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
$B$19 CBalance

Original Value
0.00

Final Value
0.00

Variable Cells
Cell
Name
$B$6 wt
$E$6 wt
$H$6 wt
$N$6 wt
$Q$7 Volume with air (dry basis)
$W$6 weight
$W$7 CaO
$W$8 SiO2
$Z$6
Volume
$W$9 Al2O3

Original Value
658.48
1500.190412
167.7467684
109.52
1822.741335
338.73
37.98
31.65
2482.70
20.46

Final Value
658.48
1500.190412
167.7467684
109.52
1822.741335
338.73
37.98
31.65
2482.70
20.46

Constraints
Cell
Name
$W$11 MgO
$W$11 MgO
$W$10 FeO
$W$10 FeO
$W$13 sum
$O$33 Balance %
$B$27 Basisity
$B$26 CaO balance
$B$24 MgO balance
$B$20 Si Balance
$B$21 Fe balance
$B$22 oxygen balance
$B$23 Nitrogen balance
$B$25 Al2O3 balance
$B$19 CBalance
$W$9 Al2O3
$W$8 SiO2
$W$8 SiO2
$W$7 CaO
$W$6 weight

Cell Value
8.91
8.91
1.00
1.00
100
0.0
1.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
20.46
31.65
31.65
37.98
338.73

Formula
$W$11<=100
$W$11>=0.0001
$W$10>=0
$W$10<=100
$W$13=100
$O$33=0
$B$27=$W$12
$B$26=0
$B$24=0
$B$20=0
$B$21=0
$B$22=0
$B$23=0
$B$25=0
$B$19=0
$W$9<=100
$W$8<=100
$W$8>=0.0001
$W$7<=100
$W$6>=0.0001

Integer
Contin
Contin
Contin
Contin
Contin
Contin
Contin
Contin
Contin
Contin

Status
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Binding
Binding
Binding
Binding
Binding
Binding
Binding
Binding
Binding
Binding
Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding

Slack
91.08992681
8.91
1.00
99
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
79.53881686
68.35057106
31.65
62.02068527
338.73

$W$7
$Z$6
$W$9
$B$6
$Q$7
$N$6
$H$6
$E$6

CaO
Volume
Al2O3
wt
Volume with air (dry basis)
wt
wt
wt

37.98
2482.70
20.46
658.48
1822.741335
109.52
167.7467684
1500.190412

$W$7>=0.0001
$Z$6>=0
$W$9>=0.0001
$B$6>=0.0001
$Q$7>=0.0001
$N$6>=0.0001
$H$6>=0.0001
$E$6>=0.0001

Not Binding
37.98
Not Binding
2482.70
Not Binding
20.46
Not Binding
658.48
Not Binding 1822.741235
Not Binding
109.52
Not Binding 167.7466684
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
Cell
$B$6
$E$6
$H$6
$N$6
$Q$7
$W$6
$W$7
$W$8
$Z$6
$W$9

Name
wt
wt
wt
wt
Volume with air (dry basis)
weight
CaO
SiO2
Volume
Al2O3

Final
Reduced
Value
Gradient
658.4782518
0
1500.190412
0
167.7467684
0
109.5162429
0
1822.741335
0
338.7283176
0
37.97931473
0
31.64942894
0
2482.699405
0
20.46118314
0

Constraints
Cell
$W$11
$W$11
$W$10
$W$10
$W$13
$O$33
$B$27
$B$26
$B$24
$B$20
$B$21
$B$22
$B$23
$B$25
$B$19

Name
MgO
MgO
FeO
FeO
sum
Balance %
Basisity
CaO balance
MgO balance
Si Balance
Fe balance
oxygen balance
Nitrogen balance
Al2O3 balance
CBalance

Final
Lagrange
Value
Multiplier
8.910073185
0
8.910073185
0
1
0
1
0
100
0
0
0
1.2
0
3.57049E-07
0
-6.06245E-07
0
1.38852E-07
0
-7.54952E-15
0
1.58687E-07
0
0
0
-4.83429E-08
0
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
$B$19 CBalance

Cell
$B$6
$E$6
$H$6
$N$6
$Q$7
$W$6
$W$7
$W$8
$Z$6
$W$9

Variable
Name
wt
wt
wt
wt
Volume with air (dry basis)
weight
CaO
SiO2
Volume
Al2O3

Value
0.00

Value
658.48
1500.190412
167.7467684
109.52
1822.741335
338.73
37.98
31.65
2482.70
20.46

Lower
Objective
Limit
Result
658.48
0.00
1500.190412
0
167.7467684
0
109.52
0.00
1822.741335
0
338.73
0.00
37.98
0.00
31.65
0.00
2482.70
0.00
20.46
0.00

Upper
Objective
Limit
Result
658.48
0.00
1500.190412
0
167.7467684
0
109.52
0.00
1822.741335
0
338.73
0.00
37.98
0.00
31.65
0.00
2482.70
0.00
20.46
0.00

Blast furnace model based upon overall heat and mass balance
Input Materials
Coke
wt
C
VM
Ash
SiO2
CaO
Al2O3
MgO
Moisture
Weight of fixed carbon

658.48
88.00
20.00
30.00
9.00
10.00
3.00
1.00
2.00
579.4608616

Kg
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%

Iron Ore
wt
1500.19
Fe2O3
84
SiO2
6
CaO
0
Al2O3
4
C
0
MgO
0
94

All balances

The heat loss (% of input)

