Apparatus and method for increasing carbon content of hot direct

Details Apparatus and method for increasing carbon content of hot direct Apparatus and method for increasing carbon content of hot direct

1986-03-21

1988-06-21

Andrews, Melvyn J.

Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therei

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Electrothermic processes

266 80, 266 82, C21B 1302, F27B 126

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047523298

ABSTRACT:
A method of producing a hot, carburized metallized iron product in a generally vertical shaft furnace having an upper reducing zone in which iron oxide reacts with a gaseous reductant, and a lower carbon control and product discharge zone, including: establishing a gravitationally descending iron oxide burden in the furnace; reacting hot gaseous gaseous reductant with the descending burden to form a metallized iron product and a reacted top gas; and injecting a hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting of hot reformed reducing gas and cool natural gas to the product discharge section of the shaft furnace; whereby the carbon content of the metallized iron pellet product is controlled by mixing the reformed gas and natural gas in the proper ratio to balance the endothermic and exothermic reactions within the discharge zone of the furnace. Apparatus for carrying out the method includes means for controlling the respective amounts of gas introduced to the product discharge zone from the reformer and the source of natural gas.

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