Blast furnace charge and its components. Metalliferrous part of the charge, fuels and slag-making materials. Classification of iron ores. Chemical, physical and technological characteristics of metalliferrous raw materials. Kinds and characters of metallurgical coke. Its role in the blast furnace. Sintering of iron ores. Preparation and constitution of sintering charge. Sintering processes in the temperature and gas dynamical point of view. Physical – chemical processes in the sintered layer. Sinter characters. Principles of sinter production technology. Pelletizing of fine grained materials. Production of pellets and their compacting. Pre-reduced materials. Environmental protection during the processing of materials for pig iron production.
only for Ph.D. study
Literature
[1] FRUEHAN, R. J.: The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel. Steelmaking and refining Volume. Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Iron and Steelmaking. AISE Steel Foundation, 1998, 767 p.
[2] BISWAS, A. K.: Principles of blast furnace ironmaking, Brisbane, Austrália, 1981, 527 s.
Advised literature
[1] BABICH, A. aj.: Ironmaking, RWTH Aachen University, 2008, 402 s.