Blast furnace

Daily pig iron output of blast furnaces A, B and C amounts to 13500 tonnes. The furnaces are charged with coke, iron ore and aggregates for the iron making process. Adding heavy oil to the burning coke creates a smelting gas that draws the oxygen from the iron oxide and simultaneously ensures the necessary smelting temperature. The oxygen required for this process is added in the form of hot air. In addition to the pig iron, which is processed in the steel making plant, blast furnace gas and slag result. These by-products are also processed and used.

Blast furnace	A	B	C
Hearth-Ø	11,2 m	11,2 m	8,2 m
Furnace volume	2.410 m3	2.530 m3	1.164 m3
Furnace volume	2,0 Mio. t	2,0 Mio. t	0,8 Mio. t
Wind rate	260.000 Nm3/h	270.000 Nm3/h	90.000 Nm3/h
Hot blast temperature	1.200 °C	1.200 °C	1.100 °C
Pressure at furnace top	2,9 bar	3,5 bar	1,5 bar
Daily production	6.000 t	6.000 t	2.000 t