Celebrating the Megascale - Proceedings of the Extraction and Processing Division Symposium on Pyrometallurgy in Honor of David G.C. Robertson

The volume contains more than 70 papers covering the important topics and issues in metallurgy today including papers as follows: keynote papers covering a tribute to David Robertson, workforce skills needed in the profession going forward, copper smelting, ladle metallurgy, process metallurgy and resource efficiency, new flash iron making technology, ferro-alloy electric furnace smelting and on the role of bubbles in metallurgical processing operations. Topics covered in detail in this volume include ferro-alloys, non-ferrous metallurgy, iron and steel, modeling, education, and fundamentals.

About the author

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a member-driven international professional society dedicated to fostering the exchange of learning and ideas across the entire range of materials science and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production, to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its nearly 13,000 professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents. For more information on TMS, visit www.tms.org.

Summary

The volume contains more than 70 papers covering the important topics and issues in metallurgy today including papers as follows: keynote papers covering a tribute to David Robertson, workforce skills needed in the profession going forward, copper smelting, ladle metallurgy, process metallurgy and resource efficiency, new flash iron making technology, ferro-alloy electric furnace smelting and on the role of bubbles in metallurgical processing operations. Topics covered in detail in this volume include ferro-alloys, non-ferrous metallurgy, iron and steel, modeling, education, and fundamentals.

Product details

• Assisted by: Geoffrey Brooks (Editor), Geoffrey A. Brooks (Editor), Eri Grimsey (Editor), Eric Grimsey (Editor), Eric J. Grimsey (Editor), Rodney Jones (Editor), Rodney T. Jones (Editor), Rodney Jones et al (Editor), Phillip Mackey (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319485911
• ISBN: 978-3-31-948591-1
• No. of pages: 691
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 45 mm x 244 mm
• Weight: 1202 g
• Illustrations: XXIII, 691 p.
• Series: Springer; The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series; The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; C, materials, Chemistry and Materials Science, Testing of materials, Characterization and Analytical Technique, Materials science, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Metallic Materials, Metals and Alloys, materials engineering, Materials—Analysis