Hot Blast Stove Refractories Hot blast stove is used to preheat air used in the blast furnace. It works as a counter-current regenerative heat exchanger. It consists of tall, cylindrical steel structures lined with different kinds of refractories and almost completely filled with checker bricks where heat is stored and then transferred to the fresh …
Read MoreRole of Workplace Environment in Influencing Employee Productivity Workplace is an arranged area which is provided by the organization to its employees for carrying out their work. This arranged area can be described as the layout of a work space which suits the nature of the job or task which is to be performed. It …
Read MoreBasic Concepts of Corrosion of Iron and Steel Iron and steel materials in practical use are normally exposed to corrosion in the atmospheric and aqueous environments. Corrosion is the deterioration of these materials by chemical interaction with their environment. It is one of the problems frequently encountered in the present day industrialized society. As per …
Read MoreBlast Furnace Valves Blast furnace (BF) process needs large quantity and variety of valves. During ironmaking in the BF, a number of gases, utilities, and dust are to be handled. These include (i) combustion gas, combustion air, and waste flue gas in hot blast stoves, (ii) cold air blast, oxygen, and hot air blast, (iii) …
Read MoreRole of Training and Development in Employee and Organizational Performance The accomplishments or issues experienced by an organization are highly dependent to the performance of its employees. Also, changing technology needs that the employees possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to cope with new processes and production techniques. Hence, it is important for the …
Read MoreWastewater and Water Treatment Technologies Cheap and plentiful, water was for centuries a production utility which the steel industry took for granted. But in the present scenario, water resources are becoming increasingly scarce due to the growing imbalance between fresh water availability and consumption, hence the access to clean and safe water has become one …
Read MoreSafety, Environment, and Health Issues of Iron and Steel Industry The iron and steel industry is a heavy industry. In addition to the safety hazards normally present in giant plants, massive equipment, and movement of large masses of materials, employees are exposed to the heat of molten metal and slag at temperatures upto 1,800 deg …
Read MoreRole of Line Managers in Organizational functioning The term ‘line-manager’ normally refers to organizational employees in the lower layers of the management hierarchy (for example, team leader, supervisor roles). The term of line manager traditionally stands for the position representing the first level of the management to whom non-managerial employees report. Line managers are known …
Read MoreFlue Gas Cleaning Technologies and Systems Environmental pollution is one of the biggest problems all over the world at present. From a series of global environmental problems, more and more people have now realized that environment and resources are the basic necessities for the survival and developments of human beings. Flue gases which are the …
Read MoreSteel Welding Electrodes Welding is the strongest method for bonding metal to metal. It is a process for joining or fastening two pieces of similar metals (work pieces) by melting and fusing (i) the base metals being joined, and (ii) the filler metal applied. Welding can be done without the use of a filler metal …
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