Microsoft Excel 14.

0 Answer Report
Worksheet: [Blast furnace heat and material balance using MS-Excel-Solver WB.xls]Main
Report Created: 8/31/2014 7:44:44 PM
Result: Solver found a solution. All Constraints and optimality conditions are satisfied.
Solver Engine
Engine: GRG Nonlinear
Solution Time: 0.062 Seconds.
Iterations: 0 Subproblems: 0
Solver Options
Max Time 10000 sec, Iterations 10000, Precision 0.000001, Use Automatic Scaling
Convergence 0.0001, Population Size 100, Random Seed 0, Derivatives Central
Max Subproblems Unlimited, Max Integer Sols Unlimited, Integer Tolerance 5%, Assume NonNegative

Objective Cell (Value Of)

Cell Name Original Value Final Value
$B$19 CBalance 0.00 0.00

Variable Cells
Cell Name Original Value Final Value Integer
$B$6 wt 658.48 658.48 Contin
$E$6 wt 1500.1904117 1500.190411671 Contin
$H$6 wt 167.74676844 167.7467684367 Contin
$N$6 wt 109.52 109.52 Contin
$Q$7 Volume with air (dry basis) 1822.7413351 1822.741335081 Contin
$W$6 weight 338.73 338.73 Contin
$W$7 CaO 37.98 37.98 Contin
$W$8 SiO2 31.65 31.65 Contin
$Z$6 Volume 2482.70 2482.70 Contin
$W$9 Al2O3 20.46 20.46 Contin

Constraints
Cell Name Cell Value Formula Status Slack
$W$11 MgO 8.91 $W$11<=100 Not Binding 91.08992681
$W$11 MgO 8.91 $W$11>=0.0001 Not Binding 8.91
$W$10 FeO 1.00 $W$10>=0 Not Binding 1.00
$W$10 FeO 1.00 $W$10<=100 Not Binding 99
$W$13 sum 100 $W$13=100 Binding 0
$O$33 Balance % 0.0 $O$33=0 Binding 0
$B$27 Basisity 1.20 $B$27=$W$12 Binding 0
$B$26 CaO balance 0.00 $B$26=0 Binding 0
$B$24 MgO balance 0.00 $B$24=0 Binding 0
$B$20 Si Balance 0.00 $B$20=0 Binding 0
$B$21 Fe balance 0.00 $B$21=0 Binding 0
$B$22 oxygen balance 0.00 $B$22=0 Binding 0
$B$23 Nitrogen balance 0.00 $B$23=0 Binding 0
$B$25 Al2O3 balance 0.00 $B$25=0 Binding 0
$B$19 CBalance 0.00 $B$19=0 Binding 0
$W$9 Al2O3 20.46 $W$9<=100 Not Binding 79.53881686
$W$8 SiO2 31.65 $W$8<=100 Not Binding 68.35057106
$W$8 SiO2 31.65 $W$8>=0.0001 Not Binding 31.65
$W$7 CaO 37.98 $W$7<=100 Not Binding 62.02068527
$W$6 weight 338.73 $W$6>=0.0001 Not Binding 338.73
$W$7 CaO 37.98 $W$7>=0.0001 Not Binding 37.98
$Z$6 Volume 2482.70 $Z$6>=0 Not Binding 2482.70
$W$9 Al2O3 20.46 $W$9>=0.0001 Not Binding 20.46
$B$6 wt 658.48 $B$6>=0.0001 Not Binding 658.48
$Q$7 Volume with air (dry basis) 1822.7413351 $Q$7>=0.0001 Not Binding 1822.741235
$N$6 wt 109.52 $N$6>=0.0001 Not Binding 109.52
$H$6 wt 167.74676844 $H$6>=0.0001 Not Binding 167.7466684
$E$6 wt 1500.1904117 $E$6>=0.0001 Not Binding 1500.190312
Microsoft Excel 14.0 Sensitivity Report
Worksheet: [Blast furnace heat and material balance using MS-Excel-Solver WB.xls]Main
Report Created: 8/31/2014 7:44:44 PM

Variable Cells
Final Reduced
Cell Name Value Gradient
$B$6 wt 658.47825178 0
$E$6 wt 1500.1904117 0
$H$6 wt 167.74676844 0
$N$6 wt 109.51624287 0
$Q$7 Volume with air (dry basis) 1822.7413351 0
$W$6 weight 338.72831757 0
$W$7 CaO 37.979314732 0
$W$8 SiO2 31.649428943 0
$Z$6 Volume 2482.6994047 0
$W$9 Al2O3 20.46118314 0

