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Siemens to Help Modernize Dneprospezstal Steel Works No.3
03/25/2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from JSC Electrometallurgical plant “Dneprospezstal” to supply a new electric arc furnace and water treatment plant for its no. 3 steel works. The modernized steel works is scheduled to become operational in Q1 2012.
Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from JSC Electrometallurgical plant “Dneprospezstal,” named after A.N.Kuzmin, Zaporizhia, the Ukrainian special steel manufacturer, to supply a new electric arc furnace (EAF) and water treatment plant for its no. 3 steel works.
This modernization project will increase the steel works' production capacity to 540,000 tonnes of liquid steel per year. The modernized steel works is scheduled to become operational in first quarter of 2012.
Siemens will supply an EAF with a tapping weight of 60 tonnes and a tap-to-tap time of 48 minutes. The EAF will be powered from a 60 MVA furnace transformer. This new furnace will require less electrical energy per tonne of steel produced than existing plants, according to Siemens, and the consumption of electrodes and other consumables will also be less.
The scope of supply also covers the furnace cooling water treatment plant. The cooling system is to be designed as a closed circuit to save water. Some 1200 m3 of water will circulate per hour to cool the EAF, transformer, hydraulic systems, and waste gas pipes. Due to the relatively high temperature in the water circuit, appropriate chemicals will have to be added to prevent calcification and corrosion. Suspended solids will also be filtered out.
The project is being implemented jointly by Siemens VAI and Siemens Ukraine.
This modernization project will increase the steel works' production capacity to 540,000 tonnes of liquid steel per year. The modernized steel works is scheduled to become operational in first quarter of 2012.
Siemens will supply an EAF with a tapping weight of 60 tonnes and a tap-to-tap time of 48 minutes. The EAF will be powered from a 60 MVA furnace transformer. This new furnace will require less electrical energy per tonne of steel produced than existing plants, according to Siemens, and the consumption of electrodes and other consumables will also be less.
The scope of supply also covers the furnace cooling water treatment plant. The cooling system is to be designed as a closed circuit to save water. Some 1200 m3 of water will circulate per hour to cool the EAF, transformer, hydraulic systems, and waste gas pipes. Due to the relatively high temperature in the water circuit, appropriate chemicals will have to be added to prevent calcification and corrosion. Suspended solids will also be filtered out.
The project is being implemented jointly by Siemens VAI and Siemens Ukraine.
JSC Dneprospezstal is Ukraine's leading manufacturer of special steels. Its product portfolio includes stainless and instrument steels, high-speed and roller bearing steels, alloyed structural and high-temperature resistant nickel-based steels.
The Siemens Industry Sector (Germany) is a leading international supplier of environmentally friendly production, transportation, building and lighting technologies. With around 207,000 employees worldwide (September 30), Siemens Industry achieved in fiscal year 2009 total sales of approximately €35 billion.
The Siemens Industry Sector (Germany) is a leading international supplier of environmentally friendly production, transportation, building and lighting technologies. With around 207,000 employees worldwide (September 30), Siemens Industry achieved in fiscal year 2009 total sales of approximately €35 billion.
The Siemens Industry Solutions Division (Germany), one of the world’s leading solution and service providers for industrial and infrastructure facilities, comprises the business activities of Siemens VAI Metals Technologies, Water Technologies and Industrial Technologies. With around 31,000 employees worldwide (September 30), Siemens Industry Solutions posted sales of €6.8 billion in fiscal year 2009.
