Heat Balance Calculation of Chromium Ore Smelting Reduction Process in a Converter
The heat balance calculation of producing stainless steel crude melts by chromium ore smelting reduction in a 150 t converter is carried out by use of the empirical data and the calculation method of refining plain carbon steel in a converter, according to the blowing conditions of 185 t smelting reduction converter of No.4 steelmaking shop in Chiba Works of JFE Steel. In the heat balance calculation, the heat consumption is calculated according to the actual reduction process in the converter and the thermal efficiency and the coefficient of thermal energy of smelting reduction converter are calculated. The calculation results show that the thermal efficiency η is 60.143% and the coefficient of thermal energy KT is 71.743%. The calculated relative error of heat balance is 0.019%. Heat balance calculation is an important part of the converter smelting process calculation, and it is extremely significant in the pursuit of the converter production of high quality and low energy consumption.