SIMETALCIS Coke CPMS    Coking Process Management System

SIMETALCIS Coke CPMS is an optimization package for efficient and stabilized operation of coke ovens. Its dynamic scheduling calculations and heating control models provide fast up-to-date information of the coking process that supports the optimization of coke battery in the most fashionable way.

Coke making plant The challenge Environmentally sustainable development is an important issue in coke production today. Pollutants are an inevitable by-product of the coking process. With good plant design and operation, however, emissions can be cut to low levels or eliminated altogether. In controlling of the coke battery the main objective is to keep coking process as stable and as free from disturbances as possible, while producing coke of excellent quality responding to the requirements of the blast furnace operations. These priority studies must be achieved whilst taking particularly care of minimizing energy costs and environmental pollution, and ensure increased productivity and maximum battery service life. Applying constant and effective coking process control and optimization will attain these different objectives.

Our solution

In order to optimize the process control and facilitate the operators´ work, Siemens VAI proposes SIMETALCIS Coking Process Management System (CPMS) as a state-of-the-art L2 control system to Customer´s coke ovens. The system developed by Siemens VAI in Finland is in operation at about 20 coke batteries worldwide. Based on real-time measurement information from the process and advanced process model calculations, the system helps the user to heat the battery evenly and operate the coke oven machines (pusher car, charging car, and coke guide car) stably. Process computers are used for data collection and storing into history database, as well as, supervising purposes to perform process model calculations, reporting and process monitoring. Through the real-time functions CPMS provides fast and up to date information of the status of the process in such a fashion, which supports a decision making in controlling of the battery. As an integrated package, Siemens VAI can also supply the coke battery L1 control system and/or the positioning & interlocking system for coke oven machines together with the L2 system.

Good reasons for SIMETALCIS Coke CPMS

Optimized heat input leads to process stabilization

Efficient pushing & charging schedules

Reduced fuel consumption

Improved coke quality

Extended ovens service life due to process stabilization

Environmental Care

Reduced fuel consumption

Reduced emissions due to optimized heat input