2006 AISTech Conference Proceedings
3-D CFD Analysis for Blast Furnace Hearth Wear
3D Mathematical Modeling of Flows in the Deadman/Hearth Region of a Blast Furnace
A Diagnostic Method for Predicting Maintenance Requirements in Rotating Equipment
A Novel Double-stand 12-high Reversing Cold Rolling Mill
A Process Model for EAF Steelmaking
A Sensor Based Process Modeling Approach to Increase the Reliability of Hot Bar Rolling
Alloy Dissolution in Argon Stirred Steel
Analysis of Liquid Level and Profile Inside the Hearth of a Blast Furnace
Analyzing and Controlling Non-Metallic Inclusions in Steel by using “6 - Sigma” Principle
Application of Specialty Mold Coatings for Conventional, Medium, and Thin Slab Casting
Automatic Surface Inspection for Galvanized Products at IMSA MEX
Basic Tundish Powder Evaluation for Continuous Casting of Clean Steel
Best Practice Are Mini-mills Comparable?
Blast Furnace Bosh Design and Repairs
Blast Furnace Efficiency Gains and Medium BTU Gas Production Using FASTOX Technology
Blast Furnace Optimization - The Next Generation
Blast Furnace Performance and Tuyere Practice at Stelco Hamilton No. 5 Blast Furnace
BURS Roll Designed for Nonquadratic Waves
Calcium: Toy, Tool or Trouble?
Cast Floor Robotics Concept and Test Results
CFD Study on Slag-Steel Interaction in an Argon Bottom-Stirred Ladle
Chromium-free Passivation of Various Metallic Coated Steels
Cold Shroud Oxygen Blowing for Improvement in Converter Productivity
Combustion Control of Carl Still Coke Oven CST’s Experience
Commissioning and Optimization of the Roll Gap Lubrication System at the CSP® Plant ANSDK in Egypt
Continuous Casting Experience with W-bearing Steel for High Temperature Service
Control Blast Furnace Pulverized Coal Injection to Increase PCI Rates
Cooling Rate Effect on Geometric Measurement Accuracy in Hot Strip Rolling
Corporate Mass and Energy Simulation Model for an Integrated Steel Plant
Correlation Between Pellet Reduction and Some Blast Furnace Operation Parameters
CSP Production Planning System
Dechlorination of PVC Injected Into Blast Furnace and Environment Protection
Design and Development of Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor with Embedded Control
Development of a Laser Welder For The Steel Industry
Developments in Blast Furnace Structural Design
Developments on Fluid Flow and Heat Flow Theories in the Continuous Casting Mould
Digital Drive Crane Hoist Conversion
Digital Microscopy Applied to Metallic Iron Quantification in Self-Reducing Briquettes
Digital Visual Inspection of Coils
Dofasco’s No. 1 By-Products Sulphur Filtration Improvements
EAF Performance Improvement at Nucor Steel Auburn using Goodfellow EFSOPÿ
Effect of Bending Nozzle on Swirling Flow in a Centrifugal Flow Tundish
Electric Arc Furnace Sidewall Fixed Injectors Developments and Operational Results
Eleven Basic Rules to Follow to Attain R & M Excellence
Elimination of Contamination during Repairs or Modification To An Existing Hydraulic Piping System
Emissions Control Evolution At CSTˆS Sintering Machine Stack
Energy Consumption in the EAF with 100% DRI
Energy Savings at V&M Star with Microporous Insulation
Enhancement of Blast Furnace Reaction Efficiency through the Use of Highly Reactive Coke
Evaluating Strength and Toughness Properties of Laser Weldment by Dynamic Testing
Evolution and Results of a Fully Digital Electrode Regulator
Evolution of Artificially Induced Slab Imperfections through Hot and Cold Rolling
Experience of Operating a Rotary Charging Unit (RCU) at the Bhilai Steel Plant
Flameless Oxyfuel for Highly Visible Results
Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Analysis in a Cooling Stave of Blast Furnace Hearth
Fuel Savings for Slab Reheating Furnaces through Oxyfuel Combustion
General Review of the Operation Technique for the Past Decade in Sinter Plant at China Steel
Getting the Best of Both Worlds in Reversing Mill Recoilers at Nucor Steel-Berkeley
Heat Transfer Analysis of Molten Steel in Ladle
Heat Transfer, Devolatilization and Combustion of Injected Coal Before Entering Raceways
High Efficiency Production Practice of a 100 tDC EBT EAF
High Emissivity Coating Technology Improves Annealing Furnace Efficiency
Holistic Approach to Process Optimization for EAF Steelmakers
Hot Strip Mill Back Up Roll Spalling Reasons and Remedies
IH-3 Blast Furnace Control System Migration
Implementation of a Dynamic Furnace Controller for Electric Arc Furnaces: Initial Results
Implementation of New Process Control Architectures in Continuous Production Plants
Implementation of the Bath Agitation Process on BOS Vessels
Implementing Reliability Excellence
Improved Design of Bricks for Intermittent BOF Operations
Improved Lubrication System for Overhead Cranes
Improvement of COG Pipeline Life Expectancy
Improvement of Coke Oven Process for Increasing Productivity
Improvement of Performance Reduction of Operating Costs for Back Up Roll Grinding in Chocks
Improvements in BOF Process at Algoma Steel Inc.
