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Employing post-combustion technology in the converter, using the sensible heat of the hot metal and the oxidation reaction heat as a heat source, is known to compensate for insufficient heat in the converter process. However, most studies on post-combustion have been conducted using subsonic nozzles, whereas actual converter processes use..... More

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In ironmaking, the optimal size of the iron ore charged into a blast furnace is generally 10-30 mm. Oversized ores, which have a smaller reaction surface area, are crushed, while undersized ores, which decrease permeability, undergo a sizing process before being charged into the blast furnace. Recently, however, iron ore..... More

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Recently, various worldwide studies have been conducted to improve converter operation by modifying the lance nozzle. In this study, a numerical analysis of the lance nozzle was conducted to improve the dephosphorization efficiency, and to reduce blowing time. The lance nozzle was designed in the form of an abnormal expansion..... More

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New technologies need to be developed in the ironmaking process to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. To achieve this, in recent years steelmakers have been working to reduce coke usage by increasing thermal energy efficiency. However, it is very difficult to reduce coke consumption while maintaining production, because the level of..... More

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Studies of effective furnace cooling technology and refractory materials have extended the lifetime of a blast furnace to more than 15 years. On the other hand, the replacement of refractories in the blast furnace results in considerable cost and time loss for stopping the blast furnace operation. Various kinds of..... More

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In the iron ore sintering process, a thermal imbalance can occur in the sinter feed bed which degrades the quality of the sintered ores. In order to solve this thermal imbalance, it is necessary to control the sizes of the sintering feed charging through the chute by designing an appropriate..... More

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Casting defects such as gas traps and oxide particles must be removed in the die-casting process in order to obtain good cast products. Experimental research is costly and time-consuming, so computer simulations are typically performed in advance and then compared to experimental results. In this paper, a magnesium alloy die-casting..... More

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The carbon composite iron oxide briquette (CCB) is considered a potential solution to the upcoming use of low grade iron resources in the ironmaking process. CCB is able to reduce raw material cost by enabling the use of low grade powdered iron ores and coal. Additionally, the fast reduction of..... More

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The world is gradually running short of high quality iron resources. This forces ironmaking processes to focus on the use of low quality iron ores. Carbon composite iron oxide briquettes (CCB) are one of the alternative choices. CCB enables the utilization of low quality powdered iron ores and coal, and..... More