Rourkela: Excelling once again, SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has registered a new national record in Torpedo ladle life. The plant scripted this record by clocking Life of 2552 heats in Torpedo ladle# 2 in a single campaign surpassing the earlier best Life of 2407 heats achieved in November 2020.
The Torpedo ladle#2 started its campaign on 13th June 2018 and after handling 7,62,207 tonnes of hot metal, it was ultimately putdown for debricking on 24th April 2021. The significant achievement was made possible because of the dedicated and coordinated efforts of Refractory Engineering (Services) and Blast Furnace department.
Notably, such high life in torpedo ladles could only be possible with the adoption of innovative lining pattern and maintenance practices by Refractory Engineering Department like metal heal practice, window repair concept, modifications in heating cycle, online inspection and thermography etc. As on date three mid repairs were carried out in the torpedo ladle in line with the scheduled maintenance plan.
The endeavor ensured both tangible as well as intangible benefits in terms of enhanced Torpedo Ladle availability, better logistics and reduced refractory consumption. The effort is one amongst many such initiatives being undertaken by the enterprising RSP collective to reduce cost of production and further improve techno-economics of the plant.
