WP4 and WP5

WP4 Realization and testing of new injection system (Tenova, Feralpi)

The injection device designed in WP2 will be manufactured for industrial application. Cold tests will be carried out to verify the functionality with the new materials. The purpose of the off-line tests is to confirm that the prepared materials have the correct physical properties required for non-clogging injection at the appropriate flow rate used for the trials. After preliminary functionality test, the new prototype will be installed on the industrial EAF of Feralpi to substitute the current system used to inject coal.

WP5 Installation and preliminary testing of the innovative SRA chips basket charge device (Feralpi, I.BLU)

The new charging device will be installed and tested. A higher distribution of granulated SRA inside the basket will improve the material behavior at high temperatures and reduce the agglomeration process. However, the sequencing of scrap mix and SRA grains charging can get different performance results. For this reason, new process control parameters will be analyzed and new different operating practices will be tested.