CIVS Representatives Visit NLMK Facility for EAF Operations

On June 3, CIVS members Shiyu Wang (Graduate RA), Shishir Aryal (Graduate RA), Sathvika Kottapalli (Graduate RA) and Orlando Ugarte (Research Scientist) visited the NLMK facility in Portage, IN to observe EAF operations. Steve Ryan, Manager of Process Technology, explained key activities performed by NLMK operators during the last EAF heat, before a down day. The EAF is completely drained after this heat and bank repair operations are performed. Also, the CIVS team was shown the ‘pulpit’ where EAF control operations are carried out. During the visit, specific parts of the process were discussed. This insight into real EAF operations is important for the CFD modeling effort of EAF at industry scale performed in CIVS. NLMK is one of the member companies of the SMSVC.