On March 22 and 23, a meeting of the DissHEAT project was held in Luleå (Sweden) at Swerim’s research center. There the five project partners (BFI, CRM, Rina, Swerim and IOB) met to discuss the further work in the DissHEAT dissemination project. The IOB was represented at the meeting by Dr.-Ing. Thomas Echterhof and Elsa Busson.
The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive overview of successful and interesting research projects in the field of reheating furnaces in the steel industry over the last 25 years. Among other things, the results of past and partly ongoing European RFCS and HEU projects will be critically reviewed, classified and subsequently highlighted. The research results are divided into five main thematic areas:
- Heating and burner technology
- Modelling and predictive control of combustion systems
- Sensory control, standards and regulations
- Furnace materials and product quality
- Heat transfer, heat recovery and economics
During five thematic webinars in May 2023, the project results and selected innovations will be presented by the project partners and experts from industry and research. Discussions during the webinars will also provide insights into the reasons for success and failure of past projects, as well as advice on how to proceed. Online seminar series in May/June 2023:
- Heating and burner technology, May 2nd, 2023, 2:00–3:30 pm
- Modelling and control of complete furnaces (Level 2), May 9th, 2023, 2:00–3:30 pm
- Materials in the Furnace and Product Quality, May 23rd 2023, 2:00–4:00 pm
- Heat Transfer, Heat Recovery, Productivity, Economy, May 30th 2023, 2:00–3:30 pm
- Sensors and controls (level 1), standards, regulations, June 1st 2023, 2:00–3:30 pm
Links to the webinars can be found on the DissHEAT website. Many thanks to Swerim for the invitation and the pleasant stay in Luleå.