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    US 20151 cu») United States 20150240322. cz) Patent Application Publication co) Pub. No.: US 2015/0240322 Al Sakaguchi et al. (54) SLAG REMOVAL DEVICE AND SLAG REMOVAL METHOD (71) Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LID.,"Tekyo UP) Inventors: Masakazu Sakaguch ‘Tsutomu Hamada, Tokyo (JP); Takeshi Okada, Tokyo (UP); Setsuo Ometo, Tokyo (IP); Kellehi Nakagawa, Tokyo ae} Tokyo UP: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.,"Tokyo UP) (73) Assignee (21) Appl.Nos — 14428,907 (22) PCTFiled: Sep. 10,2013 (86) PCT No $371 (M1, (2)Date PevisP201v07s414 Mar. 17, 2015 G0) Foreign Application Priority Data Sep.20.2012 (UP) 2012-207275 2 (43) Pub, Date Aug. 27, 2015 ication Classification ca) 200601) (2005.01) (2005.01), (2006.01) (2) C218 7/00 (2013.01), C21B 5/003 (2013.01): C218 S/001 (2013.01); F27D 3345: (2013.01), £27 28/00 (201301), 6 ABSTRACT Provided isa slag removal device fora blast fumace, capable ‘of readily and olably achieving slg removal using a simple ‘device configuration, even when pulverized coal is use that has not had the softening temperature thereo adjusted, and capable of reducing as much as possible the risk of pipe ‘damage, ete. The slag removal device for a blow pipe is provided ia blow pipe that injects auxiliary fuel pulverized coal together with hot air from a tuyere fora blast furnace ‘ain boy tht produces pig ion from iron ore. jet nozzle tha injects solids having a higher fasion point than th tem- perature in the vicinity of the myere and having a particle ‘amicter greater than that ofthe pulverized coal, nto puver ‘ned coal that Hows inside the blow pipe and into the hot ag, is provided in the slag removal device soups Patent Application Publication Aug. 27,2015 Sheet 1 of 4 US 2015/0240322 AI soLas FIG. 1 US 2015/0240322 AI Aug. 27,2015 Sheet 2 of 4 Patent Application Publication enlisting é'Old we Patent Application Publication Aug. 27,2015 Sheet 3 of 4 US 2015/0240322 AI 30 FIG. 3 83 de Patent Application Publication Aug. 27,2015 Sheet 4 of 4 US 2015/0240322 AI US 2015/0240322 Al SLAG REMOVAL DEVICE AND SLAG. REMOVAL METHOD. ‘TECHNICAL FIFLD 10001] ‘The present invention relates to a slag removal ‘device anda slag removal method fora blow pipe foruse with blast lumace, and in paniculata slag removal deviceand ‘slay removal method that ean be advantageously wsed on 3 blow pine for injecting pulverized coal obtained by ensshing Jow-grade eoa into-a furnace as an ilar’ fuel along with hot aie BACKGROUND ART 10002] A blast furnace’ used to produce pig iva fom iro ‘ore by introducing feedstocks such as iron ore, limestone, ‘oul, ad the like into the interior ofa bast Furaace main body from the apex thereof, and injecting hot air and pulverized ‘coal (PCT coal) as an auxiliary fuel through a tuyere located tovant the bottom on a sie ofthe furnace. 10003] In a blast fumace of this sort, if low-grade coal enerlly having alow ash melting point of 1,100 10 1.300? C, such 98 sub-bituminous coal oF lignite, is used as the pulverized coal during the operation of injecting pulverized ‘coal, the oxygen contained inthe roughly 1,200" C. bot aie used to inject the pulverized coal into the fumace engages ia 8 combustion reaction with part ofthe pulverized eae. The ‘combustion heat generated thereby causes low-melting point ‘oul (“slag”) t0 melt within the injection lance or tuyere. 10004] The melted slag is rapidly cooled through contact with the tuyere, whichis constantly cooled in onde o protest tom the temperature ofthe blast fumace, As esl solid slag adheres tothe tuyere, leading to the problem of blockage inthe blow pipe flow path {0005} In order to solve such a problem, for example, in & ‘cate where the slag solening temperature in the pulverized ‘oa is fos, as inthe technique ofthe related art disclosed in Patent Document I described below a solening temperature adjusting process is performed so as to reach a melting point Which isthe temperature inside the furnace o higher, and the slag is prevented from adhering wo the tuyere [0006] In addition, Patent Document 2 described below discloses removing slag by injecting hac halls into a tuyere froma furnaoe-exterior side end of the tuyere [0007] Furthemore, in order to remove deposits whic ‘accumulate in gaps formed at end sections of tWo lances, Patent Document 3 described below discloses vibrating the Jances by injecting solid chips with a partiele diameter of 1.0 2am, CITATION LISTS, Patent Literatures 