METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING STEEL OR MOLTEN-IRON-CONTAINING MATERIALS WITH REDUCED EMISSIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220235426A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17616429

    申请日:2020-06-01

    Applicant: TENOVA S.p.A.

    Abstract: Methods and systems for producing steel or similar molten-iron-containing materials in melting or smelting furnaces utilizing pre-reduced iron ore, known also as direct reduced iron (DRI) or sponge iron, wherein the emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gases is significantly low. Such methods and systems are based on producing DRI in a direct reduction furnace with a reducing gas comprising hydrogen; melting at least a portion of the DRI in a melting furnace in order to generate hot gases; producing steam and/or hot water using the heat contained in the hot gases. From the steam and/or hot water hydrogen is produced by electrolysis, at least a portion of which is fed to the direct reduction furnace as a component of the reducing gas to produce the DRI.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING LANCES OF ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE, ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE COMPRISING SUCH APPARATUS
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    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING LANCES OF ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE, ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE COMPRISING SUCH APPARATUS 有权
    电弧炉定位装置和方法,包括这种装置的电弧炉

    公开(公告)号:US20140312540A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-23

    申请号:US14356860

    申请日:2012-11-06

    Applicant: TENOVA S.P.A.

    Inventor: Nicola Monti

    Abstract: A positioning apparatus (100,100′,100″) for steelmaking lances (300) of an electric arc furnace (200) comprising:—a supporting structure (150,150′) for a steelmaking lance intended to be introduced into said furnace (200) through an opening (230) of said furnace—a linkage (110;120;130;160) associated to said supporting structure (150,150′) and intended to position a carriage (115) linearly movable with respect to said linkage (110;120;130;160) wherein said linkage (110;120;130;160) is an articulated quadrilateral intended to cause said at least one steelmaking lance (330) to be moved from a parking position outside said electric arc furnace to an operating position wherein at least a part of said lance is inside said electric arc furnace and said positioning apparatus (100,100′,100″) further comprises rotation means to cause at least said carriage (115) to rotate about an axis (X) substantially vertical in the assembly condition.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于电弧炉(200)的炼钢枪(300)的定位装置(100,100',100“),包括: - 用于炼钢枪的支撑结构(150,150'),用于通过一个 所述炉的开口(230) - 与所述支撑结构(150,150')相关联的连杆机构(110; 120; 130; 160),并且用于定位可相对于所述连杆机构(110; 120; 130)线性移动的滑架 ; 160),其中所述联动装置(110; 120; 130; 160)是铰接的四边形,用于使所述至少一个炼钢枪(330)从所述电弧炉外部的停车位置移动到至少 所述喷枪的一部分位于所述电弧炉内,并且所述定位装置(100,100',100“)还包括旋转装置,以使至少所述滑架(115)在组装状态下围绕基本垂直的轴线(X)旋转。

    Systems and methods for continuous production of gas atomized metal powders

    公开(公告)号:US11666970B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-06

    申请号:US16546189

    申请日:2019-08-20

    CPC classification number: B22F9/082 B22F2009/088 B22F2009/0848 B22F2998/10

    Abstract: Raw material feed into an electric arc furnace (“EAF”) is melted into heated liquid metal at a controlled temperature with impurities and inclusions removed as a separate liquid slag layer. The heated liquid metal is removed from the EAF into a passively heatable ladle wherein it is moved into a refining station where they are placed into a inductively heated refining holding vessel and wherein vacuum oxygen decarburization is applied to remove carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and other undesirable impurities from the liquid metal. The ladle and liquid metal is then transferred to a refining station/gas atomizer having a controlled vacuum and inert atmosphere wherein the liquid metal is poured from an inductively heated atomizing holder vessel into a heated tundish at a controlled rate wherein high pressure inert gas is applied through a nozzle to create a spray of metal droplets forming spherical shapes as the droplets that cool and fall into a bottom formed in the chamber. Spherical powder comprising the droplets are removed from the chamber through screen and blenders and then classified by size.

    Improved process and plant for preheating a metal charge fed in continuous to an electric melting furnace

    公开(公告)号:US20230032262A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17758367

    申请日:2020-12-14

    Applicant: Tenova S.p.A.

    Abstract: A process and plant for preheating a metal charge fed in continuous to an electric melting furnace through a preheating tunnel provided with side walls, a vault and a horizontal conveyor, wherein the metal charge is enveloped in countercurrent by fumes or exhaust gases exiting from the electric melting furnace, includes causing an air intake from the surrounding environment through openings along the preheating tunnel to complete the combustion of the fumes or exhaust gases. The intake is regulated by acting on suction fans and/or on the openings, based on measurements by temperature sensors and/or the composition of the outgoing gases in or downstream of the terminal part of the tunnel. The metal charge is enveloped by jets of gas ejected through a plurality of nozzles arranged non-uniformly longitudinally on the vault of the tunnel, with a greater concentration on the top of the vault of the tunnel.

    Improved process and plant for preheating a metal charge fed in continuous to an electric melting furnace

    公开(公告)号:US20210262048A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-26

    申请号:US17256202

    申请日:2019-07-09

    Applicant: Tenova S.p.A.

    Abstract: A process and a plant for preheating a metal charge fed in continuous to an electric melting furnace through a preheating tunnel provided with a horizontal conveyor, wherein the metal charge is hit, in countercurrent, by the exhaust fumes or gas leaving the electric melting furnace and by jets of gas ejected through a plurality of nozzles positioned on the hood of the tunnel. The nozzles are arranged in groups interspaced from each other in a longitudinal direction with respect to the tunnel, and generate a small-scale turbulence or inject small fast gas jets that can penetrate the main gas stream passing through the preheating tunnel, and simultaneously generate a “horseshoe vortex” structure composed of a descending central gas flow (“downwash”), and ascending flows (“upwash”) close to the side walls of the preheating tunnel, which enable a desidered circulation of the gases.

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