Significant Research Success

Scientists of the Ferrous Metal Research Institute of the State Academy of Sciences have renovated the ferroalloy furnace at the Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex into an energy-saving one.

This innovative research success enhanced the grade of the ferroalloy while greatly cutting down on electricity consumption and increasing productivity.

As a result, a scientific and technological guarantee was secured for improving the quality of ferroalloy while lowering the norm of consumption per unit as much as possible.

The news about this significant research finding adds much to the vigorous struggle of the workers of the Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex.

It is of great importance to ensure the technical and economical indices of ferroalloy in the production of iron and steel.

The scientists of the Ferrous Metal Research Institute buckled down to the research work for the structural renovation of the ferroalloy furnace true to the Party’s intention of orienting research work to solving pressing sci-tech problems in actualities.

The members of the research team intensified cooperation with the field technicians in an effort to find out rational ways for improving the structures of the furnace at a low cost in a short period.

They mapped out a plan for renovation and secured a scientific guarantee for optimizing the arrangement of electrodes in the furnace through tens of rounds of simulation.

They also newly established a furnace operation method with which to improve the melting process indices.

Now that the ferroalloy furnace was renovated into an energy-saving one thanks to the earnest efforts of the scientists of the institute and workers of the complex, it has become possible to greatly enhance the grade and productivity of ferroalloy while minimizing electricity consumption.

Rodong Sinmun