10008} Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application No, 105-156330A, 10009] Patent Document 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application No, H06-192714A [0010] Patent Document 3: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No, 2006633768, Aug. 27, 2015 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention [0011] However, the following problems havebeen pointed ‘ut in the related art techniques described above, 0012} A problem withthe related art technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 s that completely (unifomly) mixing pulverized coal and solid additives (a slag making agent) is ficult and, as a result, itis not possible to prevent slag ‘oxming in portion where the mixing ratio ofthe additives is lessthan a predetermined valve. Inaditon, ina ease oF using additives, there is also a problem in that extra costs are Jncurred since a new source ofealeium oxide (CaO) such as Jimestone or sepentine is necessary. [0013] Next a problem with the related art technique di closed in Patent Document 2sthat all ofthe hard balls donot always collide with the slog. Ths, if there are any hard balls that do.not colic with the sag, there isa concern that these balls will directly collide with the inner surface ofthe blow pipe, creating te risk of problematic damage to the pipe or {he like from the collision ofthe balls. In Patent Document 2, the slag broken using the hard balls is formed on air injection ‘uyeres and insulation rings, [0014] The related art technique disclosed in Patent Doeu- ‘meat 3 is for vibrating lances and application thereof to @ blow pipe ora tuyere is dificull [0015] In view ofthese circumstances, there is @ demand Tora slag removal deviee fora blow pipe for use with blast furnace facilites that allows for easy and reliable slag removal using as simple a deviee arrangement as possible ‘without adjusting a softening tempersture, In addition, there isa demand for slag removal device fora blow pipe for use ‘with blast furnace facilities that reduces the risk of pipe dame ‘age and te like as much as possible and allows for easy and ‘liable slag removal using a simple a device arrangement as possible [0016] The present invention has been made to solve the problems deseribed shove and an object ofthe present iaven- tion i to provide a slag removal device and a slag removal ‘method fora blast fumace which are able to achieve easy and reliable slag removal using a simple device configuration {even when using pulverized coal that has not had the soften- ing temperature thereof adjusted and which are capable of ‘een as much as possible the risk of pipe damage, and the Tike. “Means for Resolving the Problems [0017] In order to solve the problem described above, the present invention employs the following means. [0018] _ slag removal device according toa frst aspect of the present invention isa slag removal device fora blow pipe ‘whieh is provided in a blow pipe that injects pulverized coal asan auxiliary fuel along with hot air from a tuyere of bast umace main body that produces pg ion from iron or, with slag ofthe pulverized eoal ineluding 2 component that mets fs 8 result of the hot air and/or combustion heat of the pal verized coal, The slag removal deviee is provided witha jet roze that injets solids having a higher melting point than the temperature in the vicinity of the tuyere and having a particle diameter greater than that of the pulvesized coal, into ‘he pulverized coal that ows inside the bla piped nto the US 2015/0240322 Al hot ai, the jet nozzle being provided wih a solids supply system that supplics the solids and hor provided therein a ‘open close conto valve. 10019} According to the slag removal devie aeonding to the ist aspect ofthe resent invention, theres provided jet nozzle that injects solids having higher ming poet than the temperature inthe vicinity of the tuyere and having & parle ameter arater Un tht ofthe pulverized oa, sto thopulverized coal tat flows inside the blow pipe and into the hot air Alb, the jt nozzle is provide with a slid supply system that supplies the solids and has provided therein a ‘openelose control valve. Thereby, the solids that are blown ftom the jet nozzle into the inter ofthe blow pipe proceed without meting withthe Now of hot air asa propulsive Tore, and itis posible to remove slg by aplying & mechanies Rc 10 slag adhered inthe vicinity ofthe aver. In tc it spossible to seth ow of the hot ar asthe propa sive fore ofthe slid