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MODERNISATION AND REVAMPING of GODAVARI:

The volume of the Blast Furnace-1 “Godavari” is being increased from 3200 cum to 3800 cum by introducing copper cooling plates and latest generation cast iron cooling plates in the place of existing normal cast iron cooling plates. Further latest improved refractories are being used so that the inner volume of the furnace can be increase by about 600 cum. With state of art of furnace control systems with new additions and up-gradations, the techno-economic parameters will be more favorable resulting in low reduced cost of hot metal production apart from increasing production from the furnace by 0.5 million tones from the present 2 million tones. Total cost of modernization including all auxiliaries is around Rs. 600 Crores.

Blast Furnace-1 “Godavari” was commissioned in 1991 and at that point of time this was the largest BF with 3200 cum volume and production capacity 1.8 million tones. This furnace was consistently producing above the rated capacity during the last decade. As per the design complete relining of the furnaces is to be done after 16 years of operation or production of 25 million tones. However about 37 million tones of hot metal was produced and furnace was in operation for about 23 years. This could be achieved only due to good operational and maintenance practices being adopted by VSP collective.


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