2019 Pittsburgh AISTech

U. S. Steel - Gary Works' No. 14 Blast Furnace SOMA Installation (Room 405)

In 2017-2018, U. S. Steel Gary Works installed the SOMA system at its No. 14 blast furnace. The SOMA system provides a complete 2D top-gas temperature profile above the entire burden surface. The decision was made to install the system in order to improve productivity, efficiency and to eliminate the need for water-cooled, above-burden temperature probes. These benefits have already been recognized in offshore installations. This is the first North American SOMA installation.