Flexible Ladle Preheating Procedures using Plasma Heated Refractory
PlasmaPilot
A collaborative pilot and demonstration project involving a steel plant and a plasma heater manufacturer, two European universities and a measurement service provider is proposed to investigate the necessities, technical requirements and opportunities of new ladle preheating procedures using plasma by combining engineering work on adaption of plasma heating to ladle preheating station, numerical modelling of ladle preheating processes using plasma and pilot trials at a plasma heater test rig with a full scale steelmaking ladle. This joint effort aims to test thermal energy input and demonstrate ladle preheating using plasma in operational environment. It is accompanied by numerical studies of effective liquid steel temperature loss of subsequent heat, industrial measurement campaigns and laboratory testing of improved refractory lifetime by minimized decarburization. The project work will be completed by an assessment of economic and environmental benefits and transferability directly into steel plant applications, which would lead to future steel plant implementation.
Funding agency
EU - Research Fund for Coal and Steel
Beginning and End Dates
2020-07-01 – 2023-12-31
Contact person
Other information
More information and details of the RFCS (Research Fund for Coal and Steel), how the fund is managed, legal documents and related events is available on: ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/research-fund-coal-and-steel-rfcs_en
