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Blast furnace on-line simulation model

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A mathematical model of the ironmaking blast furnace (BF) is presented. The model describes the steady-state operation of the furnace in one spatial dimension using real process data sampled at the steelworks. The measurement data are reconciled by an interface routine which yields boundary conditions obeying the conservation laws of atoms and energy. The simulation model, which provides a picture of the internal conditions of the BF, can be used to evaluate the current state of the process and to predict the effect of operating actions on the performance of the furnace.

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Saxén, H. Blast furnace on-line simulation model. Metall Trans B 21, 913–923 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02657817

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