In-situ Observation of Sulfide Precipitation in a Low-carbon, Titanium Alloyed Steel
In-Situ Study of Scale Formation Under Finishing-Mill Operating Conditions
Increasing Capacity through Improved Reliability Dofasco Case Study
Industrial Building Design -- Seismic Issues
Innovative Control Methods to Overcome Periodical Disturbances on Continuous Caster Mold Level
Innovative Project Solutions for Fast Caster Upgrades
Instrumentation for Measuring Air/Gaseous Flow in Hot Dusty Process Streams
Integration of Automation and Maintenance Systems with VAI.Safe “Service Automation for Excellence”
Introduction of Alumina Magnesia (AM) Spinel Forming High Alumina Castable in VAD Ladle
Iron and Steel Mills Use Sand-Ballasted Settling Technology to Improve Water Treatment Results
Kinetics of Resulfurization in Magnesium Desulfurization Process of Molten Iron
Latest Continuous Casting Design for Increased Production, Extended Product Mix and Optimum Quality
Lower Costs by Optimum EAF Tapping
Maintenance Troubleshooting Help Using an Intranet
Mathematical Modeling of Burden Distribution in the Bell-less Top Blast Furnace
Mathematical Modeling of Thermal-Fluid Flow in the Meniscus Region During An Oscillation Cycle
Mathematical Simulation on Refining Process of 300 tons LF Stirred by Argon in Baosteel
Matrix equation and its applications of flatness control for strip mills
Mechanism of Edge Splitting during Coil Slitting
Metallurgical Modeling of Annealing of Nb-Ti High Resistance Cold Rolled Steel Sheets
Micromechanical Evaluation of Intergranular Crack Growth Under Continuous Casting Conditions
Mineral Phase Transformations of Metallurgical Cokes and their Implications
Minimizing the Cost of Arc Flash Evaluation Studies
Mixed Burden Softening and Melting Phenomena in Blast Furnace Operation
Mixed Grade Model Development and Implementation at Dofasco
Mn Control at KOBM Steelmaking
Model Experiment on Inclusion Entrapment in Solidified Shell under Oscillating Magnetic Field
Modeling of Gas Flow and Burner Heating in an Electric Arc Furnace
Module Cast Block The Future of Coke Oven Repairs
Monitoring and Diagnostic Applications with Chordal Roll Micrometer Technology
Morphology and Precipitation Mechanism of Copper Sulfide in Strip Casting of Low Carbon Steels
New Coal Charging Car Installation at Dofasco's No. 3 Coke Plant
New Opportunities for Inline Paint Applications in Galvanizing Lines
New Sensor Improves Productivity and Quality
On the Causes of Hearth Problems
Operating and Environmental Benefits from the Production and Use of Hot Briquetted Iron
Optimization of a Five Strand Billet Caster With an Unshrouded Tundish-to-Mold Stream
Optimizing BOF Slag Control through the Application of Refractory Darts
Oregon Steel Mills: A Systems Approach to Mill Drive Modernization Engineered Reliability
Oxidic Dross: Theoretical Approach and Practical Verification
Passive Dust Control for Steel Mills - Control Dust Without The Use of Baghouses or Suppression
Performance of the Regenerative Burners in BaoSteel 2050 Hot Strip Mill Furnace Baoshan, China
Performance-proven Insulation of a 60 t Steel Ladle with Skamol VIP-12 HS
Performances Evaluation of High Speed Steels for Hot Rolling by Wear and Thermal Fatigue Tests
Physical Modeling of Vacuum Decarburization in an RH Degasser
Physical Modelling of 3D Flow in the Blast Furnace Hearth
Pickle Section Replacement at CORUS, Port Talbot
Planning Concept for Logistic Solutions
Prediction of Strip Temperature on the Run Out Table Of A Hot Strip Mill Using A Neural Network
Pressing, Cooling and Coiling China Steel HSM #1 Major Upgrade Project
