2014 AISTech Conference Proceedings
3D Hearth Wear Model – Theory and Operational Practice
A Large Capacity 3-Level IEGT Inverter for Rolling Mill Application
A Method of Activating the Deadman Region in Blast Furnace During Operation
A Method to Characterize Multi-Pass Frequency Content and Improve AGC Performance
A Model for Slag Solidification
A New Vibration Ladle Slag Detection System
A Numerical Test Bench for Supersonic Oxygen Nozzles and Its Application to the BOF Process
Advanced Chromium-Free Coating for Electrical Steels
Advanced Control Solutions for Flying Shears and Practical Application on Existing Equipment
Advanced Dry Gas Cleaning for Iron- And Steelmaking
Advanced Electrolytic Tinning Line With Insoluble Anode System
Advanced In-Line Surface Inspection of Hot Beams, Rails and Special Profiles Full Range
Advanced Model-Based Controls for Steel and Aluminium Hot Strip Mills
Advanced Technology of Process Control for Compact Hot Strip Mills
Advancements in Vibration Monitoring
Advantageous Optimization of the VOD Process With Mechanical Vacuum Pumps
Advantages of Using 3D Virtualization in the Metals Industry
Affirmative Abrasion: Advancements and Innovations in Industrial Braking Systems
Aligning Rolls Using Gyroscope and Optical Technology in Conjunction
An Experience of Plant Control in RIVA Group Using Operator-Independent Technology
An Integrated Approach to Radioactive Source Detection at Steel Mills and Scrap Yards
Application of Hot Rolling Lubrication on a Reversing Coil/Plate Mill
Application Results of Mill Stabilizing Device for Reduction of Mill Vibration in Hot Finish Rolling
ArcelorMittal USA Blast Furnace Gas Flare Capture Project
Back Pressure Correlation—A Method to Determine Gas Flow Status at LMF
Benefits of Installing a Side-stream Filter on an Electric Arc Furnace Non-Contact Cooling System
Best Practices for Electrical System Reliability
Bireflectance Studies of Plastometer Semi-Coke Residues
Blast Furnace Casthouse Refractory Maintenance Optimization
BOF Converter Slag Valorization
BOF Refractory Linings: Balancing Brick Life and Gunning/Hot Repairs to Maximize Performance
Carbothermic Reduction of Titanomagnetites With Char
Case Study: Failure Analysis of a Bulged Blast Furnace Blow Pipe
Casting of Flat Products – Latest Developments for Modernization and New Installations
Ceramic Bearings for Electric Motors
CFD Modeling Study of the Blast Furnace Raceway With Direct Injection of Auxiliary Reducing Agents
CFD Simulation of Batch Annealing Process to Evaluate the Effects of Increased Impeller Speed
CFD Simulations for Water Flow in Lance to BOF
Coal Stockpile Moisture and Cokemaking
Cogeneration With ORC at Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi EAF Shop
Component Improvements on Lifting Equipment
Considerations in Software Application Development for Adaptability and Maintainability
Continuous Slab Casting Superheat Control at SSAB Mobile
Conversion Behaviour by Multiple Injection Into the Blast Furnace Tuyere
Copper Staves Wear — Ternium Siderar BF2 Experience
Correlation for Mold Heat Flux Measured in a Thin-Slab Casting Mold
CSP® Plant Expansion Projects in the United States
Cutting Edge Technologies for Meeting the Growing Demand of Premium Connections
Cybersecurity for Industrial Plants: Threats and Defense Approach
De-Oiling of Oily Mill Sludge and Scales
De-phosphorization in the DRI-EAF Steelmaking and the Effect of Alumina
De-Phosphorization Strategies and Modelling in Oxygen Steelmaking
Design of Hot Blast Stoves: Development Trends
Design, Construction and Application of 5,500 m3 Blast Furnace at Shougang Jingtang
Developing a Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steel With Two-Stage TRIP Behavior
Development and Application of the Integral Digital Operating Platform for Blast Furnace in China
Development and Improvements to the CasTemp Continuous Temperature Measurement in Liquid Steel
Development of a Corrosion Inhibitor for the Closed-loop Cooling Water System of Blast Furnace
Development of Al-Si Based Coatings for Hot Stamping Application
Development of Plate Roller Quench Unit and Uniform Cooling Technology
Development of Roughing Mill Work Rolls at Arcelormittal Tubarão
Development of TGA Technique for Carbon-Type Characterisation in Blast Furnace Dust
Direct Use of Magnetite Concentrates in the Fluidized-Bed Reactors of FINEX®
Drastic Reductions in Energy and Water Consumption in Large Iron and Steel Metallurgical Complexes
Dry Slag Granulation With Energy Recovery: Pilot Campaign at ROGESA
Dry Slag Granulation With Heat Recovery
Dynamic Load Characterization of Basic Oxygen Furnaces Using Random Vibration Analysis
DynaPhase: Online Calculation of Thermodynamic Properties During Continuous Casting
EAF Process Improvement Through Application of Tools for Process Monitoring and Simulation
