design automation of blast furnace

Design Automation of Blast Furnace using Tcl/Tk (HyperMesh)

Design Automation of Blast Furnace using Tcl/Tk (HyperMesh)Debiprasad Ghosh ([email protected]) Bhaskar Sengupta ([email protected]) L&T, Technopolis, Saltlake, Kolkata 700091, India.

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Design AutomationPre computer (Standardization)Grouping, Analysis, Design, DrawingExcel (VBA) HPCEngineering Software Modelling: Analysis, Design, DrawingCloud: Security, Privacy, InteroperableParametric ModellingInteroperableIn-house DA FrameworkAPI

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Blast FurnaceLiquid Iron From OreCounter current Gas-Solid / Liquid reactor.High temperatures and pressures.Solids charged from top Reducing gases generated at the bottom by combustion of Carbon

ArchitectureTCL/Tk(HyperMesh)Solid Modeling MeshingBoundary Condition Pushing to Ansys SolverHyperViewReturn Path

Solid ModellingComputer Modeling3D SolidAutomationParametersUniquelyCreateModifyEmpiricalVolume Tk Tables

MeshingAnalysis: RelationshipsForce-DisplacementTemperature-Heat FlowDirectly From Solid ModelingFinite Element AnalysisElements2D Quad (Steel Shell), 3D Hexahedral (Fire Brick)Mapped Mesh, Quarter ModelReflected Mesh, XZ & YZ planeNode merged

Boundary ConditionUnique RelationshipAdditional RestraintsThermal, MechanicalTCL/TkFixed Support Internal Pressure TemperatureSelf WeightBurden LoadSeismic Load

PropertiesFire Brick [f(T)]ElasticityDensityPoissons ratioConductivityThermal ExpansionSteel ShellThickness

FEA SolutionTCL exec commandDisplacement Plot

Results Pushing

HyperView with Session fileStress Plot

ChallengesTCL/Tk LanguageOOP, Large SolutionScriptViewIDE: Debug, RefactoringHyperMesh HyperView HyperMesh AnsysAnsys XX needs HyperMesh Patch YYY

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Future PlanAnsys Workbench Scripting, ACTHPC: PDEEngineering Data (Python)Ansys Design Modeller (JavaScript )Ansys Mechanical (JavaScript)Documentation, Journaling: Jugard MS Excel Bidirectional LinkLegacy Design & DesignerSolid Modeling, BIMInventor, Revit, Tekla (.NET/C# API)Drawing AutomationModel Warehouse, Big Data, AIIFC4, JSON, Staad/Pro: In-house DAF

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Progress

ConclusionTCL/Tk Framework: Blast furnaceHyperMeshAnsys batch SolverHyperViewFuture PlanIn-house DAF: Nervous system

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BIMBuilding Information Modelling is a very broad term that describes the process of creating a digital model of a building or other facility (such as a bridge, highway, tunnel and so on)Level 0: UnmanagedCADLevel 1: Managed 2D, 3D CADLevel 2: Managed 3D Environment Data AttachedSeparate Discipline ModelsLevel 3: Single, Online, Project Model Construction Sequencing,Cost and Lifecycle Management Information