inside the bls pipe {0020} Examples of suitable solids include pranular eo slog, ime grains pelt rains, interedoe, on poder, and the like, and one ype ora mixtereof «pray of types may he used rom among these 10021] tispreerble thatthe invention desribedabovebe provided witha siting ow forming section tht generates ‘swiring flow ia flow of the hot ai at position om a upsieam sie rom an injection ance tat nes the polver $2ed oa in a iterio ofthe blo pipe {0022} Duct ths, the blown solids are concentrated near ‘and collide with pipe inner surface ora tere incr surface ‘where slag adhered a aresl ofcontfigal force dacto te Swing fow formed inside the blow pipe 10023] Itspreferale that the invention described above be provided with a jet nozae that eects liquid towad slag Sdhesion are inside the blow pipe, the jet nozle being poe ded witha iguid supply system tat supplies the higukdand has provided therein an open/close ontrl valve 10024} Due t this, tis possible to carry out the stog removal by quenching the adhered solid ska by lghid eje= tion and destroying the solid slag by them compression before perfonming the slag removal sing the soli, 10025) The etanzleforthesolids and the jet nozzle far the Tigid deseibed above may each be provided separately, or say bean integrate no.zle where sponsible To selec the «ection material by changing the lw channel with an open- ing and closing operation of the openislse control vale 10026) Ics desirable thatthe invention deseribed above be provided witha slag detecting means that detects sag adbe Fon stats according toa pressure difeental between ho pressure on an upstream side of the jet noze ad hots pressure in vicinity of an out ofthe bow pipe 10027] “The ahesion ofthe slag reduces the eross-seetonal seo of helo pth and asa resis possible forthe slog ‘detecting means to detect an inrease inthe pressure differ ‘ental det a iereane in the peetreLss 10028} Inthe vention described above ts preferable tat the liquid andor the solids be ejecta by opening the open! else conto valve upon the slg adhesion status detected by the slog detecting moans being deveined to be a slag removal tiresold valve or more and thatthe ejecting ofthe Figo andor the solids be topped by closing the open/close ‘emtol valve upon the slag adhesion evel detected the slog ‘etcting means being determined to be less than a sag removal stop threshold value Aug. 27, 2015 [0029] Due to this, it i possible to eect liquid from the liquid jet nozzle of solids from the jet nozzle only when necessitated by high slag adhesion level. [0030] Its preferable that the invention described above be provided with an alam output threshold value settoa value at ‘whieh the slag adhesion status is preaterdhan the slag removal ‘threshold value [0031] Duc to this, it is possible to detect that the slag ‘removal isnot being performed by the liquid jet nozzle or et sozale as planed [0032] Aslag removal method according oa seeonel aspect fof the present invention i slag removal method for blow pipe which i applied in a blow pipe that injects pulverized foal as an auniliary fuel along with bo ir fom a tuyere of a blast famace main body that produces pig iron from iron ore, ‘ith slag of the pulverized coal including a component that ‘melts asa result of the hot air andor combustion heat ofthe pulverized coal The blow pipe is provided with a jet nozzle that injets solids having a higher melting point than the ‘emperaturein the vicinity of the uyere and having a particle ameter greater than that ofthe pulverized coal, into the pulverized coal that flows side the blow piped nto the hot fir anda jet nozzle that ejects a liquid toward slag adhesion area inside the blow pipe. The method includes steps of removing slag i a first stage where slag removal is initially carried out by ejecting cay the liquid from the jet nozzle, and removing slagina second stage where slag removal is erred ‘out by ejecting only the solids from the jet nozzle upon it not being possibleto achieve a predetermined slag removal inthe removing slag in a fist stage [0033] According to the slag removal method according to the second aspect ofthe present invention, there is provided a jet nozzle that injects solids having a higher melting point ‘han the temperate in the vicinity ofthe tuyere and having a particle diameter greater than that of the pulverized coal, into {he pulverized coal that ows inside the bl pipe and nto the hot si, and a jet nozzle that ejects a Higuid toward a slag adhesion area inside