Based on the results obtained from off-line model experiments and actu
al furnace tests, a high-rate pulverized coal injection operation was
carried out at Kimitsu No. 3 blast furnace of Nippon Steel Corporation
. A technology to achieve a stable blast furnace operation at the PCI
rate of 190 kg/t has been established. For a stable operation at PCI r
ates greater than 200 kg/t and coke rates below 300 kg/t, the reductio
n-melting behaviour of ore at the lower part of the furnace has to be
improved.