Objective The objective of this research project is to define the safe limits of coke oven battery operating conditions compatible with a long service life in terms of thermal and mechanical stresses.For this purpose a 3D thermo-mechanical model of the heating walls taking into account the assembly of bricks and joints will be developed. Different sources of stresses on the oven walls will be investigated: thermal load, coking pressure, pushing force.Theoretical (model) and experimental investigations will be carried out at laboratory scale, in pilot oven and in coke plants to evaluate swelling pressure and pushing force for different carbonisation parameters.As a result, the maximum acceptable production rate in safe conditions for the battery service life will be defined. Programme(s) ECSC-COAL-STEEL-RTD C - Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel Topic(s) TGC2 - Coal preparation, conversion and upgrading Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator ARCELOR RESEARCH S.A. EU contribution No data Address Immeuble La Pacific 92800 PUTEAUX France See on map Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ILVA S.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Viale Certosa, 249 20151 MILANO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTYTUT CHEMICZNEJ PRZEROBKI WEGLA - INST. FOR CHEMICAL PROC. OF COAL Poland EU contribution No data Address ul. Zamkowa 1 41 803 ZABRZE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RAUTARUUKKI OYJ Finland EU contribution No data Address Suolakivenkatu 1 00810 HELSINKI See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE D' ORLEANS France EU contribution No data Address Château de la Source 45067 ORLEANS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data