098 : Howling Melting Furnace
“Two times, three times, four times! Continuous ignition!”
“Böst! Bed burner full power!”
“Boss Wu, it’s dangerous!!!!”
“Maximum output!! Target temperature 900 degrees! ”
Böst hesitated and looked at me, but I yelled out.
In the FINEX method, the process design is bitten into each other like a squirrel on a treadmill.
Since the gas generated in the melting furnace is also the raw material of the fluidized furnace, if the reaction rate of one side is high, the other side must follow the rate.
Otherwise, the pipe on either side will burst before the molten iron bursts out.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Yudong-ro cried loudly in succession.
“Pressure in flow 1!”
“No. 1 24, 26, 28, 29 psi!”
“Outlet No. 1 open!”
“open!”
“Pressure in flow 2!”
“No.2! 27, 28, 29, 30! Dangerous.”
“Open twice! Open up to 3 times in advance!”
“Flowway 4 pressure!”
“Four times! 24, 25, 26, 27 psi…”
“wait!!! Wait for Outlet 4! Stop adding anthracite to the melting furnace! Limestone injection! 4 tons per minute!”
Originally, limestone was not added excessively, but the reaction rate was too fast.
Even if there is a limit to making slag excessive, the reaction rate must be lowered.
“Inject limestone! 4 tons per minute!”
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa.
“Flow 4 valve open!”
“open!”
“Near the fluidized furnace, power to a safe location!”
“Power to a safe location!”
pop! Puff!
“Ooh boss! Explosions are heard in the furnace.”
“it’s okay! it’s okay! Stay in a safe position!”
As the half-reduced iron powder in the fluidization furnace poured into the melting furnace, a series of small explosions were heard.
Rather, it was a good sign. It was evidence that at least molten iron was being made.
“Steam valve on! Target vapor pressure 19 psi!”
“Steam valve on! Target vapor pressure 19 psi!”
In a 21st century factory, inert gas would be used for pressure control instead of steam, but at present, even the steam input facility has been detected.
Quarreureung. Quarreureung.
Iron is not just made.
Foreign matter from iron ore must be extracted by reacting with limestone to make slag.
Workers just call it cow dung because the appearance and appearance of the ooze looks dirty like dung.
Since a large amount of gas is released when slag is made, steam must be sprayed to control the reaction rate and the pressure inside the melting furnace.
In order to acquire such small know-how, tens of millions of dollars are paid over 10 years as technical service fees.
I will advance that time.
“29, 28, 27, 26, furnace pressure returns to normal.”
“Outlet open!”
“Outlet open!”
aaa
“Waaa!”
When the spout was opened, sparks burst out along with slag. Assistant Minister Yeom and some of the personnel cheered, but most of the technicians looked at the furnace with bated breath.
What awaited was neither slag nor sparks, but red-hot molten iron.
‘Damn it, there’s too much slag!’
The 80mm large spout was red hot and spewed out only slag, but no molten iron.
One second felt like an hour.
“What are you doing, you’re stuck. run!”
“Drill the outlet!!!”
I don’t know who started it first, but some employees ran out holding metal plates like shields and metal pipes like spears.
“What are you doing! Come back.”
There was no bird to dry. Dozens of employees were poking around and banging around the outlet of the furnace.
Empty! Empty! Empty!
“Block it with a shield, it’s too hot.”
“Break it, come on!”
“Don’t poke, hit it!”
I didn’t even listen to the back of my ear, I blocked the heat with an iron plate as a shield, and beat the outlet with an iron pipe.
If you are a plant worker, you will check the piping or tap it with a metal pipe when the facility does not listen to something.
Empty! Empty! Empty!
Even if I shouted at the top of my voice to come back, it was drowned out by the sound of knocking on the outlet.
“you can do it. melt! Melt it down!!!”
“A blast furnace! Melt it!!!”
“Melt it!!!”
Eventually, they began banging the blower pipe and the safety fence with a metal pipe from behind the fence. Everyone tasted a little bit.
Could that have been a sign?
The furnace began to gurgle.
“The pressure goes up. 24, 25, 26, 26.3 psi.”
“Fuck, jackpot!”
Someone read the pressure gauge on the furnace, and something tingling passed through my body as the gauge fluctuated around 26 psi.
If the pressure rises and then stops, the reaction rate has reached equilibrium. On the first try, the melting furnace and the fluidization furnace meshed together like a squirrel treadmill.
pop! Puff! pop!
“Waaa!”
When I saw the sunrise, I definitely kept looking at the eastern sky, but there are times when the sky is filled with scarlet light in an instant.
Today was such a day.
“Whoaaa!”
