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Applications
  • Basic oxygen furnace - BOF Top Blown Furnace
    • Service
      Parameter(s)
      Range(s)
      Background
      Model
      ​​Oxidation of carbon in molten Pic Iron via addition of high purity O2 + steel making flux
      Analysis point = duct above hood
      ​Percent CO & CO2
      Percent H2
      Percent O2
      ​0-40%
      ​0-10%
      0-5%
      ​​N2, H2, O2, H2Ov
      7500ZA / 2000A / 3000PA (Dual bench)
  • Blast Furnace
    • Service
      Parameter(s)
      Range(s)
      Background
      Model
      ​​Upper portion of furnace / stack (Hot reducing atmosphere) aka - "Top Gas"
      ​Percent CO & CO2
      ​Percent H2
      ​Percent O2
      ​0-40%
      ​0-20%
      ​0-2, 0-5%
      ​N2, H2, O2, H2Ov
      ​N2, CO / CO2, H2Ov
      ​N2, CO / CO2, H2Ov
      7500ZA / 2000A / 3000PA (Dual bench)
  • Coke Oven for Benzene emissions control
    • Service
      Parameter(s)
      Range(s)
      Background
      Model
      ​Coke plant storage tanks & coke oven gas before electrostatic precipitator
      ​Percent O2 (for Benzene emissions control)
      ​0-2, 0-10%
      ​Coke oven gas
  • Continuous Caster
    • Service
      Parameter(s)
      Range(s)
      Background
      Model
      ​On the caster or tundish
      Prevent slag oxidation of steel
      ​PPM O2
      ​0-10, 0-100 ppm
      ​N2 / Ar​ blanketing
  • Direct reduced iron
    • Service
      Parameter(s)
      Range(s)
      Background
      Model
      ​Multiple locations in plant
      ​O2 / H2 / CO / CO2
      ​PPM and Percent Levels
      ​Process / Flue gas
  • Heat Treating / Annealing Furnace
    • Service
      Parameter(s)
      Range(s)
      Background
      Model
      ​Hydrogen / N2 blanketing for colored oxide prevention
      ​PPM O2
      ​Percent H2
      ​0-10 ppm or less
      ​0-5, 10, 20% H2
      ​H2 / N2
      N2
      3000TA / 3110 / 2000A (for spot checking)
  • Hot Strip Mill
    • Service
      Parameter(s)
      Range(s)
      Background
      Model
      ​High temp furnace (1400°C)
      O2 detection to prevent brittlement of steel slabs
      ​Percent O2
      ​0-5, 0-10%
      ​N2, H2Ov, CO2
      9060Z extractive high temp probe and sample chamber with eductor
    • ​Dust collection system / baghouses - air leak detection
      ​Percent O2 and/or CO
      0-2,000 ppm CO
      ​Air + dust from BOF, coke oven