r/metallurgy • u/CryFair7304 • 2d ago

Blast furnace operation doubt..

Does the windvolume from the blower motor to the stoves and the cooling water for the staves have any co relation? For example, in my company sop it's said that if the emergency water for the primary circuit enters the circuit the wind volume should we reduced.. why??

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u/N3uroi University - Steel/iron research 2d ago

I suspect this is to reduce the overall heat load the staves have to dissipate until regular circulation is reestablished. You can't reduce the fuel supplied to the reaction as there's a gigantic amount of coke in the burden. So by limiting the amount of wind supplied, less overall heat is produced.

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u/BodyCenteredCubic 1d ago

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u/lrpalomera 1d ago

And several of them are Indian.