2009 AISTech Conference Proceedings
3-D Numerical Study of Impinging Water Jets in Run Out Table Cooling Processes
30% Increased Capacity in Capacity of Metal Coating Lines at ThyssenKrupp Steel
A Comparative Study of Isothermal and Non-isothermal Modeling of Flows in Tundishes
A Comprehensive Simulation of the Raceway Formation and Combustions
A Design Approach for Sizing a Closed-loop Cooling System
A Graphical Approach to Resolving Scheduling Conflicts of Melt Shops and Rolling Mills
A Mechanism of Post-rolling Deterioration in Hot Band Flatness during Coiling
A New Development for Coiling High-strength Tube Grades with Large Thickness
A New Technology for Automatic Handling of Work Rolls with Chocks
A Novel FEMS System for Continuous Casting of Steel Billets and Blooms
A Novel Thermal Spray Coating for Galvanizing Rolls
Achieving Good Quality Tar at Hamilton Works
Adding Value by Reducing the Electrical Scope of Mechanical Mill Suppliers
Advanced Blast Furnace Bosh and Stack Systems
An Investigation of Hot Metal Desulfurization by Mg
Analysis and Simulation on the Secondary Cooling during Steel Bloom Continuous Casting
Analysis of Crush Failure in Pipes and Countermeasures to Reduce the Defect
Applications of Computer Modeling Techniques to Process Gas Analyzer Design
ASRS: Automatic Storage and Retrieval System for Steel Plants and Warehouses
Automatic Width Direction Differential Thickness Control of Hot Strip Mill Finisher
Bar Code Identification of SeverStal Slabs
Basics of an Effective Crane Inspection Program
Beam Me Up The New Medium Section Mill at Steel Dynamics, Columbia City
Blast Furnace Blow-down Minimizing Environmental Emissions
Blast Furnace Circumferential Process Symmetry: The Effect of Flow Distribution In Hot Blast Systems
Bonded Particulate Iron-based Melting Materials
Carbon Dissolution in Steelmaking Process – Recarburization using Waste Plastics
CFD Modeling of Nos. 2 and 3 Slab Casters at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor No. 2 Steel Producing Shop
Challenges and Best Practices for Efficient Steel Mill Lubrication
Coal Mineral Transformations during Carbonization and Gasification
Comparison in Maintenance Practices Between a Consteel® EAF and a Conventional EAF
Construction of a Web-based Tutorial for 3-D Visualization of Ternary Phase Diagrams
Contamination Control Pays Big Dividends
DC Arc Furnace Pin Electrode Modeling and Development
Decreasing Maintenance Costs Through Contract Lubrication Program
Determination and Application of Stribeck Curve in Development of Steel Cold Rolling Lubricants
Development of Melting Technology for Ultra-low Sulfur Steel
Development of Model-intensive Web-based Rolling Mill Applications
Development of New Generation High-strength Hot-rolled Steel Sheet for Automotive Components
Diamond Pass Design for Single Family Bar Rolling
Drive System Upgrade at DJ Galvanizing
Driving Value through Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management
EAF Water Detection using Offgas Measurements
Eco-friendly Slide Gate Plate Minimizing Volatile Matter
Effect of Charcoal Physical Parameters on the Blast Furnace Powder Injection1
Effect of Coal Inertinite Size on Coke Strength
Effect of Initial Tundish Flux Addition Timing on Steel Cleanliness
Effect of Initial Tundish Flux Addition Timing on Steel Cleanliness
Effect of Steel Substrate Roughness on GA and GI Coating Roughness during the Gas-jet Wiping Process
Effect of the Use of Bell-less Rotary Charging Unit upon Blast Furnace Performance
Efficient and Cost-effective Transport of Hot Slag With Off-highway Trucks
Eliminating Process Downtime Caused by Speed and Position Sensors
Energy for Arc Furnace Melting – Characteristics and Importance of Sources
Energy Saving Advances in CSP Tunnel Furnace Rolls
Energy Savings and CO² Reduction for Hydraulics
Erosion of Runners in Ingot Casting
Evaluation of the Wear of Blast Furnace Hearth Refractory by Thermal Modeling
Experimental and Mathematical Studies of Impinging Gas Jets on Liquid Surfaces
Fault tolerant SVC ArcComp System for DC Arc Furnaces
Fluid Flow and Mold Slag Entrainment in the Continuous Twin-Slab Casting Mould
Fluid Flow and Steel Cleanliness in Argon-stirred Ladles
Foaming and the Rate of the Carbon-Iron Oxide Reaction in Slag
Furnace Draft Control Improvements: Tuning of Important Factors
Galvanize Processes Utilizing Surface Inspection to Improve Quality and Manufacturing Methodology
Gas Phase Reactions of Coke Blends with Plastics for Chemical Energy Input into EAF Steelmaking
Gauges to Reduce Energy Consumption
Heat Transfer and Solidification of Steels during Slab Continuous Casting Process
Hot Strip Mill Models and Control for 1/4 Standard Gauge
How Technology Can Be Used to Support Detailed Reporting ~ Assuring Compliance on Inspections
Hydrogen and Nitrogen Control in Steelmaking at U. S. Steel
i EAF® Technology: Dynamic Process Control for the Electric Arc Furnace
Implementation of High-capacity Continuous Annealing Line in P.R. China
Implementing Dynamic and Offline Scrap Optimization at a Basic Oxygen Furnace Facility
IMPOCpro - Increasing Production Yield by On-line Measurement of Material Properties
Improved Execution of Major Annual Outages Using Outage Management Process Tools and Techniques
Improved SVC Performance for Flicker Mitigation of an Electric Arc Furnace
Improving Caster Hydraulics Reliability and Reducing Costs with New Synthetic Fire-resistant Fluid
Improving Equipment Uptime: Composite Seals Meet the Challenge
