Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking

An Introduction (Third Edition, 2015)

M. Geerdes, R. Chaigneau, I. Kurunov, Rénard Chaigneau, Ivan Kurunov, Oscar Lingiardi, John Ricketts

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781614994985
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781614994992
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Civil Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

This book describes the blast furnace process for operators. As a starting point, the blast furnace is seen as a simple iron ore melter, while gradually the physical, chemical and metallurgical background is clarified. Operational observations, challenges and remedies are explained from this perspective. Optimization of the blast furnace process is not only based on "best practice transfer", but also requires conceptual understanding of what works when. In other words: operational improvement is not only based on know–how, but on know–why as well. With Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking – An Introduction (Third Edition, 2015) the reader has a compact compendium of the blast furnace process available: by operators and for operators and for those who are preparing to become operators.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Preface
• Contents
• List of Symbols and Abbreviations
• Introduction of the Blast Furnace Process
• The Blast Furnace: Contents and Gas Flow
• The Ferrous Burden: Sinter, Pellets, Lump Ore
• Coke
• Injection of Coal, Oil and Gas
• Burden Calculation and Mass Balances
• The Process: Burden Descent and Gas Flow Control
• Blast Furnace Productivity and Efficiency
• Hot Metal and Slag
• Casthouse Operation
• Operational Practices and Challenges
• Annex I. Glossary
• Annex II. Further reading
• Annex III. Starting point for calculation examples
• Annex IV. Rules of thumb
• Annex V. Coal types used for coke making
• Annex VI. Coke quality tests
• Annex VII. Expert systems and models
• Annex VIII. Rist diagram
• Annex IX. References
• Index