the blow pipe. Aso, the method includes ‘sleps of removing sag ina first stage where slag removal is initially eartied out by ejecting only the Tiquid rom the jet ore, and removing slag in a sooond stage where slag removal iscatried out by ejecting only’ the solids fom the et ozele upon it not being possible to achieve a predetermined ‘lag removal inthe removing sag ina ist stage Thereby. the removing sag in a fit stage using liquid ejection with litle risk of wear or damage to the pipe in comparison with the collision of the solids is carried out with priority, and more reliable slag removal s possible by carrying out the removing slagin asecond stageby eecting onl the solidsonly ina case ‘where it was not possible to carry out the slag removal with the Liquid ejection, [0034] Its desirable thatthe invention described above be provided witha step of removing slag ina third stage where lag removals carried ut by gesting the solids and the liquid ‘ogether pont not being possibleto achieve predetermined slag removal in the removing slag in a second stage. [035] Due to this, the reliability ofthe slag removal is {urter improved. Examples of suitable liquids in sucha case include combustible liquids such as heavy ol EFFECT OF THE INVENTION [0036] According to the slag removal device and slag removal method of the preset invention described above, since the slag is destroyed and removed by the ejection of US 2015/0240322 Al Tiguid andthe ejection of solids, its possible to achieve easy 1d reliable slag removal using a simple device configuration ‘even ina case of using pulverized eval that has not had the ollening lemperature tereol adjusted and itis possible to reduce the risk of wear, damage, or the like tothe pipe by prioritizing the liguid ejection, 10037] As a result, even low-grade coals having low ash melting points of1,100° C. to 1,300° C, such as sub-bitu ‘ous coal or lgnite, can be used as the pulverized coal co ‘tituting the auxiliary fuel through modifications in which these are used as feedstock coal. That i, oxygen included ia the approximately 1,200” C. hot air used t injet the amsil- jry fuel engages in combustion reaction with the pulverized ‘oa, and low-melting point slag melted by the combustion heat prociced by this combustion reaction coms into contact ‘with and is rapidly eooleby the cold tuyere; thus, evenifthe slag solidified and adheres othe tuyere the adbering lagean ‘easily eheoken and removed by spraying thesame with uid ‘or solids, preventing blow pipe Dow path blockages. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. 10038] FIG. 1is a schematic illustration ofan embodiment ‘faslag removal device anda slag removal method according to the present invention. 10039] FIG. 2 is a schematic stration of « modified ‘example of a switling flow forming section for the slag removal device and he slag removal method depicted in FIG. 1 [0040] FIG. 3 is main part enlarged view of a configura- tion example ofa slag detecting means for the slag removal ‘device and the slag removal metho! depicted in FIG. 1. [0041] FIG. 4 is anillustration of an example arrangement ‘ofa blast furnace to Which the slag removal device and the sag removal method ilusteated in FIG. 1 are applied DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0042] Description wil be given below of an embeat ‘of the slag removal device and slag removal method Jing tothe present invention with reference to the drawings. [0043] | Theslag emmoval deviceand slag removal methodol the present embodiment are nsed with bast furnace in which pulverized Tons-prade coal constituting the Teestock coal is Injected throughout a tuyere into a bast furnace along with hot air [0048] For example, ina blast furnace such as tat illus trated in FIG. 4, feedstock 1 constituted by iron ore, lime- stone, and coal or the like is fod from a metered feedstock feeder 10 via a transport conveyor Hina a furnace apex hopper 21 provided a the apex ofa blast furnace main body 20.A plurality of tuyeres 22 is provided ina lower side wall ‘of the bast furnace main body 20 at a roughly uniform piteh in the circumferential drcction. Each of the tuyeres 22 is Tinked toa dawastream end of a blow pipe 30 for feeding hot into the interior ofthe blast furnace main body 20, The upstream end of each ofthe blow pipes 30 is connected to 3 hot air fesder 40 constituting the source of the hot air 2 supplied to the inteioe of the blast furnace main body 20 [0045] A pulverized coal producing device $0 that per rms