Material balance table

C balance
Si Balance
Fe balance
oxygen balance
Nitrogen balance
MgO balance
Al2O3 balance
CaO balance
Basisity

Heat balance table (referen

0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.20

Heat input
Heat of reaction C to CO
Heat of reaction C to CO2
Sensible heat of hot blast
heat of formation of slag

Total
(in kJoules)
in kwh

ss balance

Kg
%
%
%
%
%

Limestone
wt
CaO
SiO2
Al2O3
MgO
FeO
LOI

he heat loss (% of input)

167.746768
44.48
4.5
1.6
3.3
0
34.5

Kg
%
%
%
%
%
%

10

eat balance table (reference 25 C)

eat of reaction C to CO
eat of reaction C to CO2
ensible heat of hot blast
eat of formation of slag

n kJoules)

906433.6
1499302.2
132877.8
40986.1

kcal
kcal
kcal
kcal

2579599.7 kcal
10782726.7 kJ
2995.20187 kwh

35.14
58.12
5.151
1.589

%
%
%
%

100 %

Dolomite
wt
SiO2
CaO
MgO
Al2O3
LOI

109.52 Kg
0.40 %
31.30
20.70
0.63
28

Heat output
Sensible heat of pig iron
Sensible heat of Slag
Sensible heat of Top gas
Heat of decomposition CaCO3
Heat of decomposition of Fe2O3
Heat of decomposition of SiO2
Heat of decomposition of MgCO3
losses
Total
(in kJoules)
Balance

300000.0
143959.5
186016.3
81805.4
1563385.9
29048.6
17424.1
257960.0
2579599.7
10782726.7
0.0

Output Materials
Hot blast
Temperature
Volume with air (dry basis)
Volume of oxygen in blast
Total volume (dry basis)
% oxygen enrichment

250
1822.741
0
1822.741
0

Blast weight in kg

2346.779 Kg

kcal
kcal
kcal
kcal
kcal
kcal
kcal
kcal
kcal
kJ

11.63
5.58
7.21
3.17
60.61
1.13
0.68
10.00
0
100.00

C
NM3
NM3
NM3
%

%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%

Pig iron
Weight
Fe
C
Si
Temperature

1000
95.1
4.5
0.4
1350

Kg
%
%
%
C

Slag
weight
CaO
SiO2
Al2O3
FeO
MgO
Basisity
sum

338.73
37.98
31.65
20.46
1.00
8.91
1.2
100

Kg
%
%
%
%
%

top waste gas

Volume
CO
CO2
N2
temperature
CO/CO2
weight of w-gas

Legend
Calculated Field
Objective Function

User Entered Values

2482.70
28.00
14.00
58.00
250.00
2.00
3351.64

NM3
%
%
%
C
kg

<=
>=
>=
>=
>=
>=
>=
>=
=
=
<=
>=
>=
>=
>=
<=
<=
=
=
=
=
>=
<=
=
=
=
=

$W$11
$W$11
$O$32
$B$27
$B$26
$B$24
$W$13
$B$25
$W$10
$W$10
$B$20
$B$21
$B$22
$B$23
$W$9
$B$6
$E$6
$H$6
$N$6
$Z$6
$W$9
$W$6
$W$7
$W$8
$Q$7
$W$7
$W$8

MgO
MgO
Balance %
Basisity
CaO balance
MgO balance
sum
Al2O3 balance
FeO
FeO
Si Balance
Fe balance
oxygen balance
Nitrogen balance
Al2O3
wt
wt
wt
wt
Volume
Al2O3
weight
CaO
SiO2
Volume with air (dry basis)
CaO
SiO2

21.11
21.11
0.0
1.40
0.00
0.00
100
0.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
16.82
2706.70
1368.664782
73.51306233
1193.74
6201.72
16.82
1225.18
35.62
25.45
5102.67768
35.62
25.45

$W$11<=100
$W$11>=0.0001
$O$32=0
$B$27=$W$12
$B$26=0
$B$24=0
$W$13=100
$B$25=0
$W$10>=0
$W$10<=100
$B$20=0
$B$21=0
$B$22=0
$B$23=0
$W$9>=0.0001
$B$6>=0.0001
$E$6>=0.0001
$H$6>=0.0001
$N$6>=0.0001
$Z$6>=0
$W$9<=100
$W$6>=0.0001
$W$7>=0.0001
$W$8>=0.0001
$Q$7>=0.0001
$W$7<=100
$W$8<=100

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Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding
Not Binding

78.89495101
21.10
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.00
99
0
0
0
0
16.82
2706.70
1368.664682
73.51296233
1193.74
6201.72
83.17634336
1225.18
35.62
25.45
5102.67758
64.37507829
74.55362735

Constraints

Target Cell (Value Of)

Cell
Name Original Value Final Value
$B$19
C balance
0.00
0.00

Adjustable Cells
Cell
$B$6
$E$6
$H$6
$N$6
$Q$7
$W$6
$W$7
$W$8
$Z$6
$W$9

Name Original Value Final Value

wt
2707.55
2706.70
wt
1368.698941 1368.664782
wt
0.0001 73.51306233
wt
1277.21
1193.74
Volume with air
5101.825944
(dry basis)
5102.67768
weight
1228.20
1225.18
CaO
35.00
35.62
SiO2
25.00
25.45
Volume
6200.68
6201.72
Al2O3
16.73
16.82