The objective of the project, which is funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and started in December 2022, is […]
The objective of the project, which is funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and started in December 2022, is […]
Background Target according to the German government’s climate protection plan: Germany to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 Industry generates […]
Background Usage of metallic fans in thermoprocessing plants is limited to approx. 600…800°C. Two types of furnaces are necessary for […]
Initial Situation Fluctuating energy supply requires new approaches to energy flexibility also in the electric steel production sector Determination of […]
Initial situation Despite continuous improvements in thermal insulation in industrial furnaces, heat losses through the furnace walls are unavoidable Reduction […]
Background In the future, hydrogen will be an important building block for achieving the climate targets in Europe A hydrogen […]
Background The German government aims to reduce the GHG emissions in Germany by at least 55% by 2030 and to […]
Initial situation Optimal use of renewable energy in industry poses major challenges to production flexibility Synchronizing fluctuating energy supply and […]
Initial situation The demand for natural gas in German iron and steel production is around 20.8 TWh. This corresponds to […]
Background Over the past 30 years, the steel industry has reduced their emissions by over 25% and is aiming for […]
Background A huge amount of waste heat occurs during steel making processes which is given unused to the environment. Using […]
The objective of the project H2Stahl coordinated by BFI is a far-reaching conversion of the steel industry to hydrogen technologies. […]
In the converter process, pig iron is converted into crude steel with the addition of oxygen. This is done using […]
Initial situation: The European Union set concrete targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in terms of its 2030 […]
State of the Art Hydrogen has a steadily growing importance as an industrial feedstock in many industrial processes, as a […]
Within the planned research project a reflective and anti-adhesive coating will be developed for water-cooled furnace rolls in strip galvanizing […]
This project is funded from the State of NRW and aims to technically investigate a new, modified blast furnace process. […]
SCI4climate.NRW is a research project supported by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in connection with the IN4climate initiative to develop […]
Initial situation The iron and steel industry is one of the most energy intensive sectors EU Commissions Low Carbon Roadmap […]
Initial situation: Properties of scrap used as charge material for EAF steelmaking are changing with time regarding composition, yield, energy […]
Initial situation: The heating of fine plates for hot-dip galvanizing and / or heat treatment takes place in continuous furnaces. […]
Initial situation: Poor convective heat transfer in through-passages of ceramic honeycomb bodies. Size heat transfer area. Size of the regenerators […]
Initial situation: Steel recuperators are limited in the application temperature. Ceramic recuperator burners are suitable for 1,200 ° C, but […]
Initial situation: Use of metallic fans is only possible to a limited extent due to high temperature values in industrial […]
Initial situation: In the iron and steel industry as well as other energy-intensive industries, a variety of different thermal process […]
Initial situation: Industries involve a huge amount of energy demand. A considerable amount of this energy is lost and escapes […]
Situation: In the iron and steel industry, large amounts of heat are lost as radiation. One possibility for the use […]
Initial situation: The complete simulation of the complex processes in the electric arc furnace requires a previously uncontrolled numerical effort. […]
Initial situation: Alternating feedstocks at sintering plant and blast furnace Adaptations of the process management to changing boundary conditions necessary […]
Initial Situation The aim of steel bath temperature control is to prepare the melt such that it meets the target […]
Initial situation: Due to the wide range of material transports, the preparation of the fluff is one of the largest […]
Initial situation: Burning of tuyeres is the most common cause of unplanned shutdowns of blast furnaces A total non-productive energy […]