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March
2004 |
Using Laser
Scanning Technology to Measure Deflections in Steel Columns
Mosab
Hawarey,
Research
Assistant,
Purdue
University
School
of Civil
Engineering,
West Lafayette,
Ind., and
Michael
O. Falk,
President,
Falk PLI
Engineering
and Surveying,
Inc., Portage,
Ind. (mfalk@falk-pli.com)
Laser
scanning
technology
can represent
any object
with millimetric
precision.
Here, the
measurement
of deflections
of 62 steel
columns
located
throughout
four coke
batteries
are investigated,
and the
results
and challenges
are discussed.
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Development
of Coke Strength After Reaction (CSR) at Dofasco
Ted
W. Todoschuk,
Senior
Researcher,
Research
Department,
Dofasco
Inc., Hamilton,
Ont., Canada;
Dr. J.P.
Price,
Manager
of Energy
for High
Temperature
Process,
and Dr.
J.F. Gransden,
Research
Scientist,
CANMET
Energy
Technology
Center,
Nepeon,
Ont., Canada
(ted_todoschuk@dofasco.ca)
In
order to
prevent
coke degradation
without
detrimentally
affecting
blast furnace
service
life, Dofasco
initiated
a project
to improve
coke strength
after reaction.
The results
of the
program
and Dofasco’s
prediction
model are
presented.
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Developments
in the
North American
Iron and
Steel Industry
And Reported
Capital
Expenditures
Joann
Cantrell,
Publications
Manager/Editor,
Iron &
Steel Technology
(jcantrell@aistech.org)
Modernizations,
expansions
and reported
capital
expenditures
for 2003
and 2004
are presented
in alphabetical
order by
company. |
Practical
Application
of Coke
Plant Automation
Systems
K.P.
Leuchtmann
(left),
ThyssenKrupp
EnCoke
GmbH, Germany,
R.V. Ramani
and Michael
Platts
(right),
ThyssenKrupp
EnCoke
Inc., U.S.A.
(plattsm@tkt-tkecusa.thyssenkrupp.com)
Process
management
systems
were successfully
applied
by ThyssenKrupp
EnCoke
to existing
as well
as new
coke plant
installations.
Operational
experiences
are described,
with emphasis
on the
newly developed
Proven
system.
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Replacement
of the
Collecting
Mains at
the Açominas
Coke Plant
Phillip
Allen and
Tom Mullen,
Consultants;
Peter Gootjes,
Project
Manager,
and Rod
James,
Project
Engineer,
Danieli
Corus BV
(phillipallen@tinyworld.co.uk)
When
Açominas
replaced
the collecting
mains on
its coke
batteries,
the project
was completed
without
disruption
to plant
operations
or production
requirements.
Details
of the
replacement
process,
including
a new control
system
and T-piece
installation,
are described.
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Development
of Coke
Properties
for the
Improvement
of Blast
Furnace
Operations
Jaroslav
Curilla
and Zlatica
Machajová,
U. S. Steel
Košice
R&D
Center,
Slovakia;
Hope D.
Huntington,
UEC Coal
& Coke
Laboratories,
Monroeville,
Pa.; and
Frederick
W. Hyle,
U. S. Steel
Gary Works,
Gary, Ind.
(fwhyle@uss.com)
As
part of
its efforts
to reduce
pig iron
production
costs and
improve
blast furnace
operations,
U. S. Steel
Košice
developed
a new research
approach
to developing
coke properties
and evaluating
coking
coal blend
profitability.
The results
of short-term,
full-scale
trials
are presented.
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AIST
Transactions
George
Krauss,
University
Emeritus
Professor
Colorado
School
of Mines
Solidification,
Segregation
and Banding
in Carbon
and Alloy
Steels
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