Hundreds of thousands of sparks burst out of the outlet right in front of my eyes. The dozen or so employees who were drilling through the outlet jumped up and down, using the iron plate as a shield.
“hurray!!! hurray!!!”
About 700 employees also ran to the vicinity of the melting furnace and hurrahed.
Hundreds and thousands of scarlet sparks exploded, but they didn’t even feel hot.
For us, it was a celebration firecracker or something.
If it’s short, if it’s short, if it’s long, the pain of a long night’s work flew away in an instant.
“hurray!! hurray!!”
“aaagh!”
“Long live Incheon Steel!!”
“Korea horray! hurray! hurray!!”
People shouted endlessly.
I never thought a small melting furnace would give such an impression.
It is commendable that the best FINEX method of the 21st century was reproduced in the 1960s.
It is the first high-tech steel mill in the world and will be used in the 21st century.
A plant that completes a perfect cycle like a living organism is close to art.
“President Woo… Thanks to the boss, we succeeded. This proves that the Wösts were right.”
“Congratulations.”
“thank you. thank you.”
Voest came over, grabbed my hand, and wept.
It was the face of a person who had achieved his dream for three generations.
“Chansu! I have to say something! How can you get past me like this! ha ha ha.”
Sambok and the staff came running and picked me up.
Sparks were still flying everywhere, but nothing happened.
“Please say something.”
“Say something!”
He raised his hands in all directions and urged.
“Like this furnace, we will not stop. Let’s all shout! We will become legends!!!”
“We will become legends!!!”
“aaa!”
About 700 legends cheered at once.
“Now, let’s go to Pohang!”
“Go to Pohang!!”
The time has come to let the world know that our legend has just begun.
***
a few days later,
＜This is breaking news. The government made a sudden decision to build a Korean integrated steelworks in Pohang. An official announcement from His Excellency will be made soon.＞
＜Waaa!＞
＜The tentatively named Pohang Works will use the fluidized furnace technology, which is a secret technology collaboration between the Korean government and the Austrian government. This technology is known as cutting-edge technology comparable to that of the United States and Japan. It is the sum of our government’s diplomatic capabilities and a historic achievement. now! Your Excellency the President is stepping up to the podium.＞
＜Wow!＞
I don’t know how this became a testament to the government’s diplomatic power, but TV and radio broadcast the news as breaking news.
＜Fellow citizens! I officially declare that we will build an integrated steelworks on this land with our own hands after 4300 years since the heavens and the earth were opened. Iron is a symbol of national power, military power, and science and technology…
The President read the speech with great enthusiasm, and the scene in which the audience responded with cheers was broadcast on the airwaves.
Perhaps conscious of the presidential election to be held in a few months, the scene of the president’s announcement was repeated in newspapers, radio, and TV to the point of being boring for a while.
***
Promotion Committee Office.
Udangtangtang.
“Chairman, it’s a big deal.”
“No, what is everyone doing? Why did everyone have an accident here in Seoul… at the construction site?”
I was on my way from Pohang to prepare for a private meeting after the President’s official announcement, but Director Seok and other members of the promotion committee rushed into my office.
“Not an accident, but a groundbreaking ceremony! Deputy Prime Minister Jo Ki-young holds a groundbreaking ceremony for the Pohang Iron and Steel Works.”
“What… what? groundbreaking ceremony? Who do you like?”
It was absurd.
It was only a few hours ago that the president officially announced the Pohang Iron and Steel Company.
The promotion committee will hold a groundbreaking ceremony according to the president’s schedule, but why is the deputy prime minister involved?
In particular, US investors should also be invited to the groundbreaking ceremony.
“We informed that the EPB would hold a groundbreaking ceremony under the condition of signing a technical service agreement with JG, the Iron and Steel Federation of Japan. We have been asked to sign a memorandum of agreement with our promoters.”
“Crazy bastard!”
How much did you spend, so you’re saying it’s a memorandum of agreement or a groundbreaking ceremony?
It must have been very urgent.
It’s like they’re going to do something and get approval from the president. Is forgiveness easier than permission?
Since I can’t believe the fluidized furnace technology that the Bona Mana Promotion Committee is pushing, it would be a thought to push that a comprehensive steelworks should be built with proven Japanese technology.
“You have to go down to Pohang right away.”
“Why are you going down?”
“You have to go down and stop the groundbreaking ceremony.”
“If you go there to stop it, it will be like participating in a groundbreaking ceremony. Withdraw all members of the promotion committee in Pohang. Not a single person is left out.”
“Yes? Everyone withdraw?”
Director Seok put on a puzzled expression, but tapped the back of his hand to ease the tension.
“If you create dissonance for no reason, you are giving them strength. In this case, you can simply ignore it and play the press.”
