An apparatus is disclosed for a metallurgical furnace having a roof with an integrated off-gas hood. The roof has a hollow metal roof. The hollow metal roof has a top, a bottom, an outer sidewall and an inner sidewall. An opening extends from the top to the bottom and is defined by the inner sidewall. The opening is configured for one or more electrodes to pass therethrough. An enclosed space is defined between the top, the bottom, the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall. A spray-cooled system is disposed in the enclosed space and configured to spray coolant in the enclosed space on the bottom surface of the hollow metal roof. A channel having walls is disposed through the enclosed space, wherein the spray-cooled system extends between the top of the hollow metal roof and the wall of the channel.

An apparatus is disclosed for a metallurgical furnace having a roof with an integrated off-gas hood. The roof has a hollow metal roof. The hollow metal roof has a top, a bottom, an outer sidewall and an inner sidewall. An opening extends from the top to the bottom and is defined by the inner sidewall. The opening is configured for one or more electrodes to pass therethrough. An enclosed space is defined between the top, the bottom, the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall. A spray-cooled system is disposed in the enclosed space and configured to spray coolant in the enclosed space on the bottom surface of the hollow metal roof. A channel having walls is disposed through the enclosed space, wherein the spray-cooled system extends between the top of the hollow metal roof and the wall of the channel.

A plant complex for producing steel, having a blast furnace for producing pig iron; a converter steel works for producing crude steel; a gas pipeline system for gases that occur in the production of pig iron and/or the production of crude steel; a chemical plant and/or a biotechnology plant which are/is connected to the gas pipeline system, wherein the plant complex additionally includes a biogas plant which is connected to the gas pipeline system.

A plant complex for producing steel, having a blast furnace for producing pig iron; a converter steel works for producing crude steel; a gas pipeline system for gases that occur in the production of pig iron and/or the production of crude steel; a chemical plant and/or a biotechnology plant which are/is connected to the gas pipeline system, wherein the plant complex additionally includes a biogas plant which is connected to the gas pipeline system.

An efficient long-service-life blowing method include the steps of introducing vanadium extraction converter flue gas and decarburization converter flue gas into an oxygen combustor; obtaining first-purity CO.sub.2—N.sub.2 mixed gas through the vanadium extraction converter flue gas; obtaining second-purity CO.sub.2—N.sub.2 mixed gas through the decarburization converter flue gas; obtaining O.sub.2—CO.sub.2—N.sub.2 mixed gas through the decarburization converter flue gas; obtaining first-purity CO.sub.2 gas through the second-purity CO.sub.2—N.sub.2 mixed gas; and using the first-purity CO.sub.2—N.sub.2 mixed gas for bottom blowing of the vanadium extraction converter, using the second-purity CO.sub.2—N.sub.2 mixed gas as a carrier gas for blowing iron ore powder into the vanadium extraction converter, and using the O.sub.2—CO.sub.2—N.sub.2 mixed gas and the first-purity CO.sub.2 gas as a carrier gas for bottom blowing of the decarburization converter and bottom injecting of lime powder into the decarburization converter.

An efficient long-service-life blowing method include the steps of introducing vanadium extraction converter flue gas and decarburization converter flue gas into an oxygen combustor; obtaining first-purity CO.sub.2N.sub.2 mixed gas through the vanadium extraction converter flue gas; obtaining second-purity CO.sub.2N.sub.2 mixed gas through the decarburization converter flue gas; obtaining O.sub.2CO.sub.2N.sub.2 mixed gas through the decarburization converter flue gas; obtaining first-purity CO.sub.2 gas through the second-purity CO.sub.2N.sub.2 mixed gas; and using the first-purity CO.sub.2N.sub.2 mixed gas for bottom blowing of the vanadium extraction converter, using the second-purity CO.sub.2N.sub.2 mixed gas as a carrier gas for blowing iron ore powder into the vanadium extraction converter, and using the O.sub.2CO.sub.2N.sub.2 mixed gas and the first-purity CO.sub.2 gas as a carrier gas for bottom blowing of the decarburization converter and bottom injecting of lime powder into the decarburization converter.

A process and a plant for cleaning furnace gas includes utilizing one or more sensors to continuously monitor one or more parameters indicative for an expected temperature peak in the blast furnace gas flow. The gas flow is then passed through a conditioning tower. In case the measured parameter exceeds a predefined limit value, a coolant, such as water, is sprayed into the blast furnace gas flow in the conditioning tower. Subsequently the flow of blast furnace gas passes one or more filter stations.

A process and a plant for cleaning furnace gas includes utilizing one or more sensors to continuously monitor one or more parameters indicative for an expected temperature peak in the blast furnace gas flow. The gas flow is then passed through a conditioning tower. In case the measured parameter exceeds a predefined limit value, a coolant, such as water, is sprayed into the blast furnace gas flow in the conditioning tower. Subsequently the flow of blast furnace gas passes one or more filter stations.

The invention relates to a plant complex for steel production comprising a blast furnace for producing pig iron, a converter steel mill for producing crude steel, a gas-conducting system for gases that occur when producing the pig iron and/or the crude steel, and a power-generating plant for electricity generation. The power-generating plant is designed as a gas-turbine power-generating plant or gas-turbine and steam-turbine power-generating plant and is operated with a gas that comprises at least a partial amount of the blast-furnace top gas that occurs in the blast furnace and/or a partial amount of the converter gas. The plant complex additionally comprises a chemical plant and a biotechnological plant, the power-generating plant, the chemical plant and the biotechnological plant being arranged in a parallel setup with regard to the gas supply. The gas-conducting system comprises an operationally controllable gas-distributing device for dividing the streams of gas.

The invention relates to a plant complex for steel production comprising a blast furnace for producing pig iron, a converter steel mill for producing crude steel, a gas-conducting system for gases that occur when producing the pig iron and/or the crude steel, and a power-generating plant for electricity generation. The power-generating plant is designed as a gas-turbine power-generating plant or gas-turbine and steam-turbine power-generating plant and is operated with a gas that comprises at least a partial amount of the blast-furnace top gas that occurs in the blast furnace and/or a partial amount of the converter gas. The plant complex additionally comprises a chemical plant and a biotechnological plant, the power-generating plant, the chemical plant and the biotechnological plant being arranged in a parallel setup with regard to the gas supply. The gas-conducting system comprises an operationally controllable gas-distributing device for dividing the streams of gas.