Jindal South West Steel and Paul Wurth restart Blast Furnace after major reline project

摘要

After a complete rebuild with modernization, size increase and capacity expansion, No. 1 Blast Furnace at JSW Steel's Vijayanagar Works, Toranagallu, Karnataka, India has been blown-in on February 8, 2016. This was achieved after a very short phase of cold and hot commissioning, which started 12 days before with a first furnace leak test followed by pressure test, furnace drying, heating and first filling. A smooth and safe blow-in and ramp-up allowed achieving 83 per cent of the nominal production level within the first week of operation. The target production has been surpassed for a first time on March 9, 2016.