In order to stabilise the operation of the blast furnace and to raise its operation efficiency,research works for the application of microwave and laser scanning technologies to the measurement have been intensively c...In order to stabilise the operation of the blast furnace and to raise its operation efficiency,research works for the application of microwave and laser scanning technologies to the measurement have been intensively carried out at China Steel Corporation(CSC).To monitor the burden profile during the operation,a microwave burden profile measuring system was developed.The system consists of a radar unit,a signal processing system, and a driving device which is capable of rotating the radar to scan the burden surface in a specified direction.A nitrogen cooling system was designed to protect the measurement system.A prototype burden profile meter was successfully tested in No.1 blast furnace in 2008,and a permanent one was installed at No.3 blast furnace.The system has provided useful information for adjusting the charging sequence in No.3 blast furnace.For another application,3 - D laser scanning technology is employed to monitor the blast furnace lining condition.To this end,a data registration method has been developed,through which two measured range images sensed at different period and locations can be fitted into the same coordinate system.In practice,the erosion of the blast furnace lining can be estimated when the current inner profile is compared with that taken before the blow-in operation. This technology is also adopted to evaluate the performance of gunning operation in the blast furnaces at CSC.展开更多
文摘In order to stabilise the operation of the blast furnace and to raise its operation efficiency,research works for the application of microwave and laser scanning technologies to the measurement have been intensively carried out at China Steel Corporation(CSC).To monitor the burden profile during the operation,a microwave burden profile measuring system was developed.The system consists of a radar unit,a signal processing system, and a driving device which is capable of rotating the radar to scan the burden surface in a specified direction.A nitrogen cooling system was designed to protect the measurement system.A prototype burden profile meter was successfully tested in No.1 blast furnace in 2008,and a permanent one was installed at No.3 blast furnace.The system has provided useful information for adjusting the charging sequence in No.3 blast furnace.For another application,3 - D laser scanning technology is employed to monitor the blast furnace lining condition.To this end,a data registration method has been developed,through which two measured range images sensed at different period and locations can be fitted into the same coordinate system.In practice,the erosion of the blast furnace lining can be estimated when the current inner profile is compared with that taken before the blow-in operation. This technology is also adopted to evaluate the performance of gunning operation in the blast furnaces at CSC.