Constraints
Final Lagrange
Cell Name Value Multiplier
$W$11 MgO 8.9100731852 0
$W$11 MgO 8.9100731852 0
$W$10 FeO 1 0
$W$10 FeO 1 0
$W$13 sum 100 0
$O$33 Balance % 0 0
$B$27 Basisity 1.2 0
$B$26 CaO balance 0.000000357 0
$B$24 MgO balance -6.062454E-07 0
$B$20 Si Balance 1.3885202E-07 0
$B$21 Fe balance -7.549517E-15 0
$B$22 oxygen balance 1.5868749E-07 0
$B$23 Nitrogen balance 0 0
$B$25 Al2O3 balance -4.834287E-08 0
$B$19 CBalance 0 0
Microsoft Excel 14.0 Limits Report
Worksheet: [Blast furnace heat and material balance using MS-Excel-Solver WB.xls]Main
Report Created: 8/31/2014 7:44:44 PM

Objective
Cell Name Value
$B$19 CBalance 0.00

Variable Lower Objective Upper Objective

Cell Name Value Limit Result Limit Result
$B$6 wt 658.48 658.48 0.00 658.48 0.00
$E$6 wt 1500.190412 1500.190412 0 1500.190412 0
$H$6 wt 167.7467684 167.7467684 0 167.7467684 0
$N$6 wt 109.52 109.52 0.00 109.52 0.00
$Q$7 Volume with air (dry basis) 1822.741335 1822.741335 0 1822.741335 0
$W$6 weight 338.73 338.73 0.00 338.73 0.00
$W$7 CaO 37.98 37.98 0.00 37.98 0.00
$W$8 SiO2 31.65 31.65 0.00 31.65 0.00
$Z$6 Volume 2482.70 2482.70 0.00 2482.70 0.00
$W$9 Al2O3 20.46 20.46 0.00 20.46 0.00
Blast furnace model based upon overall heat and mass balance

Input Materials

Coke Iron Ore

wt 658.48 Kg wt 1500.19
C 88.00 % Fe2O3 84
VM 20.00 % SiO2 6
Ash 30.00 % CaO 0
SiO2 9.00 % Al2O3 4
CaO 10.00 % C 0
Al2O3 3.00 % MgO 0
MgO 1.00 %
Moisture 2.00 % 94
Weight of fixed carbon 579.4608615667
All balances The heat loss (% of input)

Material balance table Heat balance table (referen

C balance 0.00
Si Balance 0.00 Heat input
Fe balance 0.00
oxygen balance 0.00 Heat of reaction C to CO
Nitrogen balance 0.00 Heat of reaction C to CO2
MgO balance 0.00 Sensible heat of hot blast
Al2O3 balance 0.00 heat of formation of slag
CaO balance 0.00
Basisity 1.20

Total
(in kJoules)
in kwh
ss balance

Limestone
Kg wt 167.7467684 Kg
% CaO 44.48 %
% SiO2 4.5 %
% Al2O3 1.6 %
% MgO 3.3 %
% FeO 0%
LOI 34.5 %

he heat loss (% of input) 10

eat balance table (reference 25 C)

eat of reaction C to CO 906433.6 kcal 35.139 %

eat of reaction C to CO2 1499302.2 kcal 58.122 %
ensible heat of hot blast 132877.8 kcal 5.1511 %
eat of formation of slag 40986.1 kcal 1.5889 %

2579599.7 kcal 100 %

n kJoules) 10782726.7 kJ
2995.201866 kwh
Dolomite
wt 109.52 Kg

SiO2 0.40 %
CaO 31.30
MgO 20.70
Al2O3 0.63
LOI 28

Heat output

Sensible heat of pig iron 300000.0

Sensible heat of Slag 143959.5
Sensible heat of Top gas 186016.3
Heat of decomposition CaCO3 81805.4
Heat of decomposition of Fe2O3 1563385.9
Heat of decomposition of SiO2 29048.6
Heat of decomposition of MgCO3 17424.1
losses 257960.0

Total 2579599.7
(in kJoules) 10782726.7
Balance 0.0
 Output Materials

Hot blast Pig iron

Temperature 250 C Weight 1000
Volume with air (dry basis) 1822.7413 NM3 Fe 95.1
Volume of oxygen in blast 0 NM3 C 4.5
Total volume (dry basis) 1822.7413 NM3 Si 0.4
% oxygen enrichment 0% Temperature 1350

