This thesis centers around an electric arc furnace (EAF) at a steel mini-mill in Wilton, IA. First, the thesis replicates previous optimization attempts. Next, the modeling is greatly altered to produce a much improved steel-melting model. Then, a new optimal control system is created and used to reduce energy and fuel costs over the melting process. Finally, results are presented. This thesis shows that when the new optimal control is simulated, the system shows significant energy and fuel savings.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uiowa.edu/oai:ir.uiowa.edu:etd-1926 |
| Date | 01 July 2010 |
| Creators | Snell, Jared James |
| Contributors | Bai, Er-Wei |
| Publisher | University of Iowa |
| Source Sets | University of Iowa |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Theses and Dissertations |
| Rights | Copyright 2010 Jared James Snell |
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