简介:TheAODisbyitsverynatureandpurposealargegeneratorofCO2.ThetotalCO2emissionfromtheprocesscanbedividedintotwoparts-thedirectpartwhichisproportionaltothecarbonremovalfromthemetalandtheindirectpartwhichisrelatedtotheconsumptionofadditivessuchasreductionagents,slagformersandalloys.TheproductionoftheadditivestypicallyrequiredforaheatcauseslargeemissionsofCO2,infact,oftenlargerthanwhatisgeneratedfromthedirectpart.Byapplyingareal-timeadaptiveoptimizationoftheoxygentoinertgasratiooversmalltimeincrements,theoverallcarbonremovalefficiencyisincreasedwhiletheconsumptionofreductionagentsandslagformersaredecreased.ThisremovesunnecessaryproductioncostsandminimizesthetotalemissionofCO2.Inthispaperaprocessconceptwithoptimizedgasadministrationoveralargenumberoftimeincrementsiscomparedwithamoretraditionalprocesspractice.TheworkisbasedonindustriallyprovenprocessmodelsintegratedintheUTCASsoftwarepackageforconvertermanagementandcontrol.Finally,thispaperconcludesonhowthesuggestedprocesscanbeappliedinactualplantoperation.