Florian Opitz
Florian Opitz University of Applied Sciences Offenburg Department of Mechanical and Process EngineeringBadstraße 2477652 OffenburgPhone: +49 (0)781 205-302 Fax: +49 (0)781 205-45 302 |
Research project
Modeling of the Electric Arc Furnace Process by Object-Oriented Methods
Electric arc furnaces (EAF) are used to melt steel out of steel scrap or direct reduced iron. The main power inputs are electrical energy from grid and energy from fossil fuels. Due to its high energy demands of approx. (600 to 700) kWh/t and its high connection powers of up to 150 MVA, EAF are among the biggest consumers in the power grid. Further its characteristic batch process and the fluctuating arc power result in a highly dynamic process.
For this reasons dynamic physical models are needed to fully understand the process and to further optimize the system. Nevertheless till today in engineering research mainly models of subsystems or static models are reported. Thus this research project tries to realize a dynamic physics based system model of the EAF process.
The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the framework concept 'IngenieurNachwuchs' (03FH00212).
Curriculum Vitae
Work
2013 - Today | University of Applied Sciences Offenburg Scientific assistant, Research project OpenProcess |
2011 - 2013 | University of Applied Sciences Offenburg Engineer at turbomachinery lab |
Studies
2011 - 2013 | University of Applied Sciences Offenburg Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc. |
2007 - 2011 | University of Applied Sciences Offenburg Mechanical Engineering, B.Eng. |
2003 - 2006 | University of Constance Political and Administrative Sciences, B.A. |
Publications
Reviewed paper
- Opitz, F. & Treffinger, P., 2016: Physics-Based Modeling of Electric Operation, Heat Transfer, and Scrap Melting in an AC Electric Arc Furnace. In: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B 47, p. 1489-1503. DOI: 10.1007/s11663-015-0573-x.
- Opitz, F. & Treffinger, P., 2014: Packed bed thermal energy storage model - Generalized approach and experimental validation. In: Applied Thermal Engineering 73, p. 243-250. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.07.057.
Presentation
- Opitz, F., Treffinger, P., Wöllenstein, J., Schweikle, R., 2016: Physics-Based Modeling of the Electric Arc Furnace Process Using Object-Oriented Language Modelica. 11th European Electric Steelmaking Conference. May, 26th 2016, Venice, Italy.
- Opitz, F., 2014: Forschungsprojekt Open Process. Poster anlässlich des Symposiums "50 Jahre Maschinenbau" an der Hochschule Offenburg, 17.10.2014.