Diagnosis of Metallurgical Ladle Refractory Lining Based on Non-Stationary On-Line Data Processing

A new method for diagnosis of the remaining thickness of metallurgical ladle refractory lining working in a batch mode is proposed, where directly measured by a thermovision camera data about the amplitude and phase delay of the maximum surface temperature is used. Regression equations are obtained to determine the remaining thickness of the ladle refractory lining depending on the parameters of steady auto oscillations of the maximum surface temperature. It is shown that the data from nonstationary auto oscillations could be used for adaptation of the regression equations, predicting the remaining thickness of the ladle refractory lining in case of a local damage.

Crack Security Influence on Refractory Design with Thermo-Mechanical Stress

The fracture growth is one of primary causes which the refractory of ladle destroys. We have carried on the computation and the analysis to the ladle temperature field and the stress field coupling by he finite-element method. Attributes the crack state-of-art stress strain field using the J-integral, has established in the ladle refractory in the thermal load and under the molten steel load function its crack secure relations, and obtained the crack security change rule. These results have provided the support rationale to the equipment safe operation.