618-0801/02 – Theory of Ironmaking Processes (TŽP)
| 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 | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2004/2005 | Year of cancellation | 2015/2016 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Student will be able to formulate :
- effect of direct reduction on carbon consumption
- basic principles of ironmaking processes
- principle of direct and indirect reduction
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Summary
Thermodynamic, kinetic and thermal processes of blast furnace combustion zone.
Blast furnace aerodynamics. Physico-chemical reactions in blast
furnace :volatiliozation, decomposition of hydrates, water-gas shift reaction,
carbon deposition, decomposition of carbonates ect. Thermodynamics, kinetics
and mechanismus of iron oxides reduction. Direct and indirect reduction.
Effect of direct reduction on coke rate. Reduction of various elements. Blast
furnace slags. Chemistry of sulphur reaktion. Removal of sulphur.
Carburization of iron. Pig iron grades.
Compulsory literature:
[1] BABICH, A., SENK, D., GUDENAU, H.W., MAVROMMATIS, K. [I]Ironmaking[/I]. Aachen, 2008, 402 p.
[2] BISWAS, A. K. [I]Principles of blast furnace ironmaking[/I]. Australia, Brisbane 1981.
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Points assessment
-Elaboration of Semestral work
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
Monitoring of other information sources from the field of metallurgy
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures.
- Characteristics of ore, sinter, pellets, coke, basic ingredients and methods
survey.
- Physico-chemical processes during sintering and pelletizing.
- Thermodynamic, kinetic and thermal processes in the oxidation zone of the blast furnace.
- Gasodynamics of blast furnace.
- Physical and chemical processes in the blast furnace.
- Thermodynamics, kinetics and mechanism of reduction of iron oxides in blast furnace.
- Direct and indirect reduction.
- Effect of part direct reduction in carbon consumption.
- Reduction of other elements.
- Blast furnace slag.
- Desulfurization in the blast furnace.
-Cementing iron.
- Types and quality of pig iron.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction