desgasificado al vacío

Post on 07-Apr-2015

204 Views

Category:

Documents

1 Downloads

Preview:

Click to see full reader

TRANSCRIPT

4 June 2010

PROCESOS SIDERPROCESOS SIDERÚÚRGICOS IIIRGICOS III

Tema 4. Desgasificado al vacío

Fernando Contreras B.

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 2

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacío

TEMARIO

1.1 Introducci1.1 Introduccióónn

1.2 1.2 VacuumVacuum technologiestechnologies

1.3 1.3 ReactionsReactions underunder vacuumvacuum

1.4 1.4 GenerationGeneration ofof vacuumvacuum

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 3

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacío

INTRODUCTION

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 4

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoINTRODUCCIÓN

-- VD VD consistsconsists in in thethe generationgeneration ofof veryvery lowlow pressurepressure atat thethe interfaceinterface betweenbetween liquidliquid steelsteel & & thethe atmosphereatmosphere..

-- As a As a consequenceconsequence, , thethe equilibriumequilibrium forfor gas gas solubilitysolubility changeschanges allowingallowing thethe removalremoval ofof thethe volatilevolatile elementselements dissolveddissolved in in thethe steelsteel. .

--InitiallyInitially, VD , VD waswas usedused toto decreasedecrease H H dissolveddissolved in in

thethe steelsteel. . ThenThen VD VD becamebecame

mandatorymandatory toto produce produce

ULC ULC steelssteels & & IF IF steelssteels. .

LowLow contentcontent ofof C & N. C & N.

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 5

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacío

VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 6

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoINTRODUCCIÓN – General classification

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 7

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoINTRODUCCIÓN – Stream degassers

LLD:Ladle to ladle

-- DegasificationDegasification ofof thethe steelsteel occursoccurs onon thethe streamstream duringduring thethe transferencetransference fromfrom oneone unitunit toto anotheranother..

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 8

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoINTRODUCCIÓN – Stream degassers

LMD:Ladle to mould

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 9

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoINTRODUCCIÓN – Stream degassers

TD: Furnace to ladle

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 10

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoVACUUM TECHNOLOGIES – Ladle degassers

-- OccursOccurs withwith thethe liquidliquid steelsteel insideinside thethe ladleladle. . ItIt has has twotwo mainmain designsdesigns,,

-- WithWith externalexternal recirculationrecirculation: :

PartPart ofof thethe liquidliquid steelsteel isis suckedsucked out out ofof thethe ladleladle andand forcedforced intointo a a secondsecond vesselvessel wherewhere thethe vacuumvacuum isis appliedapplied andand thenthen returnedreturned toto thethe original original ladleladle. . ThreeThree typestypes ofof recirculatingrecirculating degassersdegassers havehave beenbeen developeddeveloped::

--DH: Dortmund DH: Dortmund HoerderHoerder

--RH: RH: RuhrstahlRuhrstahl HeraeusHeraeus

--RHRH--OB (KTB) Kawasaki OB (KTB) Kawasaki TopTop BlownBlown

-- WithoutWithout externalexternal recirculationrecirculation

--TheThe full full ladleladle ((steelsteel & & slagslag) ) isis permanentlypermanently underunder vacuumvacuum. . ThreeThree technologiestechnologies havehave beenbeen developeddeveloped,,

--VTD: VTD: VacuumVacuum TankTank DegasserDegasser, , oror TDTD

--VOD: VOD: VacuumVacuum OxygenOxygen DecarburizationDecarburization

--VAD: VAD: VacuumVacuum Arc Arc DegasserDegasser

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 11

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoVACUUM TECHNOLOGIES – DH Dortmund Hoerder

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 12

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoVACUUM TECHNOLOGIES – Ruhrstahl Heraeus

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 13

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoVACUUM TECHNOLOGIES – Ruhrstahl Heraeus -Kawasaki Top Blown (RH-KTB)

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 14

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoVACUUM TECHNOLOGIES –Vacuum degasser (VTD)

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 15

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoVACUUM TECHNOLOGIES –Vacuum Oxygen Decarburization (VOD)

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 16

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoVACUUM TECHNOLOGIES –Vacuum Arc Degassing (VAD)

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 17

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoVACUUM TECHNOLOGIES –Summary

-- TheThe vacuumvacuum technologiestechnologies mostmost usedused are RH & TD are RH & TD withwith thethe correspondingcorresponding versionversion forfor oxygenoxygen blowingblowing. . ComparisonsComparisons are are shownshown nextnext::

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 18

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacío

REACTIONS UNDER VACUUM

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 19

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM –Decarburization & deoxidation

-- DeoxidationDeoxidation isis performedperformed throughthrough CC--O O reactionsreactions..

-- TheThe equilibriumequilibrium ofof thethe systemsystem isis studiedstudied withwith thethe followingfollowing reactionsreactions,,

-- DecreasingDecreasing thethe pressurepressure ofof thethe systemsystem, , thethe equilibriumequilibrium ofof thethe reactionreaction movesmoves toto thethe rightright sideside toto generategenerate CO(gCO(g).).

-- DueDue toto thethe decreasedecrease ofof CO CO partialpartial pressurepressure, , reactionreaction betweenbetween C & O C & O dissolveddissolved in in thethe bathbath becomesbecomes more intense.more intense.

--OxygenOxygen can be can be availableavailable in in thethe bathbath as as lessless stablestable oxide (oxide (FeOFeO, , MnOMnO) ) oror as as dissolveddissolved O O whichwhich come come fromfrom thethe oxidationoxidation stagestage in EAF.in EAF.

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 20

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Decarburation in Tank Degasser

-- WithoutWithout ArAr stirringstirring,,

--TheThe reactionreaction isis favoredfavored onlyonly nearnear bathbath surfacesurface ((thethe reducedreduced pressurepressure isis onlyonly effectiveeffective onon thethe surfacesurface).).

--TheThe reactionreaction raterate isis limitedlimited by C & O by C & O diffusiondiffusion in in thethe liquidliquid phasephase..

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 21

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Decarburation in Tank Degasser

-- WithWith ArAr stirringstirring,,

--TheThe reactionreaction raterate increasesincreases remarkablyremarkably..

--C & O are C & O are broughtbrought toto thethe reactionreaction surfacesurface more more rapidlyrapidly..

--TheThe argonargon bubblesbubbles increaseincrease thethe availableavailable reactionreaction surfacesurface..

--TheThe steelsteel isis permanentlypermanently recirculatingrecirculating fromfrom thethe bottombottom toto thethe surfacesurface..

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 22

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Decarburation in Tank Degasser

-- WithWith ArAr stirringstirring,,

--WhenWhen thethe reactionreaction occursoccurs underunder vacuumvacuum withwith strongstrong ArAr stirringstirring, , thethe diffusiondiffusion ofof [C] & [O] [C] & [O] toto thethe place place ofof reactionreaction toto formform {CO} {CO} isis enhancedenhanced..

--CO CO finallyfinally isis incorporatedincorporated intointo thethe ArAr bubblebubble & & draggeddragged out out ofof thethe systemsystem..

--ArAr & CO gas are & CO gas are draggeddragged out out throughthrough thethe vacuumvacuum systemsystem..

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 23

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Decarburation in Tank Degasser

--DecarburizationDecarburization can be can be studiedstudied usingusing thethe [C][C]--[O] [O] equilibriumequilibrium graphgraph forfor differentdifferent partialpartial pressurepressure ofof {CO}.{CO}.

-- EquationEquation relates relates thethe operativeoperative parametersparameters::

PcoPco= = partialpartial pressurepressure ofof COCO

[O]= [O]= ppmppm dissolveddissolved in in thethe steelsteel ((eqeq))

[C]= [C]= %C%C in in eqeq..

