International series on materials science and technology ;
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Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies
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v. 31
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
(CAST NOTE (PROJECTED AND VIDEO MATERIAL AND SOUND RECORDINGS
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ISBN 0-08-023258-2 Pbk : £6.50.
CONTENTS NOTE
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A brief description of the blast-furnace process -- A look inside the furnace -- Thermodynamics of the blast-furnace process : enthalpies and equilibria -- Blast-furnace stoichiometry -- Development of a model framework : simplified blast-furnace enthalpy balance -- The model framework : combination of stoichiometric and enthalpy equations -- Completion of the stoichiometric part of the model : conceptual division of the blast-furnace through the chemical reserve zone -- Enthalpy balance for the bottom segment of the furnace -- Combining bottom segment stoichiometry and enthalpy equations : a priori calculation of operating parameters -- Testing the mathematical model and a discussion of its premises -- The effects of Tuyère injectants on blast-furnace operations -- Addition of details into the operating equations : heat losses; reduction of Si and Mn; dissolution of carbon; formation of slag; decomposition of carbonates -- Summary of blast-furnace operating equations : comparison between predictions and practice -- Blast-furnace optimization by linear programming.