TY - JOUR

T1 - Improving Tapping Experience — and Why to Choose a Comprehensive Approach

AU - Gregurek, Dean

AU - Wenzl, Christine

AU - Unterreiter, Günter

AU - Vukovic, Goran

AU - Marschall, Hans Ulrich

PY - 2022/7/8

Y1 - 2022/7/8

N2 - Tapping is an essential task in almost all furnaces in the metal-producing industry. The layout of the tap-hole and tapping process needs to be optimized for the individual process and furnace to ensure safe and efficient furnace operations. Various factors need to be considered for tap-hole and tapping design, in addition to the actual tapping procedure. Generally, tap-hole and tapping optimization is not a one-time task, but an ongoing improvement cycle, comprising evaluation and adaptation of geometries, materials, data and technologies, considering changing process parameters and use of new technologies. The present article describes methods and technologies to optimize tap-hole performance, tapping safety and efficiency.

AB - Tapping is an essential task in almost all furnaces in the metal-producing industry. The layout of the tap-hole and tapping process needs to be optimized for the individual process and furnace to ensure safe and efficient furnace operations. Various factors need to be considered for tap-hole and tapping design, in addition to the actual tapping procedure. Generally, tap-hole and tapping optimization is not a one-time task, but an ongoing improvement cycle, comprising evaluation and adaptation of geometries, materials, data and technologies, considering changing process parameters and use of new technologies. The present article describes methods and technologies to optimize tap-hole performance, tapping safety and efficiency.

UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11837-022-05388-9

U2 - 10.1007/s11837-022-05388-9

DO - 10.1007/s11837-022-05388-9

M3 - Article

VL - 74.2022

SP - 3999

EP - 4008

JO - JOM

JF - JOM

SN - 0148-6608

IS - 11

ER -