T= T= temperaturetemperature

-- WhenWhen decarburationdecarburation startsstarts in in pointpoint a (a (atat 1 1 atmatm) ) andand thethe TD TD operatesoperates atat 0.2 0.2 atmatm, , thethe final final %[C]%[C]--ppmppm O O willwill correspondcorrespond toto pointpoint b.b.

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 24

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Decarburation in Tank Degasser (kinetics)

--TheThe kineticskinetics ofof decarburizationdecarburization followsfollows thethe relationshiprelationship::

--WhereWhere kckc isis a a constantconstant & & dependdepend onon, a) , a) specificspecific flowflow raterate ofof stirringstirring

b) b) degassingdegassing time (t)time (t)

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 25

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Decarburization Chemistry

--WeWe can can rearrengerearrenge thethe massmass actionaction lawlaw equationequation toto,,

[O]=[O]=PcoPco/[/[C]KcoC]Kco

--IfIf thethe pressurepressure aboveabove thethe steelsteel isis reducedreduced toto 0.1 0.1 atmatm, , PcoPco willwill alsoalso dropdrop toto 0.1 0.1 atmatm andand thethe equilibriumequilibrium [C].[O] [C].[O] productproduct willwill decreasedecrease accordinglyaccordingly..

--C & O C & O willwill be removed in be removed in thethe ratio 12:16 as ratio 12:16 as determineddetermined by by theirtheir respectiverespective atomicatomic massesmasses..

--TheThe injectioninjection ofof additionaladditional oxygenoxygen intointo thethe steelsteel can be can be usedused toto produce produce veryvery lowlow C C steelssteels (e g., <0.001%). (e g., <0.001%).

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 26

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Degassification (Hydrogen Equilibrium)

--TheThe reactionsreactions forfor dissolutiondissolution are:are:

--TheThe sourcessources ofof HH22 are:are:

--WaterWater whichwhich come come fromfrom humidityhumidity..

--AirAir oror anyany humidhumid material in material in contactcontact withwith thethe steelsteel

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 27

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Degassification (Hydrogen equlibrium)

--TheThe basicbasic eqeq reactionreaction isis [H]=1/2 {H[H]=1/2 {H2}g. 2}g. TheThe eqeq constantconstant isis::

--TheThe H H concentrationconcentration atat EqEq isis proportionalproportional toto thethe pressurepressure squaresquare rootroot..

--TheThe dissolutiondissolution ofof H (H (alsoalso N) in N) in purepure ironiron obeysobeys SievertSievert’’ss LawLaw: :

gas gas atomicatomic concentrationconcentration = = EqEq constantconstant x x partialpartial pressurepressure ofof gasgas

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 28

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Degassification (Hydrogen kinetics)

--ConsideringConsidering thatthat in in modernmodern VD VD thethe operatingoperating pressurepressure isis aroundaround 10 10 mbarmbar andand appliyingappliying thethe followingfollowing formula.formula.

[H] [H] ff =final H =final H contentcontent

[H] i=[H] i=initiallinitiall H H contentcontent

tt =VD =VD processprocess timetime

KKHH = H = H removalremoval constantconstant, , minmin--11

--ToTo accelerateaccelerate thethe reactionreaction kineticskinetics, , itit isis necessarynecessary toto stirrstirr thethe bathbath withwith ArAr. H . H removalremoval constantconstant dependsdepends onon thethe workingworking pressurepressure andand stirringstirring flowflow..

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 29

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Degassification (Hydrogen kinetics)

--IfIf no no ArAr stirringstirring isis promotedpromoted, , followingfollowing occursoccurs,,

--TheThe reactionreaction willwill onlyonly taketake place place atat bathbath surfacesurface..

--TheThe reactionreaction raterate isis limitedlimited by H by H diffusiondiffusion in in thethe liquidliquid phasephase..

2[H] = {H2}2[H] = {H2}

--IsIs ArAr stirringstirring isis promotedpromoted, , followingfollowing occursoccurs,,

--H H isis broughtbrought toto thethe reactionreaction surfacesurface more more rapidlyrapidly..

