Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:30:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-12-18Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:25:46Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 caputo_pd_me_guara.pdf: 1452016 bytes, checksum: bd796f6ea43f3ec75f5c6bf6d5e2078a (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Esta dissertação analisa a possibilidade de utilizar combustíveis gasosos alternativos para reduzir o consumo de gás de coqueria em usinas siderúrgicas integradas. Foram consideradas misturas a) de gás de coqueria com gases de gaseificação e b) de gás natural com gases de gaseificação, para substituir o gás de coqueria puro e misturas do gás de coqueria com gás de alto forno. Os dois parâmetros principais que definem a intercambiabilidade entre os gases foram o Índice de Wobbe e o Índice de Weaver relativo a descolamento de chama. O percentual de economia de gás de coqueria foi calculado para as diversas misturas consideradas. / This dissertation analyzes the possibility of using alternate fuel gases to reduce the consumption of coke oven gas in integrated steel making plants. The following gas mixtures were considered: a) coke oven gas with different gasification gases and b) natural gas with different gasification gases to substitute either pure coke oven gas or mixtures of coke oven gas with blast furnace gas. Eight gasification gases from biomass and coal were selected from the literature as prospective substitutes. The two main parameters that defined the interchangeability were the Wobbe Index and the Weaver Index related to flame blow out. The economy of coke oven gas was calculated for all considered alternate gases.

Resumo: Esta dissertação analisa a possibilidade de utilizar combustíveis gasosos alternativos para reduzir o consumo de gás de coqueria em usinas siderúrgicas integradas. Foram consideradas misturas a) de gás de coqueria com gases de gaseificação e b) de gás natural com gases de gaseificação, para substituir o gás de coqueria puro e misturas do gás de coqueria com gás de alto forno. Os dois parâmetros principais que definem a intercambiabilidade entre os gases foram o Índice de Wobbe e o Índice de Weaver relativo a descolamento de chama. O percentual de economia de gás de coqueria foi calculado para as diversas misturas consideradas. / Abstract: This dissertation analyzes the possibility of using alternate fuel gases to reduce the consumption of coke oven gas in integrated steel making plants. The following gas mixtures were considered: a) coke oven gas with different gasification gases and b) natural gas with different gasification gases to substitute either pure coke oven gas or mixtures of coke oven gas with blast furnace gas. Eight gasification gases from biomass and coal were selected from the literature as prospective substitutes. The two main parameters that defined the interchangeability were the Wobbe Index and the Weaver Index related to flame blow out. The economy of coke oven gas was calculated for all considered alternate gases. / Orientador: João Andrade de Carvalho Junior / Coorientador: Sergio Leite Lopes / Banca: Mauricio Araujo Zanardi / Banca: Marco Aurelio Ferreira / Mestre