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- Title
Benchmark for Tap-Hole Lifecycle Management Practices in Silicomanganese Production When Submerged Arc Furnace Technology of Circular Design is Applied.
- Authors
Hayman, Derek Alan; Bezuidenhout, Pieter Johannes Andries; Steenkamp, Joalet Dalene
- Abstract
A holistic conceptualisation of the variables forming part of tap-hole lifecycle management and performance was defined previously for coke bed-based processes in which submerged arc furnace technology of circular design was applied. In the work presented here, the variables were applied to silicomanganese production comparing the tap-hole lifecycle management practices and performance among five furnaces on one site. The quantified independent variables were divided into four functions associated with the tap-hole lifecycle (operations, reline, maintenance, and repair), and a selection of the results is reported here. Having the benchmark available will contribute to comparative studies in future.
- Subjects
SILICOMANGANESE; DESIGN &; technology; ARC furnaces; INDEPENDENT variables; COMPARATIVE studies; PERFORMANCE management
- Publication
JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2019, Vol 71, Issue 7, p2430
- ISSN
1047-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11837-019-03480-1