Subject: Importance of use of SINTER in BF operation

In order to increase Productivity of Blast Furnace to a level of 2.6 t/m/day and !eyond t"e
follo#in$ advanced tec"nolo$ies are implemented
%& 'se of prepared !urden li(e
a& use of sinter
!& use of pellet
c& use of $ood )uality of metallur$ical co(e
d& use of lo# *l2+ feed materials
e& use of properly !lended materials
2& ,i$" Top pressure operation
& ,i$" ,ot Blast Temperature
-& Pulverised .oal In/ection
0& Improved !urden distri!ution 1Bel 2ess Top/ Totem/R.'&
6& Improved 2o$istic li(e3
a& .ast ,ouse Sla$ 4ranulation
!& Tiltin$ Runner
c& 'se of Runner casta!le in main trou$"
d& 'se of "ydraulic 5ud 4un 6 7rillin$ 5/.
e& 'se of *n"ydrous .lay for Tap "ole plu$$in$
8& ,i$" level of *utomation 6 Instrumentation3E9pert system.
+ut of all t"ese improvements ma/or contri!ution comes from factor no.% t"at is ra# material feed.
It "as !een proved !eyond dou!t t"at !est feed material for Blast Furnace is t"e sinter #"ic"
assures $urranted
Increase in production more so #it" a com!ination of :.20 to :.-: ($/cm2 top pressure
operation.T"is is furt"er associated #it" lo#erin$ of co(e rate ensurin$ lo#er cost of production..
*s a t"um! rule 1an esta!lis"ed fact all over t"e #orld& it ensures an increase in productivity of
"ot metal !y 2.: to 2.0; and decrease in .o(e Rate !y %.20 to %.0 ; for every %:; increase of
Sinter in t"e !urden apart from improvement in "ot metal )uality #it" respect to metal
temperature and Silicon content. *not"er advanta$e is #e can use nut co(e1si<e=%: to 20mm& in
!urden alon$ #it" sinter #"ic" ot"er#ise is a re/ected feed material si<e#ise.
4enerally !asic $rade flu9ed sinter or super flu9ed sinter is prefered as a feed material in
B.F..But !ecause of disinti$ration c"arecteristic of !asic sinter it cannot !e stoc(ed for lon$
period.If sinter is to !e imported or procured from distance
*cid sinter is t"e solution. T"is is a$$lomeration of fines into "ard3 stron$ and irre$ular porous
lumps #"ic" ensures $ood !ed permea!ility !ecause of "i$"er voida$e.T"is ensures increase in
softenin$ temperature and narro#in$ do#n of t"e softenin$ ran$e.
T"is concept note is prepared advocatin$ use of acid #"en it is re)uired to sold to outside mar(et
#"o is "avin$ BF and interested in reduction of co(e rate and increase inproductivity.
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>it" re$ards.
5.?.5itra.