Title :
Blast furnace stove control
Author :
Muske, Kenneth R. ; Hanson, Glen A. ; Howse, James W. ; Cagliostro, Dominic J. ; Chaubal, Pinakin C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng., Villanova Univ., PA, USA
Abstract :
This paper outlines the process model and model-based control techniques implemented on the hot blast stoves for the No. 7 Blast Furnace at the Inland Steel facility in East Chicago, Indiana. A detailed heat transfer model of the stoves is developed. It is then used as part of a predictive control scheme to determine the minimum amount of fuel necessary to achieve the blast air requirements. The controller also considers maximum and minimum temperature constraints within the stove
Keywords :
fuel optimal control; furnaces; predictive control; steel industry; Inland Steel facility; No. 7 Blast Furnace; blast air requirements; blast furnace stove control; heat transfer model; hot blast stoves; maximum temperature constraints; minimum fuel; minimum temperature constraints; model-based control techniques; predictive control scheme; process model; Blast furnaces; Combustion; Cooling; Fuels; Heating; Iron; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Natural gas; Temperature control;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1998. Proceedings of the 1998
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4530-4
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.1998.703358
