Coke Oven Machines Coke oven machines are an integral part of any coke oven battery. These machines charge the ovens with the coal feedstock, push the coke from the ovens after coking, and feed it to the coke quenching process. In recent times, coke oven machines are acquiring a more prominent role in the coke …
Read MoreImpact of Organizational Culture on Employee Performance Organizational culture comprises the unwritten customs, behaviours and beliefs which determine the ‘rules of the game’ for decision making, structure, and power. It includes a system of ideas and concepts, customs, traditions, procedures and habits for functioning in a specific macro culture. It is implicit, invisible, intrinsic, and …
Read MoreAutomation, Control and Modelling of Basic Oxygen Steelmaking In the basic oxygen steelmaking process, the basic oxygen furnace or converter produces liquid steel by reducing the carbon content of hot metal made by the blast furnace from around 4.5 % to 0.03 % to 1.0 %. The converter blows large amount of pure oxygen into …
Read MoreTundish Powder During continuous casting of steel, liquid steel is poured from ladle to tundish where its flow is divided to each strand of the continuous casting machine. The role of the tundish is not only to act as the dispenser of the liquid steel, but also it is the last major reactor where refining …
Read MoreCorporate Communication and Public Relations A major criterion for the success of an organization is the perception of the public about the organization. What the general public, competitors, and employees perceive about the organization is what defines its respectability, its position, and ultimately its success. The primary objective of corporate communication and public relations is …
Read MoreAutomation Control and Modelling of Electric Arc Furnace The electric arc furnace (EAF) constitutes the main process in scrap / DRI (direct reduced iron) based steelmaking and the second most important steelmaking process route in terms of global steel production. It is the main process for recycling of ferrous scrap. It was invented in 1889 …
Read MoreBelt Conveyor Idlers Belt conveyor idlers are the rollers which are used at certain spacing for supporting the active as well as return side of the conveyor belt. Accurately made, rigidly installed and well maintained idlers are very important for smooth and efficient running of a belt conveyor. Important requirements for idlers are proper support …
Read MoreOrganizational Decision Making Decision making is a fundamental function of the management. It is the basic activity of the management. It reflects the success and failure of the management and the organization which mainly hinges upon the quality of decisions. The decision making role of the management is the ‘heart’ of the executive activities in …
Read MoreBlast Furnace Process Automation, Measurement, and Control System The efficient operation of the modern blast furnace needs a high degree of automation in conjunction with a measuring system and a monitoring and control system. The blast furnace process control system in combination with the blast furnace optimization system creates a high level in intelligent blast …
Read MoreLow Alloy Steels Alloying elements are added in the steels for various reasons which include improved corrosion resistance and / or improved mechanical properties at low or elevated temperatures. Alloying elements are also used to improve the hardenability of quenched and tempered steel. The term ‘alloy steel’ is used for those steels which have got …
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