Problems in Measuring the Temperature of the Melt in Metallurgic Units
Process Improvement in Sintering by Bed Humidification
Pushing the Boundaries of Mould Plate Coatings
Recent Arc Furnace Revamps for Improved Performance
Recycling of Waste Plastics for Slag Foaming in EAF Steelmaking
Reducing Crane Wheel Failures at the Midwest Plant of U.S. Steel
Reduction of Surface Defects on 0.25% C Hot Band at Nucor Steel - Crawfordsville
Research and Development of BRP Technology at Baosteel
Research on Service Performances between Different Textured Cold Rolls
Roll Alignment with Inertial Technology
Roll Gap Lubrication - Evolution and Development in CST Hot Strip Mill
Selecting Test Results for Best Lubrication Results
Semi-Metal Production in an EAF to Supplement Hot Metal Supply to BOF
Sequestration of CO2 from Steelmaking Offgas by Carbonate Formation with Slag
Setup Model for the Roughing Mill of Hot Rolling of SIDOR, C.A. Venezuela
Shutdown Delivery Management System
Simulation of BOF Barrel Shell Growth
Simulations of a New Continuous Steelmaking Process
Six Sigma in the Steel Industry
Smart-Gas A New Approach to Optimizing EAF Operations
Some Technological Aspects of the Thin Slab Casting Process at Very High Speed
Spindle Lubrication Discovery on #2 RCM at Nucor Steel Berkeley
Steel Industry and Universities Working Together: The Tenaris Experience
Steel Mill Flooring--An Eight-Year Case Study at Mittal IH7 Blast Furnace
Strand Surface Cracks The Role of Abnormally Large Prior Austenite Grains
Structure of Turbulent Flows in Slab Molds
Study of Casting Issues using Rapid Inclusion Identification and Analysis
Study on Aging Phenomenon of Mechanical Property on Pearlitic Steel Wire Rods with Large Diameter
System for Automatically Deciding the Optimal Material-conveying Rout
Technical and Operational Auditing of Blast Furnace Ironmaking Units
Techniques for the Successful Commissioning and Tuning of Level 2 Models
TECNORED Ironmaking Process The Present and The Future
Temperature Stability in Galvanizing Pots as a Function of Power Supply Technology
The Control and Comprehensive Utility of Ironmaking Solid waste
The Development of a New Approach to Deoxidation at Nucor Steel - Hickman
The Effect of the Number of Leveling Rolls on the Straightening Process
The Metallurgical Study on the ESR Process for Homogeneous 10% Cr-Nb-W Steel Ingots
The Minimill Story The AIST 2006 Brimacombe Lecture
The Reduction of Iron Oxides by Volatiles in a RHF Process
The Results of Four Years of Commercial Operations for Praxair’s BOF CoJet® Gas Injection System
The Shortest Strip Cleaning System
The Use of Hot Metal in the Consteel® EAF at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
The Utilization of Iron-bearing Sludges in the Iron Ore Sintering Process
Thinking Outside the Storage Box
Three Dimensional Simulation of Local Shape Defects in Continuous Cold Rolling
Today’s Challenge on Customer Perspective Project Management in the Steel Industry
Treatments of AOD Slag to Produce Aggregates for Road Construction
Ultra Modern Coiling Temperature Control at Sollac, Lorraine
Understanding Modern Infrared Thermometers for Demanding Steel Mill Applications
Unsteady State and Inclusion Control during Steel Continuous Casting
Utilization of High Phosphorous Hot Metal in BOF Steelmaking
VAI Fuchs Refining Combined Burners - An Innovative Oxygen Injection Technology
When to Change Descaling Nozzles and How to Interpret Board Tests
Yield and Productivity Savings Using Goodfellow EFSOPÿ at MacSteel Arkansas
Zero-Downtime, Phased Drive Upgrade of Mittal Steel USA-Coatesville’s 140? Plate Mill
“Spinel Bonded” MgO-C Refractories for Steel Ladle Applications