Prediction Model of End-point Manganese Content for BOF Steelmaking Process

Through analyzing the factors that influence end-point manganese content during BOF steelmaking process, multiple linear regression model for prediction of end-point manganese content was obtained on the basis of actual production data. Given the advantages of artificial neural network, it was used to predict end-point manganese content during BOF steelmaking process, and BP neural network model was established. By means of combining the characteristics of genetic algorithm and BP neural network completely, a combined GA-BP neural network model was established. The verification and comparison of the above three models show that the combined GA-BP neural network model has the highest prediction accuracy. The hit rate of the combined GA-BP neural network model is 90% and 84% respectively when predictive errors of the model are within +/- 0.03% and +/- 0.025%. Compared with two models aboved, the combined GA-BP neural network model could provide the most accurate prediction of end-point manganese content, and thus represents a good reference for real production.