618-0403/03 – Fundamentals of Metal Production Technology (ZTVK)
| Gurantor department | Department of Metallurgy and Foundry | Credits | 6 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Jiří Bažan, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Jiří Bažan, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2012/2013 | Year of cancellation | 2015/2016 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
- student will be able formulate to basic principle of metal production technology
- student will be able formulate to perspectives of metal production technology
- student will be able formulate to economic and environmental aspects of main metallurgical technologies
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Project work
Summary
The subject is focused on improvement and advancement of knowledge about metals (iron and non iron metals - copper, lead, tin, zinc, nickel, alluminium, magnesium) and theirs properties, metallugical raw materials - ores, fuels, auxilliary additives. Hot metal - blast furnace raw materials and process products. Cast iron production. BOF and EAF steel production. Secondary metallurgy processes and steel casting. Economic and environmental aspects of main metallurgical technologies.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Points assessment
- Elaboration of Semestral work
- Elaboration of final test
E-learning
For electronic communication with teachers enjoy university e-mail address:
http://staff.vsb.cz/
There is a continuous expansion of e-learning elements into teaching.
Other requirements
Active participation in exercises
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
LECTURES
Part 1- Non-ferrous metals
1. Introduction to non-ferrous metals production
2. Hydrometallurgy
3. Pyrometallurgy
Part 2- Ironmaking
1.Theoretical processes in blast furnace.Charge and processes in blast furnace
2.Theoretical reducing gas consumption. Quality control of pig iron in blast furnace
3.Alternative methods of pig iron production.Direct reduction and smelting reduction.
4.Trends and innovative in blast furnace processes. Ecological problems of pig iron production
Part 3- Steelmaking
1. The history of steel production. Methods of steel production today.
2. Chemical reaction for steel production.
3. Production of steel in oxygen converters and tandem furnaces.
4. Production of steel in electric arc furnaces. Secondary metallurgy
EXCERCISE
Part 1- Non-ferrous metals
1. Introduction do the non-ferous processes, basic physical chemical processes
2. Hydrometallurgy, basic terms
3. Pyrometallurgy, basic terms
Part 2- Ironmaking
1. Introduction, definition of key variables and concept. Calculations of the iron amount from different charge types
2. Calculation of the quantity of alkaline additives in the blast furnace charge, data for individual semestral work
3. Calculation of the amount of top gas and the amount of dry wind blowing.Partial elemental carbon balance in the blast furnace, determining the amount of carbon burned at the tuyeres and carbon for direct reduction
4. Material balance blast furnace process, the determination of direct and indirect reduction, data for paper presentation. The actual presentation of results and elaboration of final test
Part 3- Steelmaking
1. Steel norms and examples.
2 The reaction between metal and slag, steel decarburization, calculations.
3 Desulfurization reaction, examples of calculations.
4 Calculating material and heat balance of the LD process. Main dimension of electric arc furnaces
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction