01-12-2009, 02:21 PM
doctorwayne Wrote:Trucklover Wrote:So if i understand this correctly, the molten iron goes to the BOF or Open Hearth Furnace and then goes to the Rolling Mill?
Well, there are a few other steps in between. If the steel is teemed (poured) as ingots, the moulds have to be removed from the ingots (usually) before they go to the rolling mills. There, they're re-heated before rolling. Mould handling is a whole separate issue.
If the steel is for use in a continuous caster, it goes into ladles (usually) then is teemed into the caster "mould", which is basically a large, adjustable-size, vibrating hole in the floor. If a caster is in use, the first mill in the rolling process ( a slabbing mill) is eliminated, and the resulting cast slabs go to a plate or strip mill and cast blooms go to a bloom and billet mill.
Most modern-day facilities use multiple BOFs in conjunction with a continuous caster, usually housed in the same building. This building can be as high or higher than the blast furnace, as the process is largely a vertical operation.
Wayne
I think im getting this Wayne lol
For lack of space and already having so many buildings to model on the steel layout, i think i should only model the large BOF next to the Blast Furnace. From there it would go off to the rolling mill. lol
Patrick's HUGE Steel Mill and his MASSIVE BOF come to my mind now. I wonder where he is? I dont think he made it over the new Big Blue, think ill try and find him lol
In the meantime, Wayne would that work, just modeling one large BOF? I dont think i would have the room for much more, let alone all the other buildings i want to have on this steel mill layout lol. Maybe i could model the other huge buildings such as the Open Hearth Furnace and the Electric Furnace as backround buildings as a backdrop, they would be quite tall and act like a great backdrop i think. Hmmmmm maybe the BOF would make a great backdrop as well, this would save me a lot of space lol. **Ideas flowing through my head**
