Electrode Cooling Optimization

Electric arc furnace (EAF) electrodes are consumed during the mini-mill steelmaking process and represent a significant operating cost to meltshop operations. Many North American steel mini-mills lack the deeper analytics to identify variances to monitor and optimize water flow to the electrode cooling rings. This paper will describe the utilization of advanced cloud-based data management and analytics integrated with a steel producer’s DCS system to monitor and control flows to EAF electrode cooling rings. Optimization of electrode cooling can decrease electrode consumption, thus resulting in reducing operating costs and carbon input per ton of steel produced.

Chris Barnes | Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
 

Mr. Rick Toste | Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions