MAJOR ENERGY SAVING MEASURES ENVISAGED |
Blast furnace
- High capacity (4060 m3) blast furnaces (BSP, RSP & IISCO)
- Phasing out of small capacity inefficient BFs (BSP, IISCO, RSP)
- Coal dust injection with oxygen enrichment (upto 150kg/thm)
- Top pressure recovery turbine (BSP, RSP & IISCO)
- Heat recovery from stove flue gas
- Use of prepared burden in BFs
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Steelmaking & casting
- Phasing out of OHF/THF Ingot casting route (BSP & IISCO)
- Adoption of 100% continuous casting route (BSP,DSP,BSL & IISCO)
- Adoption of thin slab casting and continuous HR finishing train (BSL)
- Adoption of beam blank casters (BSP & IISCO)
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Rolling mills
- Phasing out of soaking pits
- Phasing out of primary mills (Blooming/slabbing) (BSP,BSL,DSP & IISCO)
- Installation of walking beam furnaces
- Hot charging in rolling mills (BSP & IISCO)
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