Belt Conveyor Idlers
…support the loaded run of the conveyor belt, and the return idlers support the empty return run of the conveyor belt. The length of the straight or troughed idler set…
Read MoreGlossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘I’
…are ordinary voltmeters, ammeters, and watt-meters. The analog indicating instruments can be further divided into two groups consisting of (i) electro-mechanical instruments, and (ii) electronic instruments. Electronic instruments are constructed…
Read MoreHigh Strength Carbon and Low Alloy Steels
…properties of HR HSLA steels The three major types of HSLA steel microstructures are DP microstructures, acicular ferrite microstructures, and ferrite-pearlite microstructures. HR steels with ferrite-pearlite microstructures are the most…
Read MoreHandling of Hot Metal in Blast Furnace Iron Making
…runner systems. A main runner on each system ran parallel with the length of the cast house. As this runner sloped downhill, a series of dams were made at regular…
Read MoreBlast Furnace Slag Granulation at the Cast House
…the case of the cold runner design, the cold runner is installed as a continuation of the hot runner, with a built-in blowing box at the front end. The blowing…
Read MoreIntroduction to the Properties of Refractories and Refractory materials
…when cooled. Knowledge of thermal expansion behaviour of refractory materials is frequently crucial in designing of the furnace lining. If the lining is constrained by the furnace structure, destructive forces…
Read MoreStatistical Quality Control
…is also referred as the ‘80 / 20 rule’. Under this rule, it is assumed that 20 % of causes when addressed to, generate 80 % of the results. The…
Read MoreMagnesia Chrome Refractories
magnesite chrome bricks are available with various ratios of magnesite-to-chrome ore. The balance of properties of the brick is a function of the magnesite-to-chrome ore ratio. For example, a direct…
Read MoreBF Coke and its Role in Blast Furnace
…occupied site possessing an O2 atom, and ‘n’ denote the number of free active sites after reaction. Reaction sites can detach an O2 atom from a gaseous CO2 or H2O…
Read MoreGlossary of technical terms for the use of metallurgical engineers Terms starting with alphabet ‘A’
construction site which includes the primary building and its adjoining constructions. Among its wide applications, one can include construction drawings for building improvement and understanding the scope of construction activities….
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