Influence of slag characteristics on dephosphorization and refractory wear in steel electric arc furnace

The Canadian steel industry experiences fierce global competition. It is also under an increasing pressure to decrease its environmental foot-print. Continuous process optimization is, therefore, necessary for a sustainable operation. To produce high quality steel and concurrently reduce costs, trial and error cannot be effective. This proposal aims to advance the knowledge of electric arc furnace steelmaking process. The students, handling the project, will establish methodologies to simulate the industrial operation at lab scale to study the effects of interplaying operational variables on the steel quality and find the optimum set of process parameters for production of steel with utmost properties. The research results will be then validated at real scale. The major impact of the project on the industry will be to produce steel with superior quality meeting the national and global market demand, operate more efficiently with least disruption, consume lower amount of energy, and reduce costs.

Faculty Supervisor:

Elmira Moosavi;Mohammad Jahazi

Student:

Partner:

Finkl Steel Sorel

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Advanced Manufacturing; Technology

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program: