Understanding Coke Making in Byproduct Coke Oven Battery
Understanding Coke Making in Byproduct Coke Oven Battery Coke is one of the basic materials used in blast furnaces for the conversion of iron ore into hot metal (liquid iron), most of which is...
View ArticleTypes of Energy used in a Steel Plants and Energy Conservation
Types of Energy used in a Steel Plants and Energy Conservation Energy is needed to do any work. Energy can be in the form of potential energy or it can be in the form kinetic energy. Potential energy...
View ArticleSelection of Coal for inclusion in Coal Blend in Coke Making
Selection of Coal for inclusion in Coal Blend in Coke Making Blending of coals is necessary from economical point of view by reducing the percentage of high cost, prime or hard coking coals and...
View ArticleEvolution of Blast Furnace Iron Making
Evolution of Blast Furnace Iron Making The origin of the first smelting of iron is concealed in the unrecorded history of human civilization. The first evidence of iron implements being used in...
View ArticleProduction of Silico-Manganese in a Submerged Arc Furnace
Production of Silico-Manganese in a Submerged Arc Furnace Silico-manganese (Si-Mn) is an alloy used for adding both silicon (Si) and manganese (Mn) to liquid steel during steelmaking at low carbon (C)...
View ArticleProduction of Ferro-Silicon
Production of Ferro-Silicon Ferro-silicon (Fe-Si) is a ferro-alloy having iron (Fe) and silicon (Si) as its main elements. The ferro-alloy normally contains Si in the range of 15 % to 90 %. The usual...
View ArticleUnderstanding Blast Furnace Ironmaking with Pulverized Coal Injection
Understanding Blast Furnace Ironmaking with Pulverized Coal Injection Injection of pulverized coal in the blast furnace (BF) was initially driven by high oil prices but now the use of pulverized coal...
View ArticleCoal Carbonization for Coke Production
Coal Carbonization for Coke Production Coal carbonization is the process by which coal is heated and volatile products (liquid and gaseous) are driven off, leaving a solid residue called coke....
View ArticleProperties and Structure of Metallurgical Coke
Properties and Structure of Metallurgical Coke Metallurgical coke is a porous, fissured, silver-black solid and is an important part of the ironmaking process since it provides the carbon (C) and heat...
View ArticleFormation of Scaffold in Blast Furnace Shaft
Formation of Scaffold in Blast Furnace Shaft The term scaffold is used when there is accretion or scab formation on the blast furnace (BF) wall which causes a decrease in the cross sectional area of...
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