Terminated in academic year 2015/2016

Theoretical Fundamentals of Ironmaking

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	618-0405/02
Abbreviation	TZVŽ
Course title	Theoretical Fundamentals of Ironmaking
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Metallurgy and Foundry
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Ján Kret, CSc.

Subject syllabus

LECTURE

Properties of iron ores, sinters, pellets, fluxes and metallurgical fuels and
their testing. Physico-chemical processes of sintering and pelletizing.
Thermodynamic, kinetic and thermal processes of blast furnace combustion zone.
Blast furnace aerodynamics. Reactions in blast furnace :volatiliozation,
decomposition of hydrates, water-gas shift reaction, carbon deposition,
decomposition of carbonates ect. Iron oxides reduction. Direct and indirect
reduction. Effect of direct reduction on coke rate. Optimum coke rate
calculation. Reduction of various elements.

E-learning

For electronic communication with teachers enjoy university e-mail address:

http://staff.vsb.cz/

There is a continuous expansion of e-learning elements into teaching.

Literature

[1] BABICH, A., SENK, D., GUDENAU, H.W., MAVROMMATIS, K. Ironmaking. Aachen, 2008, 402 p.
[2] BISWAS, A. K. Principles of blast furnace ironmaking. Australia, Brisbane 1981.

Advised literature

[1] NEELY, J.E., BERTONE,T.J. Practical metallurgy and materials of industry, Prentice hall, 2002,

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