WRM Furnace Action Plan
SL. Recommendation by RDCIS
No.
1. Walking beam reheating
furnace is to be operated in
Auto mode by proper
maintensance of automation
& instrumentation system.
2. On-line flue gas oxygen
analyser (FGA-19-001) is to be
made operational and its
display is to be provided in the
control panel in order to
maintain proper air/ gas ratio.
3. There are six zones in the
furnace. Each zone contains
one control valve for air and
one control valve for gas.
Hence there are total twelve
control valves. These control
valves are to be rectified for
complete operation. The
valves should be operated
from HMI and in auto mode.
4. Online CV readings are to be
displayed in the HMI to
facilitate for maintaining
Present status Action Agency Completion Remarks
Auto mode operation is not possible because Date
Auto mode operation is not possible because A) Control Valves to be serviced and Mechanical 30-12-2016 Shutdown
maintained properly for ensuring smooth Required
A) All the 6 Nos. Gas control valves and 6 linear operation and equal travel time.
Nos. Air control valves are sluggish having
non-linear operation and unequal travel
times.
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B) Combustion air flanges near the control B) Leakage from combustion air flanges to Required
valve no.2 have profuse leakage due to be arrested. Canopy to be provided so
which FF positioner of the control valves get that combustion air does not directly hit
completely burnt. control valve.
C) At present, 2 Nos. FF positioners are not in C) New FF positioners are being procured Instrumentation 05-01-2017 Shutdown
place. and would be commissioned after Required
completion of Action A and B above.
Oxygen analyser is working. Local display FF cable and linking device to be laid and Instrumentation 20-12-2016
available. Display in HMI not available. configured respectively. Device to be
downloaded in Rockwell System and HMI
display to be provided.
As given in Sl.No. 1. As given in Sl.No. 1. As given in Sl.No. As given in As given
1. Sl.No. 1. in Sl.No.
1.
a) CV analyser M/S Ametek is not yet a) Project Division to arrange Project 30-12-2016
commissioned.HMI Display not commissioning of the analyser.
available in WRM control room. b) Connection to be given from GMS
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proper air/ gas ratio. b) One CV analyser has been installed to WRM & BM RHF. instrumentation 10-01-2017
at gas mixing station.

5. The furnace is to be operated Presently, pressure is 0.6 mmwc and there is

at slightly positive pressure to no air infiltration
avoid air infiltration inside the
furnace.

6. All the flow transmitters and All the flow transmitters and other
other instruments need to be instruments are calibrated on regular basis.
calibrated on regular basis.

7. Delay strategy model is to be Communication between shift I/c regarding

introduced to avoid delay in mill is regularly done to avoid
overheating of billets overheating of billet.
whenever there is delay in the
mill.
8. Attempts are to be made for Higher section of WRC is required.
increasing production to the
designed level of furnace
productivity.
9. Pyrometer at the furnace Pyrometer is factory calibrated. Presently, Average temperature to be displayed in Instrumentation 20-12-2016
discharge end needs to be the highest value is displayed in the HMI. HMI.
calibrated.