Development of a Factory Model of Steel Production through ElectricArc Furnace

Over the decades use of Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) in steel production has grown dramatically.

However, EAF operation involves relatively low level of automation and multivariable interactions and

subtle relationships that may be easily overlooked. Detailed process knowledge, in the form of a

model, makes it possible to take advantage of more complex relationships to provide information such

as finding the optimal balance and timing of the energy contributions from chemical and electrical

sources. The proposed project focuses on two aspects of the steel production process with EAF at

ArcelorMittal to improve the quality of steel and minimize production costs. The first proposed task is

to develop an optimized slag model for an EAF to reduce energy utilization, alloy consumption and

maximize yield. The second task is developing a caster model that (1) calculates the optimum

parameters to cast quality, (2) predicts liquid steel temperature from upstream parameters, (3) calculates billet core temperature to define maximum casting speed. The…………………………………………………

Faculty Supervisor:

Vince Thomson

Student:

Partner:

ArcelorMittal (Longueuil, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Mining

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

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