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Tunable diode laser measurements of CO, H2O, and temperature near 1.56 µm for steelmaking furnace pollution control and energy efficiency

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Laser-based in-situ measurements of furnace gases show promise for improving energy efficiency and pollutant emissions for steelmaking furnaces such as electric arc furnaces (EAFs). A near-infrared (IR) tunable diode laser (1.56 µm) has performed in-situ off-gas analysis of gas temperature and carbon monoxide and water concentrations in the exhaust gas region above a laboratory burner, with response times less than 1 second. These laboratory experiments related spectroscopic data to gas temperature and concentration data. The applicable range of conditions tested is representative of those found in a commercial EAF and includes temperatures from 1250 to 1650 K, CO concentration from 0 to 10 pct, and H2O concentration from 7 to 30 pct. Two-tone frequency modulation was used to increase the detection sensitivity. The method has been optimized and the measurement error has also been determined. Based on the results of the error analysis of the regression equations, the minimum accuracy of the technique has been estimated as 30 K for temperature, 0.8 pct for CO, and 3 pct for H2O using 277 test data points. This accuracy is sufficient for EAF control. Initial full-scale trials are also reported.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Science, the University of Toronto, M55 368, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Quan Wu (Graduate Student)

  2. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, The University of Toronto, M55 368, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Murray J. Thomson (Associate Professor)

  3. Unisearch Associates Inc., Canada, Concord, ON, L4K 1K8

    Alak Chanda (Senior Scientist)

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Wu, Q., Thomson, M.J. & Chanda, A. Tunable diode laser measurements of CO, H2O, and temperature near 1.56 µm for steelmaking furnace pollution control and energy efficiency. Metall Mater Trans B 36, 53–57 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-005-0005-4

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