Transient Modeling of the Direct Reduction Shaft Furnace: Moving From Natural Gas to Hydrogen
直接還元シャフト炉の過渡モデリング：天然ガスから水素への移行 (AI 翻訳)
Yandong Zhai, Chenxi Zhao, Lei Shao, Henrik Saxén
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日本語
この研究は、鉄鋼業の深い脱炭素化のための水素ベースの直接還元プロセスに焦点を当て、初めて2次元過渡CFDモデルを開発した。天然ガスから水素への還元ガス組成変化に対する炉内状態の時間的変動を分析し、ガス相は数秒で応答する一方、固体金属化度は50時間以上かけて新しい定常状態に達することを明らかにした。また、ガス供給速度増加や固体供給速度減少などの対策を検討している。
English
This study develops, for the first time, a two-dimensional transient CFD model of the hydrogen-based direct reduction shaft furnace for deep decarbonization of steelmaking. The model analyzes temporal variations when shifting from natural gas to hydrogen, revealing that the gas phase responds within seconds while the solid metallization degree evolves slowly over 50 hours. Countermeasures such as increasing gas feed rate and decreasing solid feed rate are investigated.
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日本のGX文脈において
日本の鉄鋼業は国内CO2排出の約15%を占め、水素直接還元は重要な脱炭素経路である。本モデルは操業条件の最適化や水素導入時の過渡応答の理解に貢献し、日本鉄鋼各社の技術開発や設備投資判断に有用な知見を提供する。
In the global GX context
Hydrogen-based direct reduction is a key technology for decarbonizing the global steel industry. This transient model provides insights into process dynamics during the transition from natural gas to hydrogen, which is critical for flexible operation and control strategy design worldwide.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:This transient CFD model offers a new tool for understanding dynamic behavior in hydrogen-based direct reduction, enabling further research on process optimization and disturbance rejection.
🏢実務担当者:Process engineers can use these insights to design control strategies for shaft furnace operation during the transition to hydrogen, improving efficiency and reducing downtime.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Hydrogen‐based direct reduction of iron ore in shaft furnaces is a promising option for deep decarbonization of steelmaking. In addition to this, the process offers better opportunities for flexible operation compared to the traditional process of blast furnace. To provide insight into the dynamic evolution of in‐furnace states, this work develops, for the first time, a two‐dimensional transient computational fluid dynamics model of the shaft furnace process. The model is first applied to analyze the temporal variation of both gas and solid phases when the reducing gas composition is shifted from natural gas‐based to hydrogen‐based operation, which is an interesting future scenario. The results reveal that the gas phase responds within a few seconds, with the top gas composition stabilizing after about 5 s, while the solid metallization degree evolves much more slowly, showing an inverse response to a new steady state in more than 50 h. Increasing gas feed rate and decreasing solid feed rate are studied as potential countermeasures. The results demonstrate that the model can be used to gain an understanding of the effect of disturbances and to design control measures under changing boundary conditions.
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- crossref https://doi.org/10.1002/srin.70603first seen 2026-07-30 06:37:36
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