Tenova Goodfellow launches breakthrough Water Detection Technology for the EAF.

Mississauga, Canada –  February 11, 2013. Tenova Goodfellow Inc. has developed breakthrough water detection technology that combines continuous and reliable EAF off-gas analysis for both H₂0 vapor and H₂ together with proprietary software that provides EAF operators with three distinct real-time alerts indicating the likelihood of a water leak.

EFSOP Water Detection Technology™ is the only commercially available extractive or insitu system that is capable of continuously analyzing EAF off-gas for both H₂ and H₂0 vapor.   When liquid water enters the EAF, a portion will remain as H₂0 vapor and a portion will be reduced to H₂. Since the relative proportions cannot be predicted in advance, effective water leak detection requires analysis of both H₂0 vapor and H₂.

EFSOP Water Detection Technology^TM interprets the H₂ and H₂0 vapor off-gas analysis with proprietary software that is capable of differentiating between normal operations and situations when there are abnormally high water levels in the EAF.  The software is self-training and dynamically adjusts for changing scrap conditions (wet/dry/oily) to minimize the number of false alarms according to the steel plant’s required set points. The System provides EAF operators with three alert levels; Green for normal, Amber for caution, Red for immediate action.

EFSOP Water Detection Technology^TM represents a true industry breakthrough providing the most comprehensive, reliable and real-time water detection system possible for EAF steelmaking.  EFSOP Water Detection Technology™ is available as a module that can be integrated into an existing EFSOP® analyzer or as a standalone water detection system which can be upgraded in future to a full EFSOP Holistic Optimization System® for process control and optimization.

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