-- TheThe ArAr bubblesbubbles increaseincrease thethe availableavailable reactionreaction surfacesurface..

--TheThe ArAr bubblesbubbles dragdrag thethe H out H out ofof thethe steelsteel

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 30

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Degassification (Hydrogen removal)

--[H] [H] dissolveddissolved in in thethe steelsteel reactsreacts toto formform HH22 gas gas moleculemolecule whichwhich isis absorbed by absorbed by thethe ArAr bubblebubble andand draggeddragged out out ofof thethe liquidliquid steelsteel..

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 31

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Degassification (Nitrogen equlibrium)

--TheThe basicbasic eqeq reactionreaction isis [N]=1/2 {N[N]=1/2 {N2}g. 2}g.

--N N concentrationconcentration atat EqEq isis proportionalproportional toto thethe squaresquare rootroot ofof itsits partialpartial pressurepressure ((SievertSievert’’ss LawLaw). ). TheThe EqEq constantconstant isis defineddefined as as followsfollows,,

--LikeLike H, H, NitrogenNitrogen removalremoval alsoalso occursoccurs duedue toto thethe decreasedecrease ofof itsits partialpartial pressurepressure in in thethe gaseousgaseous phasephase butbut differsdiffers in in somesome particular particular aspectsaspects::--

-- VelocityVelocity isis limitedlimited by by thethe pressurepressure ofof surfacesurface active active elementselements likelike [O] & [S][O] & [S]

-- SurfaceSurface active active elementselements blockblock thethe sitessites forfor N2 N2 passagepassage toto thethe interfaceinterface..

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 32

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Degassification (Nitrogen kinetics)

--A A simplifiedsimplified formula formula forfor N N removalremoval velocityvelocity isis::

--KKNN dependsdepends onon thethe operativeoperative pressurepressure andand onon thethe stirringstirring intensityintensity..

-- N N removalremoval isis more more difficultdifficult thanthan HH’’ss sincesince N N diffusivitydiffusivity in in liquidliquid steelsteel isis lowerlower. . HenceHence, , ArAr stirringstirring has has toto be more intense.be more intense.

--N N removalremoval isis retardedretarded alsoalso by by elementselements suchsuch as Al & Ti as Al & Ti whichwhich havehave a a highhigh affinityaffinity forfor NitridesNitrides..

[[N]fN]f= final N = final N contentcontent

[[N]iN]i= = initialinitial N N contentcontent

T= VD T= VD processprocess timetime

KKNN = N = N removalremoval constantconstant consideringconsidering O & S O & S equalequal toto zerozero ((minmin--11))

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 33

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Degassification (Nitrogen kinetics)

--IfIf no no ArAr stirringstirring isis promotedpromoted, , followingfollowing occursoccurs,,

--ReactionReaction occursoccurs atat bathbath surfacesurface whichwhich isis reducedreduced by by presencepresence ofof S & O.S & O.

--ReactionReaction raterate isis limitedlimited by N by N diffusiondiffusion whichwhich isis slowerslower as N as N diffusivitydiffusivity isis lowerlower ((largerlarger atomatom).).

2[N] = {N2}2[N] = {N2}

--IsIs ArAr stirringstirring isis promotedpromoted, , followingfollowing occursoccurs,,

--TheThe gaseousgaseous phasephase isis generatedgenerated by by ArAr bubblebubble..

-- IncreasesIncreases thethe areaarea ofof thethe interphaseinterphase gas gas liquidliquid..

--AvailableAvailable surfacesurface forfor N N removalremoval..

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 34

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Degassification (Nitrogen kinetics)

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 35

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Defulfurization under vacuum

-- ItIt isis controlledcontrolled by by thethe reactionreaction::

-- DuringDuring vacuumvacuum treatmenttreatment thethe reactionreaction isis stronglystrongly favoredfavored becausebecause operatedoperated atat::

--HighHigh temperaturetemperature

--StrongStrong ArAr bubblingbubbling

--HighHigh degreedegree ofof deoxidationdeoxidation

--IncreaseIncrease ofof specificspecific slagslag//steelsteel areaarea

--ForFor desulfurizationdesulfurization underunder vacuumvacuum nearnear equilibriumequilibrium conditionsconditions can be can be reachedreached..

