618-0406/01 – Raw Materials for Ironmaking (SPVŽ)
Gurantor department | Department of Metallurgy and Foundry | Credits | 4 |
Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Ján Kret, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Ján Kret, CSc. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2004/2005 | 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 to formulate :
- chemical, mineralogical, physical and metallurgical properties of raw materials
- thermal balances by sintering process
- peletization of iron ores
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Summary
Basic components of blast furnace charge, and quality requirements. Iron ores
and its setting. Chemical, mineralogical, physical and metallurgical
properties of raw materials. Sintering process of iron ores. Thermodynamics
and kinetics of fuel combustion at powder bed. Heat transfer by sintering
process. Thermal balances by sintering process. Thermal balances by sintering
process. Amount, structure and properties of gaseous phase. Facilities of
lowering CO content at combustion gases. Pelleting of fine-grained materials.
Compulsory literature:
[1] MAJERČÁK, Š.; KARWAN, T. Theory of sintering fine materials, Košice 1998
Recommended literature:
[1] BISWAS, A.K. Principles of blast furnace ironmaking. Australia, Brisbane 1981, 528 s.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Points assessment
-Elaboration of Semestral work (including the presentation of results)
-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
- Active participation in excursions
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Basic komponents of blast- furnace charge and requirements on their properties
2. Metallurgicak coke and their role in blast furnace
3. Requirementson quality of metallurgical coke
4. Fluxes base-forming
5. Iron ores and their modification
6. The chemical, mineralogical and physical properties of metallurgical raw ore
7. Characteristics of fine-grained materials
8. Sintering of iron ores
9. Homogenization of ore.
10. Physico-chemical processes during sintering ore.
11. Pelletisation fine grained materials
12. Theoretical foundations pelletizing. High hardening pellets.
13. Binders. Specific methods of sintering and pelletizing
14. Prereduced materials
15. Treatment options for ferruginous waste in the production of sinter and
pellets. Ecological aspects of sintering raw ore dust.
Praktice
1 Introduction, an exercise program, the conditions for credit, Special Excursion-
Geological Collections
2 Raw materials for blast furnace (distribution, types of ore deposit, alternative materials).
3 The symbolism of solid fuels, types of coal and coke, calculation of different moisture.
4 Special Excursion – ArcelorMittal Ostrava a.s.
6 Data for individual Semestral work.
7 The actual presentation of Semestral work ( discussion and results)
8 Calculations of the criteria (parameters) blast furnace process
9 Calculations use of heat energy of carbon and heat efficiency of reduction gases CO, CO2
10 Calculation of the composition of the sinter charge, the program No.1
11 Calculation of the efficiency of homogenization equipment
12 Calculation of the degree of reducibility of sinter and pellets, the program No.2
13 The calculation of the coefficient of uniformity of coke charge
14 Evaluation exercise (Semestral work, the program No.1, program No.2)
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction