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The technology of ironmaking is central to the production of steel. Offering a comprehensive approach,
Blast Furnace Ironmaking provides insight into and guidance for understanding the use of blast furnace processes in this complex field of metallurgy.
· Discusses key topics in the ironmaking process and underlying principles.
· Describes appropriate agglomeration technologies and explains why, how, and where these processes add value to the iron- and steelmaking industries.
· Features material-specific case studies and addresses real-world problems and how to tackle them.
· Examines various methodologies for effective operation of the blast furnace and the control of variables to achieve greater productivity and increasing fuel efficiency.
Aimed at advanced students in metallurgical engineering, as well as process technologists and R&D professionals, the book delivers best practices and future perspectives to assist in advancing technological innovations in the field of ferrous extraction.
List of contents
Front Matter. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Blast Furnace Ironmaking: Processes. Chapter 3. BF Zones. Chapter 4. Blast Furnace Aerodynamics. Chapter 5. Chemical Reactions in BF Ironmaking. Chapter 6. Physico-Chemical Principles in BF Ironmaking. Chapter 7. Blast Furnace Operations and Practices. Chapter 8. Liquid Metal and BF Slag. Chapter 9. BF Productivity and Coke Rate. Chapter 10. Blast Furnace Burden and Properties. Chapter 11. BF Coke, Characteristics and Degradation. Chapter 12. Agglomerates in BF Ironmaking: Sinter and Sinter Making. Chapter 13. Agglomerates in BF Ironmaking: Pellets and Pelletization. Chapter 14. BF Modelling, Visualization and Control. Chapter 15. Energy and Environment in BF Iron-making. Chapter 16. Raw Materials and Coal in BF Ironmaking. Chapter 17. Miscellaneous Topics.
About the author
Ram Pravesh Bhagat served the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-ISM) Dhanbad as Professor (SAIL-NMDC Chair) from 2014 to 2016 after superannuation from the service of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR-NML), Jamshedpur as Chief Scientist in October 2014. He has over 40 years of research and academic experience in organisations like R&D Centre for Iron & Steel (RDCIS)- Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Ranchi and CSIR-- NML in iron ore beneficiation, agglomeration, and blast furnace ironmaking.