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 36

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoREACTIONS UNDER VACUUM – Defulfurization under vacuum

-- A A equationequation has has beenbeen developeddeveloped in in termsterms ofof amountamount ofof slagslag requiredrequired toto achieveachieve a a specificspecific S S concentrationconcentration as as followsfollows::

-- EqEq considersconsiders equilibriumequilibrium conditionsconditions andand termsterms mean mean nextnext,,

WmWm = = weightweight ofof steelsteel

LsLs= = sulfursulfur distributiondistribution rationration givengiven by (by (%S%S)/[)/[%S%S]. ].

%So%So & & %S%S aimaim = = InitialInitial & & aimaim S S concentrationconcentration..

-- TheThe LsLs valuevalue dependsdepends onon thethe S S capacitycapacity ofof thethe slagslag andand isis relatedrelated toto::

--UnderUnder goodgood conditionsconditions, , valuevalue ofof LsLs=500 are =500 are assembleassemble in in practicepractice..

Example

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 38

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacío

GENERATION OF VACUUM

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 39

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoGENERATION OF VACUUM – Vacuum treatment

In general In general thethe specificationspecification ofof a a VacuumVacuum SystemSystem considersconsiders,,

--VolumeVolume ofof thethe vesselvessel toto be be evacuatedevacuated..

--FlowFlow ofof ArAr toto be be injectedinjected in in thethe vesselvessel..

--LastLast operativeoperative pressurepressure toto be be attainedattained..

--PumpingPumping capacitycapacity atat thethe operativeoperative pressurepressure..

--Time Time toto reachreach thethe operativeoperative pressurepressure..

ThreeThree typestypes ofof equipmentequipment are are generallygenerally usedused,,

--LiquidLiquid ringring pumpspumps..

--MechanicalMechanical pumpspumps..

--SteamSteam ejectorsejectors..

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 40

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoGENERATION OF VACUUM – Liquid ring punps

PROS,PROS,

--HighHigh suctionsuction capacitycapacity..

--NotNot affectedaffected by by liquidliquid oror dustdust entrainedentrained in in thethe processprocess gas gas streamstream

--HighHigh reliabilityreliability duedue toto simple simple designdesign

--LowLow maintenancemaintenance requiredrequired

CONS,CONS,

--CannotCannot achieveachieve a a pressurepressure belowbelow 150 150 mbarmbar ((whenwhen waterwater isis usedused forfor thethe productionproduction ofof thethe liquidliquid ringring))

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 41

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoGENERATION OF VACUUM – Mechanical Pump (Roost type)

PROS,PROS,

--SteamSteam isis notnot requiredrequired thereforetherefore somesome energyenergy can be can be savedsaved..

CONS,CONS,

--MustMust treattreat relarivelyrelarively cold cold andand absolutelyabsolutely dustdust--free free fluidsfluids onlyonly. . ThereforeTherefore a a heatheat exchangerexchanger andand bagbag filterfilter mustmust procede procede thethe pumpspumps. .

--CostCost exceedsexceeds thatthat ofof thethe steamsteam jet jet pumppump systemsystem..

4 June 2010Desgasificado al vacío Instructor: Fernando Contreras 42

Procesos Siderúrgicos III – Desgasificado al vacíoGENERATION OF VACUUM – Steam Ejectors (Jet pumps)

PROS,PROS,

--HighHigh suctionsuction capacitycapacity..

--NotNot affectedaffected by by liquidliquid oror dustdust entrainedentrained in in thethe processprocess gas gas steamsteam..

--HighHigh reliabilityreliability duedue toto thethe absenceabsence ofof movingmoving partsparts..

--PracticallyPractically no no maintenancemaintenance requiredrequired..

CONS,CONS,

--RequiresRequires a a steamsteam generatorgenerator..

top related