In-line EMAT Ultrasonic Weld Inspection for ERW Tube Mill Using Guided Ultrasonic Waves
Inclusion Characterization - A Tool for Measurement of SteelCleanliness and Process Control
Increase of Casting Speed of Hypo-peritectic Steel at Kashima No.3 Caster
Incremental Migration of DCS to PLC Case Study: BF Stoves Migration
Industrial Experiences from Flameless Oxyfuel Operation in Walking Beam Furnaces
Innovations in Steel Mill Material Handling Applications Continuous Transport Systems – “CTS”
Innovative Offgas Cleaning and Recovery Solutions for Steelmaking
Innovative, Rule-Based QES (Quality Execution System)
Integrated Solutions for a Fully-automated Grinding of Surface Flaws on Semi-finished Products
Interaction Between Steel and Distinct Gunning Materials in the Tundish
Investigation of Carbon Blocks Used for Critical Blast Furnace Area
Investigation of Hot Strip Mill 4 Hi Reversing Roughing Mill Main Drive Motor Thrust Bearing Damage
Investigation on Ladle Nozzle Clogging during Steel Pouring Process
Kinetics of Carbon Reaction with Electric Arc Furnace Slags During Slag Foaming
Ladle Metallurgy at SIEMENS VAI MT – New Technologies and Trends
Legacy Computer Systems MigrationLegacy Computer Systems Migration
Level 2 Model Improvements at Evraz Oregon Steel Mills
Life-cycle Management at the Continuous Caster in Avesta/Sweden
Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Validation of Two-phase Flow in a RH Degasser
Maximizing Productivity in the Plate Mill
Measures to Improve Oxide Cleanness in Continuous Casting
Measuring Roll Alignment as a means of Preventive Maintenance in Coil Coating
Merkel Counter Surface Parameters affecting seal performance in hydraulic cylinders
Mesabi Nugget: World's First Commercial ITmk3® Plant
Methodology to Monitor Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Microstructures of Annealed Hot Band in Electrical Steels
Migrating from PLC-5 to ControlLogix without Changing Level II Applications
Mitigating CO2 Emissions in the Steel Industry: A Regional Approach to a Global Need
Modernization of CSP® Thin Slab Casters Realized Concepts and Experience
New Approach for the Control of Fluoride Induced Corrosion in Continuous Caster Components
New Developments in Bell-less Top® Charging Technology of Blast Furnaces
New Developments to Achieve Environmentally-Friendly Sinter Production
New Fault Detection Technology for Electric Arc Furnace Electrical Systems
New Galvanizing Line Coupled with High-Speed Painting Line at Marcegaglia's Ravenna Plant, Italy
New Greenfield LD Steelmaking Plant AMK Alchevsk, Ukraine
New Process Simulation Tool for Long Product Rolling
Numerical Simulation of a Direct Fired Preheating Furnace
Old Pickling Lines Get New Life with Plastic Tanks
On-line Preventive Maintenance System for Water Cooled Cables TELEMASTER
On-line Superheat Control Model for Continuously Cast Slabs and Billets
Operational Experience with the MULPIC Accelerated Cooling System
Opportunities and Technologies for Energy Recovery in Minimills
Perfect Circle The New Small Diameter SBQ Finishing Line at The Timken Co., Canton, OH
Performance of the New VLB Burner System at CMC Steel South Carolina
Pizo Process Start-Up on EAF Dust in Arkansas
Plate Mill Thickness Control Upgrade at Bluescope Steel
Prediction of Grain Size, Precipitation and Crack Susceptibility in Continuous Casting
Predictions of Blast Furnace Hearth Corner Erosion Profile
Process Design of Inclusion Modification in Cast Steel using Automated Inclusion Analysis
Production of Ultra Low Carbon IF Steels by RH-TOP Process
Production Preparation Process (3P): Lean Concepts for Project Planning
Profile and Flatness - Non-interactive Control Concepts and Design
Pulverized Coal Injection at SeverStal North America C Blast Furnace Using Acquired Pulverized Coal
Putting VPP Principles into Practice: Leading with Zero Incident Techniques
QTB Plus: Better Control for Mechanical Properties of Quenched and Tempered Bars
Quench Sensitivity of Cast Fe-30Mn-9Al-1Si-0.9C-0.50Mo Lightweight Steel
Rebar Hopping A Review of the High Productivity Mills in Europe and Asia
Recent Developments with Ultra-thin Cast Strip Products Produced by the CASTRIP® Process
Recycling Alumina-carbon Refractory Waste in Steelmaking: Mechanisms of Refractory Degradation
Reduction in Energy Consumption through Optimization of Oxygen and Carbon Injection
Reduction of N2 Pick-up and Increase of Metallic Yield Thanks to Consteel® EAF Practice
Research on Rational Collocation of LF in Medium and Small Size BOF Process
Research on the Technology of Plate Thickness Control
Results of Gerdau Ameristeel Jackson EAF Operation with PTI, Inc. LimeJetTM Injection System
Revamping of Treatment Furnace with Tenova FlexyTech® TLX Burners
Roll Life Extension Using Short Chord Technology
Rolling of API Grade Steel on KISC Twin-stand Steckel Mill
Safe, Economical Coil Storage: A Case Study
Scanning Pyrometer Study at Granite City Works No. 2 Caster
Siemens VAI's Next Generation Casting Technology for Ultimate Productivity and Flexibility
Significant Market Success Result of a Powerful and Integrated System Design for PLTCM
SIMETALCIS EAF with Hot DRI – Worldwide Benchmark
SIMETALCIS FDI: Fault Detection and Isolation or From Data to Information
Slag Analysis Using XRF Capabilities and Limitations
Sliver Reduction at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor Steel Producing: An Operational Perspective
SMART MOLD TECHNOLOGY: Revolutionary or Evolutionary?
