Crusher 9: Circular Cooler 10: sieve

Claims (2)

  In a method that uses iron ore, carbonaceous material, auxiliary material and return ore, divides the raw material into two systems, manufactures the granulated material, and manufactures sintered ore. Humidified and mixed with a mixer, granulated into coarse particles having an average particle size of 3 to 20 mm with a pan pelletizer, and charged with pseudo particles produced by granulating the remaining raw materials and the coarse particles into a sintering machine The manufacturing method of the sintered ore characterized by the above-mentioned. _{2. The} sintered ore according to claim 1, wherein the MgO-containing auxiliary material is an ore containing magnesium hydroxide Mg (OH) ₂ as a main component and / or an ore containing magnesium carbonate MgCO ₃ as a main component. Manufacturing method.

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