a pretreatment (modification) such as evaporating ‘moisture in the coal out of the feedstock val (sub- bituminous ‘oa, lignite, or other low-grade coal) followed by pulveriz- ing the low-grade coal to pracce pulverized coal, s provided near the blast farnace main body 20, Aug. 27, 2015 [0046] Modified pulverized coal (modified coal) 3 pro- ‘dace by the pulverized coal producing device SVis conveyed by acarier ys 4, such as nitrogen yas, to acyelone separator 60, The pulverized coal 3 conveyed hy the yas is separated rom the carrier gas 4hy theeyelone separator 6, after which the coal fill info and is sored in a storage tank 70, This modified pulverized coal 3 is used as blast face injection caal (PCI coal) forthe blast furnace main body 20. [0047] ‘The pulverized coal 3 within the storage tank 70 is ‘ed into an injection ance (hereafter, “lance” 3 ofthe blow pipe 30 described above. The pulverized coal 3 combusts ‘bpon being. fed into the hot a Rowing through the blow pipe 30, producing a Name at the end of the blow pipe 30 and Torming a raceway, This causes the coal or the ike contained inthe feedstock I being introduced int theblast frnace main body 20 1 combust. As result, the iron ore contained i the ‘feedstock 1s reduced, Becomes pig iron (molten iron) 8, and js removed through a pig iron outlet 23 [0048] Prefered properties of the pulverized coal 3 fet from the lance 31 into the blow pipe 30 as blast furnace injection coal, that is, ofthe modified pulverized coal (anxil ity fuel) formed by modifying and pulverizing low-grade coal, are an oxygen atom content (dry basis) of 10 to 18 ‘weight %, and an average pore size of 10 to 50 sanometers (om). A more preferable average por size forthe modified pulverized eos is 20 10 $0 nanometers (an). [0049] In pulverized coal Shaving such properties, there is a large release of and reduction in tarsforming groups of ‘oxygen-containing functional uroups (carboxyl groups, alde- hhyde groups, ester groups, iydroxyl groups, et.) but break- dow (ection) ofthe main skeleton (the combustible com- ponent primarily formed from carbon, hydrogen, and ‘oxygen s greatly suppressed. Ths, when the col is injected through the tuyeres 22 into the blast fernace main body 20 ‘long with the hot ar 2, the high oxygen atom content ofthe ‘main skeleton and the lage diameter of the pores aot oly ‘eiltates dispersion of te oxygen inthe hot air 2 into the coal, but also greatly impedes the generation of ta, allowing {or complete combustion with almost no uncombusted car bon (soot) being produced, [0050] In ordero proluce (modify) this pulverized coal 3, adrying stp of heating (at 110 1 200° C. for 0.5 to 1 hours) and drying the sub-bituminous eval, Ignite, or other low rade coal (dry-basis oxygen atom content: greater than 18 ‘Weight %; average pore size: 3 t0 4 nm) constituting the eedstock coal ina low-oxygen atmosphere having an oxygen concentration of S vol % or less is performed in the pulverized nal prodvcing device $0, [081] After moisture is removed in the drying step ‘dseribed above, a dry cisillation step in which the feedstock coals reheated (at 460 10 $90° C., preferably 500 to 550°C. for 0.5 to 1 hours) in a low-oxygen ambient atmosphere (oxygen concestration: 2 vol % oF less) is performed. Dry stilling the feedstock coal in this dry distillation step removes generated Wate, carbon dioxide, and tar in he form ‘of ry sillation gas or dry distillation ol, [052] ‘Te feedstock coal then proceeds ts eoaling step in ‘whieh the coal js cooled (to 50” C. or fess) in a low-oxygen atmosphere having an oxygen concentration of 2 vol % oF less, then pulverized (particle diameter: 77 um of loss (80% pass) in a pulverization step, [0083] Theembodiment, for example, as illastated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, is provided with a jet nozele 80 for injecting Tiquid 6 or solids 7 with respect tothe interior ofthe blow pipe US 2015/0240322 Al 30 in onder to remove slag $ adhering tothe surface of the Jnner wall of the blow pipe 30, the tuyere 22, and the inner ‘wall in the vicinity thereof constituting slag adhesion reas ‘One ora plurality of the jet nozzles 80 is appropriately pro- vided in the circumferential direction, for example, along the Jnner circumferential surface ofthe blow pipe 30. [0054] In such a case, examples of preferred liquids 6 that ‘are ejected from te et nozzle 80 include combustible liquids suchas water or beavy ol In addition, examples of prelerred solids 7 that are ejected from the et nozzle 80 include gran- Jar coal slag, lime grains, pellet grains, sintered or, iron powder, and the like, and one type ora mixture ofa phuraity ‘ftypes may be wed from among these W085] The liguid 6 ejected from the jet nozzle $0 rapidly ‘cools the sig adhering to the blow pipe 30 or inthe vicinity fof the tuyere 22 by effectively ulizing the latent heat of ‘vaporization the Higuid, Since the slag S rapidly cooled as 9 result of the ejection of the guid 6 is broken by thermal ‘contraction, its possible 1 easily remove the sag S. 10036] In contast, since the solids 7 which are ejected rom the jet nozzle 80 proceed without melting the inside of the blow pipe 30 with the How of the hot air 2 as a propulsive fre, the solids 7 collide with the slag $ adhering in the Vicinity of the uyere 22, Accordingly, itis possible for the solids 7o apply a mechanical impact othe slag S by colid- ing therewith, Asa result, itis possible to easily remove the slag S which undergoes the collision withthe solids 7 since the slog S is destroyed by the impact at the time of the collision, 10057] Inordertokeep the opening ofthe outlet ona nozale ‘end 8 from which the Muid 6 or the solids Tare ejected from, being clogged with pulverized coal 3, slag S, or the like, the Jet nozzle 80 is preferably disposed at a position substantially janed, with respect tothe axa direction ofthe blow pine 30 ‘with an end section Ma of the lance 31 from which the pulverized coal 3 is fed, or slightly to the upstream side there. In such a case, the nozzle end 81 of the jet nozzle 80 preferably has 2 nozzle shape, in particular, for ejecting the ‘uid ina near shape in the direction of the tuyere 22,andan ‘arrangement in which the ejection direction can be altered may be adopted, 2s necessary, ITan arangement in whieh the ‘jection dieetion of the nozzle end 81 can be altered is, adopted the supply pressure of the liquid oa solids carrier fas can be used to swing or rate the nozzle. [0088] The position with respect to the sudial direction at hich th jet nozzle 80 is disposed is preferably close to the de wall of the Blow pipe 30 so as not to resist the low pa ‘of the hot air 2 and so thatthe noze is eapable of diretly spraying at slag S adhering tothe side wall of the Blow pipe 30 {0089} For example, a strted in FIG, 3, he jt nozzle 80 is connected Wa liquid supply source 83 via liquid supply pipe #4. 10060] “The laud supply pipe 84 comprises, a6 primary ‘ements, a delivery pump 85 for pusspn the liquid i te liguid supply souree 8 tothe jet noi 80, and an openclose ‘contol valve 6 for controlling the liquid supply (on and off) to tho jot nozzle 80 hy switching between open and closed sates {0961) Furthermore, the jet nozzle 80 is connected 10 8 sols supply source 87 vi slic supply pipe 88 [0062] Thesoidssuppy source 7 is provided witha solids ‘arir gas ply sna which snot ils the d= ing, for example, sueh a nitrogen was or the Tike, for the Aug. 27, 2015 solids, The slid supply pipe 88 comprises as primary el ‘ents, an opeaiclose control valve 89 for controling the Solids supply (on and of) wo the jet nozzle 80 by switching between open und close states [0063] The open/close consol valves 86 and 89 are opened tuylclosed aeconding othe value of a presre dlfeceatil AP ‘measured By a diferent pressure gauge 90. Tivo pressure Jntake pipes 900, 9b ae connected wo the diferent pres sre gatige 90 so as to measure the pressredifercntal AP between, for example, main hot ai pipe 32 and a down- stream positon ofthe Blow pipe near tayere22 of thle Pipe 30 [0064] In ths manner, te jet nozze 80 is provided with Tigudsuppy system that supplics guid 6 to Beejected and is provided with the apenflose conto valve86, a solids supply Stem that supplies te solid 7 0 be ejected ands provided with the openelose control valve 89. and the differenti pressure pgs (he slag detecting means) 90 which detects {he state ofthe slag in the slag.ahesion are, Accordingly it Js posible forthe et nozzle 8 lusuuted in the drawings select eitherone othe liquid 6or the solids from one nozzle end 81 ort eect bo ofthe lguid 6 and the solids 7 atthe Same time according (© the open and closed sates ofthe ‘peniclose cont valves 86 and 89. {0065} In the following description, as ihsrted in dhe awings, description wil be given of configuration in ‘which he igid supply system andthe olds soppy system de connected to one jt nozle BD; however, the present invention sot limited to his configuration Specialy the Iigoid supply system and the solids