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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2022
Paul Wurth S.a., Luxembourg, LU;
Paul Tockert, Berbourg, LU;
Lutwin Franziskus, Wochern, DE;
Roger Ries, Greisch, LU;
Marc Schon, Biwer, LU;
Marc Schweitzer, Mamer, LU;
PAUL WURTH S.A., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A method for operating a blast furnace plant that includes a blast furnace, at least one material hopper for charging raw materials to the blast furnace, having a upper seal valve and a lower seal valve, and at least one hot stove that produces hot blast for the blast furnace, the method including at least one charging cycle with the following steps: opening the upper seal valve, introducing raw materials into the material hopper, closing the upper seal valve, pressure equalization of the material hopper with blast furnace top pressure, and opening the lower seal valve to discharge raw materials into the blast furnace, wherein, in order to provide a cost-effective way to minimize the explosion danger during operation of a top charging system, an offgas from the at least one hot stove is transferred by a transfer system to the at least one material hopper and, before the lower seal valve is opened, the offgas is injected into the material hopper.
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