Some Considerations in Process Design for Better Ladle Metallurgy Practice
Spreadsheet Design: Simple Steps for Turning User-vicious into User-friendly
STAR DRIVE - The Latest Technology of 3-roll Stretch Reducing Blocks (SRB) for Tubes
State-Of-The-Art in Modeling of Continuous Casting
Steel Mill Filtration Design and Pricing
Steel Mill Saves Nearly 60% in Energy Costs with Direct Steam Injection Heaters
Steel Plant Capital Expansion Planning at Severstal NA, Dearborn via Dynamic Computer Simulation
Steel Quality Improvement Using EMBr at the Continuous Casting Mold: Modeling and Practice
SteelPlanner Direct Charging and Mini-Mill Scheduling Solution, SigmaPlanner
Stretching the Boundaries of Bloom Mold Operation with Castcoat®
Strip Bending Curve and Leveler Roll Gap Setting
Successful Blow-in of Essar Steel Algoma Blast Furnaces 6 and 7
Successful Modernization of the Converter Information System at Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, Germany
Suspension Reduction Technology for Ironmaking with Low CO2 Emission and Energy Requirement
Technical Evaluation of Recycling Powder From EAF
Technology & Programs to Help Relieve Material Handling Dust Problems
THE 300-ton Jumbo Size Fastarc EAF at MMK Iskenderun New Danieli Minimill Complex (Turkey)1
The Activity of Blast Furnace Hearth and Improving Measures
The Behavior of Non-metallic Inclusions during Ladle Refining
The Danieli Large-size Round Bloom Caster at Jiangsu Huaigang, P.R. of China
The Effect of Boron Additions on the Solidification of Steel during Continuous Casting, Part II
The Effect of Core Material Microstructure on Accelerated Rougher Work Roll Neck Wear
The Effect of Ti and N on Hot Deformation and Recrystallization of Low C, Low Mn Steel
The Effective Modification of Spinel Inclusions by Ca-treatment in LCAK Steel
The Maintenance Quality Inspection Team (MQIT)
The MoldExpert - Much More Than Breakout Prediction
The New Danieli Slab Caster for Stainless Steel in ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni (Italy)
The New Generation of Continuous Casting Process Optimization
The Newly Developed Blast Furnace Charging Technology Z&J’s “No – Bell Top”
The Quality Improvement in Structural Round Bar
The Root Causes of and Solutions for Sliver Defect on Long Products at CSC
The SIMETALCIS Gimbal Top® Putting it Through it’s Paces
The Thermal Behavior Analysis in Tap-hole Area
Thermal Shock Testing of Furnace Roll Coatings for Extended Life
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of SEN Clogging during Continuous Casting of Al-killed Steels
Thermographic Temperature Monitoring and Cooling Zone Control in Continuous Casters
Training Crane Operators to their Crane Drive Systems
Transformer Explosion Prevention
Transient Fluid Flow Phenomena in Continuous Casting Tundishes
Transition From Koppers Minus 10 to Odd-Even Pushing Schedule at DTE Shenango Coke Battery
Tuning and Deployment of Surface Inspection System
Tuyere Life Improvements and Operating Enhancements on Great Lakes B-2 Blast Furnace
Use of Low-silicon Alloys for Composition Charge Correction into the BOF (1)
Using Airless Tires on Large Capacity Fork-lifts
Virtual Reality Visualization of Typical Processes in Blast Furnace
Winning Technology for State-of-the-Art Medium / Heavy Section Mills
World’s First High-capacity Granshot® Iron Granulation in Operation at SSAB Oxelösund
Wrapper Roll Development at Corus Strip Products UK– Port Talbot works
Zero Clogging at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor – A Success Story