618-0417/01 – Iron and Steels (ŽaO)
Gurantor department | Department of Metallurgy and Foundry | Credits | 6 |
Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Ján Kret, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Ján Kret, CSc. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2011/2012 | 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 :
- basic principles of ironmaking
- principles of reducing processes in blast furnace
- perspectives of steelmaking in converters, tandem and electric arc furnaces
- oxidizing processes at steelmaking
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
Raw materials and preparation of blast furnace charge. Sintering and pelletizing
of iron ores. Principles of ironmaking. Reducing processes in blast furnace.
Processes in oxidizing limits of blast furnace. Backset of charge and gas and
heat transfer. Technology principles of blast furnace melting and process
controlling. Oxidizing processes by steelmaking, steel of steel desoxidation,
steel quality, steel desulphurization and dephosphorization.Steelmaking at
convertors, tandem and electric arc furnaces, steel refining outside
oven,steelcasting. Kind of pig irons and separation of steels.
Compulsory literature:
[1] BISWAS, A. K. [I]Principles of blast furnace ironmaking[/I]. Australia, Brisbane 1981.
Recommended literature:
[1] BISWAS, A. K. [I]Principles of blast furnace ironmaking[/I]. Australia, Brisbane 1981.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Angličtina
Points assessment
- elaboration of Semestral work (including the presentation of results)
- elaboration of report of excursions
E-learning
For electronic communication with the teachers enjoy the university e-mail addresses those can be found here: http://staff.vsb.cz/
Integration of e-learning elements into the subject is in progress.
Other requirements
- Active participation in practice
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures
Part Iron
1. The history and development of iron and steel production in the world and in CR.
2. Raw materials and the preparation of blast-furnace charge.
3. Sintering and pelletizing of iron ore.
4. Reduction processes in the blast furnace.
5. Oxidation processes in Undertow charge and gas.
6. Fundamentals of management of blast furnace process.
7. Alternative metods of iron production.
8. Types of raw iron.
Part of Steel
1. List and steel processes.
2. Oxidation processes in steel production.
3. Deoxidation of steel.
4. Cleanliness of steel inclusions.
5. Desulphurization anddephosporization of steel .
6. Production of steel in converters, electric furnaces, and tandem.
7. Secondary steel refining. Casting of steel.
8. Distribution of steel produced.
9. The influence of types of pig iron and steel for recycling metal waste.
Praktice (only for full-time study form):
Section Iron
1.Introduction, exercise program, the conditions for granting credit, the plan Desk
2 Basic chemical equations
3 Excursions: Trinec Ironworks or ArcelorMittal Ostrava
4 Seminar - Reports from excursions, presentations, discussions
5 The reaction in the blast furnace
6 Calculation of the amount of of top gas and wind
Section Steel
1. Preliminary exercises. Steel production in the CR and abroad.
2. Standards of steel, steel marking steel
3. Desulphurization and Dephosforization of steel
4. Reactions during fining of steel
5. Exkursion -Vitkovice . Old and New steel plant
6. Gases in Steel
7. Assessment Exercise, credit
To obtain credit in the combined study form is needed to develop a session project.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction