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Fireclay Refractory Bricks
Fireclay Refractory Bricks Fireclay refractory bricks are manufactured from unfired refractory bond clay and fireclays (chamotte), fired refractory clay or similar grog materials . Fireclay...
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Improved Designs and Campaign Life of a Blast Furnace
Improved Designs and Campaign Life of a Blast Furnace The cost of rebuilding or relining a blast furnace (BF) is very high. Hence techniques to extend BF campaign lives are important and need to be...
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Importance of Hearth, Dead man and Tapping in Blast Furnace Operation
Importance of Hearth, Dead man and Tapping in Blast Furnace Operation A trend of deterioration in ore quality is seen these days with the increasing demand for iron ore. The deterioration in ore...
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Refractories and Classification of Refractories
Refractories and Classification of Refractories Refractories are inorganic, nonmetallic, porous and heterogeneous materials composed of thermally stable mineral aggregates, a binder phase and...
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Refractories for a Reheating Furnace
Refractories for a Reheating Furnace Refractories are inorganic, nonmetallic, porous and heterogeneous materials composed of thermally stable mineral aggregates, a binder phase and additives. They are...
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Alumina and its Role in Iron and Steelmaking
Alumina and its Role in Iron and Steelmaking Alumina is a chemical compound of aluminum (Al) and oxygen (O2) with the chemical formula aluminum oxide (Al2O3). It is the most commonly occurring of...
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Guniting Refractory Maintenance and Guniting Refractories
Guniting Refractory Maintenance and Guniting Refractories Guniting of refractory materials has evolved in importance with modern steelmaking technology, and largely because of it. Guniting was seen by...
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Rotary Kiln
Rotary Kiln A rotary kiln is an inclined, rotating cylindrical reactor through which a charge moves continuously. The rotary kiln is a thermal processing furnace used for processing solid materials...
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Formation of Scaffold in Blast Furnace Shaft
Formation of Scaffold in Blast Furnace Shaft The term scaffold is used when there is accretion or scab formation on the blast furnace (BF) wall which causes a decrease in the cross sectional area of...
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Hot Blast Stove Refractories
Hot Blast Stove Refractories Hot blast stove is used to preheat air used in the blast furnace. It works as a counter-current regenerative heat exchanger. It consists of tall, cylindrical steel...
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