摘要
Steelplaysavitalroleineveryfacetofourlife.LikeDNAinourbody,steelplaysacrucialroleinthedevelopmentofanysociety.Frominfrastructure,defence,transportation,research&developmentandevenindaytodaylife,everywheresteelisused.Percapitaconsumptionofsteelistreatedasanimportantindexforthesocioeconomicdevelopmentofanycountry.Therapidandcontinuinggrowthofsteelindustryduringlastfewdecadesbearstestimonytotheindispensabilityofsteelasavitalresourceforeconomicdevelopment.Thoughsteelasaproductisecofriendly,theprocessofmakingsteelisassociatedwithlotofenergyandenvironmentalramifications.AccordingtoInternationalEnergyOutlook2009,ironandsteelindustryaccountforabout20%ofthetotalindustrialenergyconsumption.Hencethisindustrialsectorcanplayapivotalroletoinfluencetheenergyandenvironmentalscenarioofanycountry.Asaresponsiblecorporatecitizen,SteelAuthorityofIndiaLimited,thelargeststeelproducerinIndia,hastakenvariousinitiativesovertheyearstowardstheprotectionofenvironmentandreductioninenergyconsumption.Thishasresultedinthereductionofenergyconsumptionbyalmost15.45%overaperiodoflast10years.Theinitiativeisalsoevidentinthecompany’sgrowthplanwhichaimsatalmostdoublingtheproductioncapacityinthenearfuturefromtheexistinglevelof13.5Mt/a.ImplementationoftateofitleanechnologieslikeCDQ,TRT,andwasteheatrecoveryfromsinterplants,maximizingCDI&CTIinblastfurnaces,augmentationofpollutioncontroldeviceswithmoreefficientequipmentareontheanvil.Thesereaffirmourcommitmentsforcleanandsustainableenvironment.ThispapergivesanoverviewoftheeffortstakenbySAILovertheyearsforenergyconservationandenvironmentalprotectionwithspecialemphasisonafewprojectslikebyproductfuelforpowergeneration,useofenergyefficientburners,maximizingtheuseofthyristorsinplaceofmotorgenerators,cokedryquenchin
出版日期
2010年02月18日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
