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ORGANIZER;CN=ESTAD 2023:mailto:info@metec-estad.com
LOCATION:Room 15b
SUMMARY:Innovative solutions for BF tuyere monitoring and protection
DESCRIPTION:The damage of a blast furnace tuyere is an unpredictable incident, happening in average between 30 and 100 times a year. As a result, two hours, in some cases up to eight hours shut down are necessary to change such cooling elements. Production loss, extra coke and steam for shut down increase the costs of hot metal (HM) production. Unplanned stoppages due to damages at the blast furnace tuyeres also cause additional emissions like CO2 etc.
In the last decade BFI, in cooperation with various national and international partners, developed innovative systems for the observation of BF tuyere operation and the protection of BF tuyeres. The objectives were to generate advanced knowledge about tuyere damage mechanisms by the development of innovative systems for the monitoring of BF tuyeres during operation and to point out measures to extend BF tuyere operating life. The presentation will focus on:
	BF measuring tuyeres with fibre optical temperature measurement
	Optical monitoring system
The presentation gives an overview about the investigations, findings and results of different national and international projects.

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