CFD Analysis – Blast Furnace Blowpipe Failure

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis (CFD) of Blowpipe Failure
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis (CFD) of Blowpipe Failure
CFD Analysis of Blast Furnace Blowpipe

Computational Fluid Dynamics Performed to Study Various Blowpipe Designs

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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis was Performed to Investigate the Cause of a Blast Furnace Blowpipe Breakout and Study Various New Designs.

The investigation included quantifying the failure mode, and evaluating other designs and/or alternative materials of construction. Analysis included:

  • The blowpipe, lance and tuyere
  • Materials of construction, system design, operating data & alarm logs examination of the furnace
  • Failed blowpipe & lance, and exemplar blowpipes and lances
  • Three-dimensional finite element thermal transients
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) was also used to model the hot blast flow in the blowpipe with the coal/nitrogen injection stream. Two cases were analyzed: normal operating flow, and upset conditions with the lance broken off at the inner refractory edge.

 

O’Donnell Consulting Engineers Performs CFD and Thermal, Stress, Vibration and Fatigue Analysis on Components including Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Piping and Valves. 

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