Blast weight in kg 2346.7795 Kg

kcal 11.63 %
kcal 5.58 %
kcal 7.21 %
kcal 3.17 %
kcal 60.61 %
kcal 1.13 %
0.68 %
kcal 10.00 %
kcal 0%
kcal 100.00
kJ
 Slag top waste gas
Kg weight 338.73 Kg Volume 2482.70
% CaO 37.98 % CO 28.00
% SiO2 31.65 % CO2 14.00
% Al2O3 20.46 % N2 58.00
C FeO 1.00 % temperature 250.00
MgO 8.91 % CO/CO2 2.00
Basisity 1.2 weight of w-gas 3351.64
sum 100 %

Legend
Calculated Field
Objective Function
User Entered Values
0
NM3
%
%
%
C

kg
BF test

Page 12
 BFTest

658.4782518 1500.190412

Page 13
 BFTest

167.7467684 109.5162429

Page 14
 BFTest

1822.741335

Page 15
 BFTest

338.7283176 2482.699405
37.97931473
31.64942894
20.46118314

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Err:511$W$11 MgO 21.11 $W$11<=100 Not Binding
Err:511$W$11 MgO 21.11 $W$11>=0.0001 Not Binding
Err:511$O$32 Balance % 0.0 $O$32=0 Not Binding
Err:511$B$27 Basisity 1.40 $B$27=$W$12 Not Binding
Err:511$B$26 CaO balance 0.00 $B$26=0 Not Binding
Err:511$B$24 MgO balance 0.00 $B$24=0 Not Binding
Err:511$W$13 sum 100 $W$13=100 Not Binding
Err:511$B$25 Al2O3 balance 0.00 $B$25=0 Not Binding
Err:511$W$10 FeO 1.00 $W$10>=0 Not Binding
Err:511$W$10 FeO 1.00 $W$10<=100 Not Binding
Err:511$B$20 Si Balance 0.00 $B$20=0 Not Binding
Err:511$B$21 Fe balance 0.00 $B$21=0 Not Binding
Err:511$B$22 oxygen balance 0.00 $B$22=0 Not Binding
Err:511$B$23 Nitrogen balance 0.00 $B$23=0 Not Binding
Err:511$W$9 Al2O3 16.82 $W$9>=0.0001 Not Binding
Err:511$B$6 wt 2706.70 $B$6>=0.0001 Not Binding
Err:511$E$6 wt 1368.664782 $E$6>=0.0001 Not Binding
Err:511$H$6 wt 73.51306233 $H$6>=0.0001 Not Binding
Err:511$N$6 wt 1193.74 $N$6>=0.0001 Not Binding
Err:511$Z$6 Volume 6201.72 $Z$6>=0 Not Binding
Err:511$W$9 Al2O3 16.82 $W$9<=100 Not Binding
Err:511$W$6 weight 1225.18 $W$6>=0.0001 Not Binding
Err:511$W$7 CaO 35.62 $W$7>=0.0001 Not Binding
Err:511$W$8 SiO2 25.45 $W$8>=0.0001 Not Binding
Err:511$Q$7 Volume with air (dry basis) 5102.67768 $Q$7>=0.0001 Not Binding
Err:511$W$7 CaO 35.62 $W$7<=100 Not Binding
Err:511$W$8 SiO2 25.45 $W$8<=100 Not Binding
78.89495101 Constraints Target Cell (Value Of)
21.10 Cell Name Original Value Final Value
0 $B$19 C balance 0.00 0.00
0
0
0 Adjustable Cells
0 Cell Name Original Value Final Value
0 $B$6 wt 2707.55 2706.70
1.00 $E$6 wt 1368.6989406 1368.664782
99 $H$6 wt 0.0001 73.51306233
0 $N$6 wt 1277.21 1193.74
0 $Q$7 Volume with 5101.8259437 5102.67768
0 $W$6 weight 1228.20 1225.18
0 $W$7 CaO 35.00 35.62
16.82 $W$8 SiO2 25.00 25.45
2706.70 $Z$6 Volume 6200.68 6201.72
1368.664682 $W$9 Al2O3 16.73 16.82
73.51296233
1193.74
6201.72
83.17634336
1225.18
35.62
25.45
5102.67758
64.37507829
74.55362735