ArcelorMittal Enlists New Modeling Software to Improve Processes
01/12/2017 - ArcelorMittal is investing in specialized software to help it model the behavior of raw materials charged into its blast furnaces.
The steelmaker’s R&D process engineering team will be using U.K.-based DEM Solutions Ltd.’s discrete element method software, EDEM, to model blast furnace activity and to perform more realistic parameter studies, the company said in a statement.
The discrete element method is a way to describe the behavior of granular materials in a given situation, such as coal and iron ore as its being loaded into a furnace.
“We were looking for a tool to help us understand material behavior and optimize complex blast furnace processes such as loading and unloading as well as wear. One of the key reasons that made us choose EDEM over other discrete element modeling software was the high level of expertise and support provided by the EDEM technical team,” said ArcelorMittal research engineer Edouard Izard in a statement.
The discrete element method is a way to describe the behavior of granular materials in a given situation, such as coal and iron ore as its being loaded into a furnace.
“We were looking for a tool to help us understand material behavior and optimize complex blast furnace processes such as loading and unloading as well as wear. One of the key reasons that made us choose EDEM over other discrete element modeling software was the high level of expertise and support provided by the EDEM technical team,” said ArcelorMittal research engineer Edouard Izard in a statement.