supply system may be configure tobe povided with gid jet nozzle or sods |etoweale which te independent ofeach other (006) ‘Teslag adhesion eve isdetemined fom the pres- sue dierent batween the ht ae pressure on the upstream Sideof be jet nozale80 and thebot pressure ite iin ofthe outer ofthe blow pine 30. {0067} Specialy, when there is slag 8 adhering wo the finer wall of the Blow pipe 30 or eae the tuyeres 22, the roduction inthe eross-soctional area of th Hw path ofthe bow pie 30 restesa presure loss, lading to. ection ia the pressureof the ew of hota rom the mainhotairpipe 32 tothe blast frase main body 20, Thus, the resure intake Pipe Ma connected to the main ht aie pipe 32 an the pres Sure intake pipe 96 connect toa dowasiem position of the blow pipe 30 are used to measure the peesure differenti Pin thchot ir Pheforeund aller the slogadbesionarea sing ‘hediffrental pressure gauge 99, andthe sizeof he pressure teen AP used estimate the sag S adhesion sate. (0068) The pressure differential AP 50 measured is com pated toa preset threshold value, and used in opening and Closing the apeaiclose conta valves 6 and 89 deseribed shove {0069} In the jet nozzle 80 described above, the slog removal aay’ be eure! out by ejecting te guid 6 oF the solids 7 separately. othe slog removal may be cared ou by ejecting br ofthe Higid 6 andthe solids 7 tthe sae ine [0070] ovsever, asa preferable slag emoval method, che slag removal is inily cared xt by only esting te lati Fromthajetnozzle 80 asthe comoving slg ita first stages, in case hor it snot posible to achieve a predetermined Slag removal nthe remoting slag fist stage, the solids 7 fr eto scparly rom the jet nozae 80 as the removing slag ina second stage. US 2015/0240322 Al 10071] In addition, as necessary, removing slag in a third sage in which slag removal i carried out by ejecting the Tiguid 6and the solids 7 from he jetuozzle80 atthe same time maybe providedso aso hecuriedout ina case where its not possible to achieve a predetermined slag removal in the Femoving shig in a second stage 10072] "Specifically inthe slag removal in which the liquid 6 is ejected, there isan advantage in tat there is lite risk of ‘wear, damage, or the like to the pipe in comparison with the slag removal by collision withthe solids 7 10073] Accordingly, the romoving stag ina second stage is ‘arti out only when the removing slag ina frst stage using the liquid ejection is caried out with priority and it was not possible to remove the slag S with the liquid ejection, for ‘example, only when it was not possible to confirm that the slag removal was completed even when the liquid ejection was performed eontinubusly for a predetermined time, AS 2 result, itis possible to reliably remove even the slag S which ‘was lt removed with the Tiquid 6 using the force of the Jmpact from the solids 7. 10074) Asamore prefeableslag removal method, in acase Where the solids 7 are ejected separately from the jet nozzle ‘0s theremoving sag ina second stage and itis not possible to achieve the predetermined slag removal even with the removing slag ina second stage in which only the solids 7 are ‘ejected, the slag removal i fre eaeied ont by ejecting the liquid 6nd the solids 7 fromthe jet nozzle Oat the same time a8 the removing slag. in a third stage. It is desirable that @ ‘combustible liquid be used as the liquid 6 the removing slag, ina thied stage. 10075] Its possible to eect the liguid 6nd the solids 7 at the same time in the removing slag in a second stage. 10076) Detailed description will be given below of the threshold value forthe pressure differential AP and the pro- ‘ess of controlling dhe opening and closing of the open/close ‘contol valves 86 and 89 based on the pressure diferental AP reasured by the differential pressure gage 90. Inthe follow description, both ofthe Liguid 6 andthe solids Tare ejected the same time and the operation ofthe delivery pany 85is started soa to eject the liquid srom the jetnozle 80 ina sate ‘where the apen close contol valve 86 is open 10077) In the embodiment, two threshold values are set: namely frst threshold value (slag removal resol valve) HI foropening theopen/elose contol valves 86 and 89 when the valves are ina closed state, anda second threshold value (slag removal stop threshold value) LL for elosing the open! ‘lose contol valves 86 and 89 when the valves ae inn ope 10078] For the wo threshold values, the same values may be used inthe removing slag in the first stage, the second stage, nd the lke