On the Internal State of the Lumpy Zone of Blast Furnace

H irohata No. 1 B.F. alld Kukioka No.1-B.F. oJ NipjJon Steel Corp. were quenched while in a normal operatillg conditioll, and were dissected with utmost care.The conditiolls oJ the reducillg zone in the Jurnace shaft are described in this report.From the dissection qf Ihe blast Jurnaces it has beell clarified the burden distribulion, gas flow ill the shaft derivable Jrom the burdell distribution , challges in the properties oJ burden with the progress oJ reduction, and behavior oJ zinc, sulfur Gnd alkali in the shaJt.Unambiguous accoullts were also given to the relationships between the o/Jeratillg conditions alld challges in the properties oJ burden in the shaft.III. this re/Jort, discussions are Jocused 011 the methods oJ testillg burdells alld the properties oJ burden which have been ascertained as the necessary ones Jor rlfective blastJurnace o/Jeraliolls.