Diagnostic and Monitoring

Hearth

• Detailed hearth assessment of each major component of the hearth (taphole, sidewall and bottom) including design, and current performance.
• Determining hearth heat flux capability, and instrumentation evaluation.
• Provide regular hearth monitoring to identify areas of concern and provide proactive actions.

Stoves

• Assessment of a hot blast stove to identify operational or refractory problems.
• Perform hot camera inspection to accurately identify the issues.
• Evaluate operational data.
• Deliver a comprehensive report outlining finding, conclusions and recommendations to improve performance.

Cupola

• Failure diagnostic of the melt zone.
• Analysis of melt practices to improve the frequency of repairs.