described above, or for example in a case such as where the removing slag ina first stage using liquid ‘jection is caried out with priority, values which are lager than the removing slag in first stage may be used in the removing slag of subsequent stages 10079] “In other words, the first threshold value (slag emoval threshold vale) HL. is used to open the openiclse ‘contol valves 86 and 89 and eject the liquid 6 and the solids 7T when the slag adhesion level detected by the differential pressure gauge 90 constituting the slag detecting means is determined to beat or above the slag removal threshold val. [0080] The second threshold value (slag removal stop threshold value) LL is used to close the open/lose control valves 86 and 89a and stop cjetion ofthe liquid 6 and the Aug. 27, 2015 solids 7 when the sla adhesion level detected by the fee ail pressure gnuge constituting thes detecting means Js determined obs Less dan the slag removal stop thresakd val [0081] The openelose contol valves 86 an 89 ae set the closed state when operation stars Gi tthe inal se- {ing}, when tere is ao slog S adhesion, and dhe pressure Aiffrenta AP detected by thedfferetial pressure gnuge 90 {slower than the second threshold valve LL with there being Almost no pressure differential (A=) [0082] _Asthe operation the bas mace contnies fom ‘hein sting described above slag Spraally ares to an acumlates onthe side wall ofthe blow pipe 3nd the tuyere 20, with the result thatthe How pa resistance also sradully increases due to theredtin nthe cross-sectional fen ofthe flow path. Accordingly when the vale of the pressure iffoental AP detec bythe diffrent presure iuge 90 increases an eos the fist threshold valve HL {his is detected by te differential pressure gauge 90, which cutputsanopen signal tothe openilose control valves 86 and ¥. [0083] "The openiclse contol valves 86 and 89 are opened 4s the result of the open signal, and, simultaneous. the delivery pump 88 is started As result te liquid 6 stored in tne Tid supply source 89s ejected from the jet nozzle 80 toward the interior f the blow pipe 30, and, at thesame time, {ho solids T which restored the solids supply source 87 are ko ejected fom the et moze 80 toward the interior ofthe bow pipe 30 {0084} Asa result, when the eject liquid 6 contacts the adhered slg 8 the latent het of vaporization therot i lst, rapidly cooling te slag. For this eason his rapid cooling catses the sig, which sa vteous, bite solid to undergo ‘api thennal shrinkage, breaking and removing the slog 8, ‘which undergoes them shrinkage asa esto the ction fof the liquid 6, fom the side wall. Specialy, the slag having een broken into comparatively small chunks, is removed othe atti o the blast farsa main Body 20 by the low of bot air 2 and ud {0085} On the oer hand, te ejected solids 7 Now inthe rection ofthe uyere 22 withthe Dow ofthe hot si andthe brite slog S which is a vtoous, rte sf is Broken and ens bythe fore of the impact oeeurring whea the solids Feontct the acered slag S. 8s 8 result, the slag $ which seetives the foes of be impact upon eoliing with tbe bids “is broken and removed rom the wall surface. Specialy. the slag 8, having been broken into comparatively sm chunks is removed to te interior of he bas farce main body 20 bythe low ot hot air 2 and Mu {0086} Removing the slg Sin this way’ odes the How pa esistaneastecross-seetiona area ofthe flow channel Inoteases, reducing the presse diferent AP detected by thedfeenial pressure gauge 90. When the pressure difer catial AP detocted by the dilfecatial pressure age 90 lecreases so a to reach the second threshold vale LL, the lose signal is outptted to the open/close contol valves 86 fund 89. Since the openiclose contol valves 86 and 89 aze Closed according tothe close signal und the operation ofa aver pump 92isalsostppedat the same time, the jection ofthe guid 6 an the solids 7 is stopped [0087] The first hesbold value HL described above is set to slighty larger vale tht the second tresbold val LL ‘sed 10 open the openicose conta valves 86 and 89 (ie, US 2015/0240322 Al HL>LL) in onder to create hysteresis between the eo valves tnd prevent Frequent opening and closing of the open/close ‘contol valves 86 and 89, 10088) In this manner, the provision of the jet nozzle 80, ‘which removes the slag $ by using the latent heat of the ‘vaporization the liquid 6 rapidly coo! the slag S,orusing the foree ofthe impact ofthe solids 7 to pulverize the sag,

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