Intensifying Steel Production with the Use of Oxygen

The scale on which oxygen is now being used in steelmaking worldwide is remarkable. To illustrate, the unit consumption of oxygen is approaching 65 m exp 3 /ton in converter steelmaking, 35 m exp 3 /ton in electric steelmaking, and 70 m exp 3 /ton in the operation of two-bath open-hearth (OH) furnac...

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Published in:Metallurgist (New York) 2001-07, Vol.45 (7-8), p.329-331
Main Author: Zin'ko, B F
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The scale on which oxygen is now being used in steelmaking worldwide is remarkable. To illustrate, the unit consumption of oxygen is approaching 65 m exp 3 /ton in converter steelmaking, 35 m exp 3 /ton in electric steelmaking, and 70 m exp 3 /ton in the operation of two-bath open-hearth (OH) furnaces. This advance has been made possible by important contributions that scientists, designers, and production specialists have made to the development of oxygen steelmaking over a long period of time. Theoretical studies and the initial experiments indicated that the process might be highly explosive. More thorough studies were needed along with some revolutionary developments not only in refining practices, but also in the methods used to introduce the oxygen.
ISSN:0026-0894
1573-8892
DOI:10.1023/A:1012797815294