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MY1252 TECHNOLOGY OF IRON MAKING
1. RAW MATERIALS AND BURDEN PREPARATION
Iron ore classification, Indian iron ores, limestone and coking coal deposits, problems associated with Indian raw materials, Iron Ore beneficiation and agglomeration, theory and practice of sintering and pelletizing, testing of burden materials, burden distribution on blast furnace performance.
2. PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES
Reduction of iron ores and oxides of iron by solid and gaseous reductions-thermodynamics and kinetics study of direct and indirect reduction, Gruner’s theorem, blast furnace reactions. C-O and Fe-C-O equilibria, Rist diagrams, material and heat balance.
3. BLAST FURNACE REACTIONS AND BLAST FURNACE PARTS
Blast furnace parts, construction and design aspects ancillary equipments for charging, preheating the blast, gas cleaning, pig casting, blast furnace instrumentation and control of furnace.
4. BLAST FURNACE OPERATION
Blast furnace operation, irregularities and remedies. Compositional control of metal and slag in blast furnace, modern trends in blast furnace practice.
5. SPONGE IRON MAKING
Alternative routes of iron production – low shaft and charcoal furnaced, electro-thermal processes, sponge iron production, sponge iron production in India. Ferroalloy furnaces, production of Fe-Si, Fe-Mn and Fe –Cr.
TEXT BOOK
1. Tupkary, R.H., “Modern Iron Making”, 3rd edition, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2000.
REFERENCES
1. Biswas, A.K., “Principles of blast furnace iron making - theory and practice”, SBA Publications, Kolkata, 1994.
2. “Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel” - U.S. Steel Corporation, 1994.
3. Bashforth, G.R., “Manufacture of Iron and Steel” Vol. I, Chapman and Hall London, 1964.
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| Author: Vidya 23 May 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 |
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