• TOTeM 25 “Quest for zero emission in industrial furnaces – State of the art and future development of high temperature air combustion”

  • Publication date:

    October 2003

Summary


TOTeM25, "Quest for Zero Emission in Industrial Furnaces -State of the Art and Future Development of High Temperature Air Combustion" offers an important opportunity for IFRF Members to discuss issues related to this "Flameless Combustion Technology" and explore its potential in applying to other industries.

 

This TOTeM was chaired by Prof. Wlodzmierz Blasiak and Co-Chaired by Frank Fitzgerald and Brigitta Lindblad.  The keynote was presented by Prof. Ashwani Gupta. Below presented the technical programme of the TOTeM.
 

 




































































Technical Day


23rd October 2003


TOTeM25


The Quest for Zero Emissions - State of the Art and Future Development of High Temperature Air Combustion in Industrial Furnaces


10.00


Registration


11.00 – 11.15


Introduction


Welcome and Opening


Wlodzimierz Blasiak - TOTeM Chairman


Frank Fitzgerald – Session 1 Co-Chairperson


11.15 – 13.00


Poster and Exhibition Session


(Including Buffet Lunch)


 


Poster/Exhibition Presentations


 


Informal description of work done or services provided by IFRF Member Organisations and Individual Members on research and development, and products relating to the Topics. 


 


The Poster Presentation can describe research results, development and demonstration activities, through to and including new technologies.   For this TOTeM, all posters/papers can be submitted will be published in the proceeding.  For details, see the poster and exhibition pages in the announcement.


 


Whilst the Exhibition Presentation would provide opportunities for Member Organisations from the Equipment and Services Providers to present their products or services and the chance to meet Member Organisations from the Fuel End Users.


 


During this session, buffet lunch and refreshment will be served.


Session 1


Emissions Reduction in the Iron and Steel Industry


Invited Technical Presentations


13.00 - 13.45


Presentation 1


What can the IFRF do to help the Iron and Steel Industry?


Frank Fitzgerald, President, British Flame, United Kingdom


Neil Fricker and Stanley Santos, IFRF NET, The Netherlands


13.45 - 14.10


Presentation 2


IFRF Research and Development for the Iron and Steel Industries


Mark Boss, Willem van de Kamp and Peter Hoppesteyn, IFRF Research Station, The Netherlands


14.10 - 14.35


Refreshment Break


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Presentation 3


Developments and Results of ECSC Co-Funded Project for Iron and Steel Industry


Brigitta Lindblad, Jernkontoret, Sweden


15.00 - 15.25


Presentation 4


HiTAC Application in Large Scale Industrial Furnaces- Fundamentals


Susumu Mochida, Group Manager – HRS Dept., Technical Development Group, Combustion Equipment Division Nippon Furnace KK - NFK, Japan


15.25 - 15.50


Presentation 5


Developments in the ULCOS Programme


Corus, Arcelor, Thyssen Krupp - CO2 Reduction Initiative


Nico Thijssen, Director, RD&T Processes – Corus, The Netherlands


15.50 - 16.15


Presentation 6


Recent Develpments in Oxy-Fuel Technology for Heating Furnaces


Rudiger Eichler, AGA Gas, Sweden


 


Discussion Session


16.15 - 17.00


Moderated Discussion


Chairman and all speaker


 


In this session, everyone may have their say. The objective is to determine further requirements for research and to define priorities.


17.00 - 17.30


Proposal and Agreement of the Conclusions


TOTeM Chairman and Co-Chairperson


 


Drawing of conclusions


Specification of actions to be taken


17.30


End of Session 1


17.30 – 18.30


Iron and Steel Industry Research Common Interest Group Meeting


19.30


Reception and Buffet Dinner (Jernkontoret)


 






























































Technical Day


24th October 2003


The Quest for Zero Emissions - State of the Art and Future Development of High Temperature Air Combustion in Industrial Furnaces


8.00


Registration


08.30 – 08.45


Introduction


Welcome and Openning


Wlodzimierz Blasiak - TOTeM Chairman


Brigitta Lindblad – Session Co-Chairperson


Session 2


Applications of HiTAC in a Broad Range of Industries - Problems, Challenges and Solutions


Invited Technical Presentations


08.45 – 09.30


Keynote


Presentation


State of the Art and New Challenges/Applications


Ashwani Gupta, University of Maryland, USA


09.30 – 10.00


Presentation 1


Application in Heat Treatment Furnaces


Wlodzimierz Blasiak – Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden


10.00 - 10.30


Refreshment Break


10.30 - 11.00


Presentation 2


Applications in Ceramic and Petrochemical Industry


Tsutomu Yasuda, Nippon Furnace, Japan


11.00 – 11.30


Presentation 3


Application in Glass Production Furnaces


Michael Flamme, Gaswärme Institute, Germany


11.30 – 12.00


Presentation 4


Characterization of Burners Operating in Flameless Oxidation Mode - Synthesis of the Experimental Results Obtained from Semi-industrial Scale Trials


Alain Quinqueneau, Gaz de France, France


12.00 – 13.30


Poster and Exhibition Session


(Including Buffet Lunch)


 


Poster/Exhibition Presentations


 


Informal description of work done or services provided by IFRF Member Organisations and Individual Members on research and development, and products relating to the Topics. 


 


The Poster Presentation can describe research results, development and demonstration activities, through to and including new technologies.   For this TOTeM, all posters/papers can be submitted will be published in the proceeding.  For details, see the poster and exhibition pages in the announcement.


 


Whilst the Exhibition Presentation would provide opportunities for Member Organisations from the Equipment and Services Providers to present their products or services and the chance to meet Member Organisations from the Fuel End Users.


 


During this session, buffet lunch and refreshment will be served.


 


Discussion Session


13.30 -14.30


Moderated Discussion


Chairman and all speaker


 


In this session, everyone may have their say. The objective is to determine further requirements for research and to define priorities.


14.30 - 15.00


Proposal and Agreement of the Conclusions


TOTeM Chairman & Co-Chairman


 


Drawing of conclusions


Specification of actions to be taken


15.00


Session Close


15.00 – 17.00


Optional Facility Visit


(Royal Institute of Technology)


 






 



Prof. Wlodzimierz Blasiak
TOTeM25 Chairman
Royal Institute of Technology
October 2003