Development of the simulation system of the metallurgical plant for:
- metallurgical plant performance evaluation
- analysis of different production increasing scenarios for the smelting and converting section
- estimation the capacity of the white matte dispensing section after plant modernization.
Period: June 2022 – November 2022
Industry: Metallurgy
Client / Partner: Norilsk nickel
Project objective
- Accurately evaluate the performance of the metallurgical plant
- Analyze different production increasing scenarios for the smelting and converting section
- Estimate the capacity of the white matte dispensing section after plant modernization
The main stages of work and characteristics of the model
- Development of the simulation model concept
- Development and testing the simulation system on the Amalgama platform
- Verification the compliance of the numerical indicators provided by the system with the corresponding indicators of the real production operations
- Analysis of plant operation options after modernization using the developed simulation system
- Conducting training for system users
Model input data
- Filling rate of the matte of melting furnaces
- Slag-cleaning furnaces’ working cycles
- Durations of technological operations in converters
- Durations of crane operations and transportation by transfer cars
- Durations of technological containers processing (ladles)
The main structural elements of the model
- Input data file of scenarios in MS Excel
- Simulation system which includes scenario editor, operations scheduler, and simulation model with dynamic presentation
Model output data
- Statistical indicators of plant operations: matte processing rate, white matte production, quantity of shipped ingots, etc.
- Planned and simulated schedules of main production operations
- Schedules of crane and transfer car tasks in tabular form
Project result
- The maximum achievable productivity of the plant after modernization has been determined
- The choice of the preferred technology of the plant operation has been substantiated
- It has been determined that the initial production targets were unattainable, even with the selected technology
- Limitations that would not allow the production targets to be achieved have been identified
- The required number of technological utensils, including ladles and molds, has been determined
- Requirements for the modernization of the crane system of the smelting and converting section have been determined