“You say you play the press?”
“sure. If the promotion committee makes an official announcement, the groundbreaking ceremony will only be foolish.”
Director Seok opened his eyes wide at the word official announcement.
“Do you mean to have a private meeting with His Excellency?”
“No, before that we have to announce a formal agreement with US investors in front of the US embassy. That’s how the president will come out.”
“Ugh!”
Shouldn’t it be punished by giving grounds for punishment to those who do nonsense?
“Right now, we are sending equipment purchase orders to each investor in the US, UK and Germany, along with telex. And please send a telex first to BR as I will make an international call soon.”
“Can I order the equipment? The Ministry of Finance and the Economic Planning Board will not approve…”
“I have a paper map. Feel free to send me a purchase order.”
“Waaa!”
Members of the promotion committee cheered when they saw the president’s paper map. It was clear that no one would say anything if he handed out a personal letter from the president.
“Director Seok, ask the reporters to come to the US Embassy in four hours. There will be a major announcement.”
“Yes, I understand. Chairman.”
The promotion committee has the authority to make a formal announcement.
It seems that the Economic Planning Board is going around saying that it has the right to approve purchases of facilities, but it’s nothing to do with it.
“Don’t forget to withdraw the promotion committee right now.”
“Yes. Don’t worry and go, come on.”
The committee members pushed me on my back, and I hurried to the US embassy.
***
Do Byeong-cheol’s house in Jangchung-dong.
“What are you doing? You didn’t even start the car.”
President Do Byeong-cheol, who was about to head to Pohang to attend the groundbreaking ceremony, was annoyed with the driver.
Isn’t it the basic of the basics to pre-heat the car in the middle of winter like this?
“That… that’s… the young master…”
“Father, give me some time while I warm up the tea.”
“Kwonhee, what are you doing here?”
Do Kwon-hee popped out of nowhere.
Do Kwon-hee was the third son, and he was usually a silent child, so that it was impossible to know what he was thinking.
However, it was not uncommon for him to ask for time because it was not enough to talk to him first.
“Are you planning to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for Pohang Iron and Steel?”
“Yes, we have to start now to be on time. If it’s not urgent, let’s talk later. It is a big event attended by the deputy prime minister and members of the ruling party.”
“You are not allowed to attend, Father.”
Kwon Hee grabbed President Do Byeong-cheol’s arm.
“You kid, did you eat something wrong?”
“The groundbreaking ceremony is a bomb. Leave the deputy prime minister alone to self-destruct, and your father should find a way to live separately.”
“What are you talking about, you bastard!”
“I checked with the reporters of the Joongdo Ilbo where I work, and they said that all the members of the promotion committee in Pohang are on their way to Seoul. And there is also information that President Woo headed to the US embassy. The situation is strange.”
“What does that guy have to do with the groundbreaking ceremony for the US Embassy? It makes sense for a Japanese steel company to take over the steelworks, no matter who sees it.”
“Did you forget about the fertilizer plant in Ulsan? It was also a very reasonable business.”
“You say that you know what.”
Do Byeong-cheol bruised his third son, but in reality, cold sweat dripped down his back.
If this also fails, the Japanese stockholders will completely turn their backs on Suseong.
I don’t know if it’s because there won’t be a water supply to pay for a businessman who failed to promote his business twice.
Rather than fail, it was better to close the business in the first place to maintain the trust of the water owner.
“Woo Chan-soo has some kind of plan. Otherwise, there is no way that Deputy Prime Minister Jo Ki-young would be so relaxed taking away the whole table. Let Deputy Prime Minister Cho drink alone.”
“You think this is poison… is this?”
“Poison can become medicine depending on how you use it. My father has to go to Congressman Kim Joong-pil now. Instead of attending the groundbreaking ceremony, Congressman Kim should go into the Blue House and tell His Excellency to dismiss Deputy Prime Minister Cho Ki-young.”
When I heard it, it was a spectacle.
“Nonsense! You, go back to the newspaper!”
Do Byeong-cheol pushed his son and left the house.
I was hired by a newspaper company to work as an actor, and I was writing a novel.
“Father, you have to save Rep. Kim and both of you must lie flat. Then there is the next.”
Do Kwon-hee continued talking while bending his waist at 90 degrees toward Do Byeong-cheol, who was getting into the car.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes, boss.”
The driver started the car.
It was difficult for Do Byung-cheol to control his pounding heart.
As the third son said, if Woo Chan-soo had an oriental medicine, it would be a big deal.
“Chief Kim, it’s not you. Go to Cheonggu-dong!”
“Ah, yes. president.”
At Do Byeong-cheol’s urgent voice, the driver quickly turned the car around.
