4th International Cupola Conference
with accompanying exhibition
14/15 June 2012, Dresden,
Maritim Internationale Congress Center
The Bundesverband der Deutschen Gießereiindustrie (BDG) and the French Centre Technique des Industries de la Fonderie (CTIF) will jointly organise the 4th International Cupola Conference again. Following the conference of Reims (F) in 2008, the next one will take place in Dresden in 2012, a city with an eventful history now beautifully restored, reflecting its former glory.
Today and even more so in the future, the cupola furnace plays a major role as melting unit in the production of high-quality cast iron. The fourth cupola conference offers a platform for an international circle of experts to highlight and discuss new developments, technological trends and future requirements regarding melting in the cupola furnace as well as storing in the induction furnace. The conference forms the ideal environment for the presentation of interesting lectures. The international appeal is emphasized by the trilingual orientation of the conference: German, French and English with respective simultaneous translation. The lectures cover the following key areas:
> Raw materials and sources of energy – from tradition to alternatives
> Melting process and metallurgy – from input to liquid metal
> Storing and Holding – from tap to casting
> Energy efficiency and environmental protection – from reduced emission to complete heat recovery
> Cost reduction and effectiveness – from furnace operation to maintenance
| Thursday, 14 June 2012 |
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| 08:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 | Welcome Thorsten Kutsch (Georg Fischer Mettmann), Paul Godinot (CTIF, Paris) |
| 09:20 | Opening lecture Fritz Halbritter |
| 1st Session: Raw material and sources of energy |
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09:50 |
Alternative energy sources in the Cupola-Process Dr.-Ing. Herbert Löblich*, Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Stets, Institut für Gießereitechnik gGmbH, Düsseldorf; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Quicker, Dipl. Ing. Guillermo Peña Chipatecua, Dr.- Ing. Saulo H. Freitas Seabra da Rocha, Lehr- und Forschungsgebiet Technologie der Energierohstoffe, RWTH Aachen, Aachen |
| 10:20 | First experiences and economic aspects of pulverized pet coke injection in cupola furnace Gotthard Dell*, Heinz Kadelka, Linde Material Handling GmbH, Weilbach; Ulrich Matschkewitz, APROCS-Ingenieurbüro für Kohleanwendungstechnik, Essen |
| 10:50 | Break |
| 11:10 | Residues as replacement for scrap in cupolas Dr. rer.nat Michael Lemperle, Küttner GmbH, Essen |
| 11:40 | Evolution of the nature and the analysis of scrap steel – Consequences for cast iron and melting and cupola Jean Bernard Virolle*, Paul Godinot, CTIF |
| 12:10 | Current developments on global raw material markets for iron foundries Prof. Dr.-Ing. R.Deike, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| 12:40 | Break |
| 2nd Session: Energy efficiency and environmental protection | |
14:10 |
Optimisation of energy consumption of peripheral equipments Thibaut Mandet, PSA Fonderie de Sept-Fons, Dompierre sur Besbre |
| 14:40 |
Use of waste heat from a cupola furnace: Does it pay off? Joachim Würz*, Dr.-Ing. Jörg Rachner, WÜRZ GMBH, Willich-Münchheide |
| 15:10 | Power generation from low calorific cupola furnace gas using innovative engine technology for increased energy efficiency and CO2 reduction Dr. Jörg Adam*, Dr. Günter Harp, VDEh-Betriebs-forschungsinstitut GmbH;Ralf Temming, Rabah Amani, Eisenwerk Brühl GmbH; Markus Laps, Hans-Jürgen Schnell, SCHNELL Motoren AG |
| 15:40 | Break |
| 16:00 | Climate protection by energy effiency: Waste heat utilization at the cupola furnace for the food industry Dipl.-Ing. Robert Greibig, Georg FischerAutomobilguss GmbH, Singen |
| 16:30 | Abatement of dioxins by injection of mineral absorbents upstream a sleeves filter Jean-Pierre Lhote, Saint Gobain |
| Friday, 15 June 2012 | |
08:30 |
Welcome |
| 3rd Session: Melting processs and metallurgy | |
08:50 |
Melting of base iron for different iron grades in cupola, proceedings and components Dr. Thomas Enzenbach, Küttner GmbH & Co. KG, Essen |
| 09:20 | Cupola Technology in China, Past, Present, and Future Dian-Bao Sun, China FAW Foundry Co., Ltd |
| 09:50 | Optimization of the melting process in the cokeless cupola using numerical simulations Dr. Oleksiy Starykov*, Prof. Dr. , Babette Tonn, Technische Universität Clausthal, IMET Institut für Metallurgie, Clausthal-Zellerfeld; Takeki Matsumoto, IMRA Europe S.A.S., University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, U.K; Kazufumi Niwa, Aisin Takaoka Co., Ltd., Toyota, Aichi, Japan |
| 10:20 | Break |
| 4th Session: Storing and holding | |
10:40 |
The holding and pouring process in cupola melting operation – Energy and process-related aspects Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Schmitz*, Frank Donsbach, Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Trauzeddel, Otto Junker GmbH, Simmerath |
| 11:10 | How to detect and prevent the clogging of channel induction furnaces Richard Hormez*, SFR Refractaire, Jean-Pierre Gauché |
| 11:40 | Analysis and optimization of the operation behaviour of induction channel furnaces using computer simulation Prof. Dr.-Ing. Egbert Baake*, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Elektroprozesstechnik, Hannover; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andris Jakovics, Laboratorium für mathematische Modellierung der Umwelt- und Technologieprozesse Universität Lettlands, Riga, Lettland |
| 12:10 | Break |
| 13:40 | Multi-furnace holding facility for one high performance cupola Dr.-Ing. Erwin Dötsch*, Dr.-Ing. Marco Rische ABP Induction Systems GmbH, Dortmund; Thorsten Kutsch, Georg Fischer GmbH & Co. KG, Mettmann |
| 5th Session: Cost reduction and effectiveness | |
14:10 |
Six years experience with Kupolopt at a 30 t hot blast cupola Othmar Frielingsdorf; Ingenieurbüro Oxycombust; Hofheim/Ts |
| 14:40 | Investigations for the determination of wind distribution at cupola furnaces Dipl. Ing. Frank Wondra*, Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Hengstenberg, Herp Gießereitechnik GmbH, Freudenberg |
| 15:10 | Break |
| 15:30 | Effectiveness in Cupola Refractory Maintenance; How to optimize with the aim of cost improvement and minimize downtime Jonas Oldin,Calderys Nordic AB; Gert Karlsson, Volvo Powertrain AB |
| 16:00 | The HEF-FLEX process – practical experience from 1 year of operation – technical background, economical and ecological results Heinz Kadelka*, Linde AG, Geschäftsbereich Gas, Düsseldorf; Dr.-Ing. Siegfried Schemberg, Linde AG, Unterschleißheim |
| 16:30 | Closing words |
Programme is subject to change
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