Objective The objective of the project is to improve the operation and control of stainless steel refining within the VOD and the AOD process with respect to the main metallurgical operations. This shall be achieved by detailed investigations with CFD based process models, and by application of dynamic models for on-line observation and control of the process. Furthermore a detailed investigation of operation parameters with emphasis on the slag behaviour shall be performed, and new VOD operation practices regarding lance injection of scale FeO and EAF slag with high chromium contents shall be developed.Expected benefits are a reduced consumption of alloys, reducing agents, slag formers and process gases. Stainless steel production will be optimised regarding energy consumption and amount of slag to be deposited or recycled. The well-aimed control of decarburisation reaction will reduce the risk of potentially dangerous steel and slag overflow. Programme(s) ECSC-COAL-STEEL-RTD C - Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator VDEH - BETRIEBSFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT GMBH EU contribution No data Address SOHNSTRASSE 65 DUESSELDORF Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ACRONI PODJETJE ZA PROIZVODNJO JEKLA IN JEKLENIH IZDELKOV DOO Slovenia EU contribution No data Address CESTA BORISA KIDRICA 44 JESENICE See on map Total cost No data KOBOLDE & PARTNERS AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Birger Jarlsgatan 41a STOCKHOLM See on map Total cost No data KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN*THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Sweden EU contribution No data Address VALHALLAVAEGEN 79 STOCKHOLM See on map Total cost No data OUTOKUMPU STAINLESS AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address NA STOCKHOLM See on map Total cost No data SMS MEVAC GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Bamlerstrasse 3a ESSEN See on map Total cost No data