Economic Benefits of Producing DRI to Displace Purchased Scrap in the BOF
Effect of Coal Oxidation and Weathering on Coal Coking Properties and Coke Quality
Effect of Cryogenic Uniform-Deformation on Strengthening of High-Carbon Steel Wire
Effect of Ladle, Tundish and Mold Design on Melt Flow Parameters
Effect of Nickel, Copper and Chromium on Stacking Fault Energy in FCC Iron
Effect of RE Oxide Grain Refinement on the Heat Treated Properties of 1030 Steel
Effect of Roller EMS on Slab Quality and Linepipe Plate Properties
Effect of Slide-Gate Opening on Mold Flow Structure
Effect of Surface Tension on Flow Behaviors of Liquid Iron and Slag in Coke Bed
Effect of the Backup Rolls Wear on Hot Bands Flatness and Crown
Effective Use of Condition Monitoring in Tracking Large Gearbox Bearings
Electric Arc Furnace Process Improvement and the Law of Unintended Consequences
Electric Arc Furnace Process Improvements and Lining Concepts
Electromagnetic Bath Level Measurement System Improves EAF Melting Process Control
EM Inspection of Microstructure During Hot Processing: The Journey From First Principles to Plant
End-Point Prediction Technology of BOF Based on Flame Information
Energy Recovery Pilot Coke Oven Design
Enhanced Accuracy of Descaling Nozzle Arrangements With New, Complementary Measurement Methods
Enhanced Arc Flash Mitigation Solutions -- New Approaches for Switchgear and Motor Control Centers
Enhanced Surface Inspection of Long Products With Pseudo-3D Techniques
Enhancement of Steel Industry Safety Training Through Incident Visualization
Ergonomic Assessment for Steel Manufacturing Workers
Evaluation of Air Emissions in Steel Plants With Focus on Heavy Metals Emission
Evaluation of the Influence of Drilling in the Lifetime of a Blast Furnace
Everything You Want to Know About Overhead Crane Hoist Brakes
Experience With A Revamped VD-VOD System With Dry Mechanical Pumps
Experience With Unique IR Vision System at GKN Hoeganaes LMF
Experiences Standardizing Optimal Operational Practices at Nucor Steel–Arkansas EAFs
First SPLC to Stabilize Active Power for a 3 Electrode 90 MW Arc Furnace
First Successful Pulverized Coal Injection Start-Up in Russia at Evraz NTMK
Flexible Cost Effective BMS Design Using Safety PLC
Fluid Flow Related Transport Phenomena in Continuous Casting Electromagnetic FC-Mold Strands
FLUR® – New Fast Lock/Unlock Ring System for Wire Rod Finishing Blocks
Formation Mechanism of CaO-CaS Inclusions in Pipeline Steels
Fundamental Study on Interaction Between Top-Blown Jet and Liquid Bath
Furnace Transformer Protection Against High-Frequency Switching Transients
Fused Quartz Tundish Nozzles Stop Clogging and Clean Existing Clog, Eliminating Ladle Shroud Removal
Generating Added Value to Steel Mill Offgases
Herkules MACHtechnology — Superior Grinding
High Carbon Grades for Wire Rod Lines - The Core of Danieli Technology
High Rate Coal Injection on a Large Blast Furnace
High-Availability Wireless Networks for Industrial Applications
High-Performance Solutions for Rolling of Advanced High-Strength Steel Grades in Hot Strip Mills
High-Production, Environmentally Friendly Steelmaking at BSW
HiSection Plus: New Intelligence in Rolling Process
Hot Blast Stoves Assessment and Optimization
Hot Briquetted Iron: Raw Material for Steelmaking and Ironmaking
How Efficient is Your Hydraulic System? How Can You Tell?
How Lift Truck Innovation Can Improve Your Bottom-Line
Identification and Reduction of Unsteady Bulging in Continuous Casting
Impact of Activated Nut Coke on Energy Efficiency in the Blast Furnace
Impact of Coking Conditions on CSRP
Implementation of 350-T BOF Converter at ArcelorMittal Poland
Implementation of High-Turbulence Roll Cooling at ArcelorMittal Dofasco's Hot Strip Mill
Improved Concave Lining Design for the Bottom of RH Degassers
Improved Quality and Safety in Coil Yard Operations Through Accurate Coil Tracking
Improvement in Blowing Parameters by Modification in Lance Tip Design
Improvement in Performance of BF No. 2, BSL With Increased Amount of Prepared Burden
Improvement of Rolling Oil of Cold Rolling Mill in JFE Fukuyama Works
Improving Steel Cleanliness Through Deoxidation Practice on EAF Tapping
Improving Surface Quality of Hot- and Cold-Rolled Strips - A Case Study
Improving the Reliability of Blast Furnace Blowpipes
In-Process Separation of Zinc From Blast Furnace Offgas Solid Wastes
Increased Use of Natural Gas in Blast Furnace Ironmaking
Inert Gas Control Systems for the Steel Industry
Influence of the Coil Temperature Uniformity in BAF on the Thickness Variation of Cold Rolled Strips
Innovation and Application on High Blast Temperature Technology of Shougang Blast Furnace
Innovation in EDT (Electrical Discharge Texturing) for Rolls
Innovative Approach to Improve the Thermal Performance of Beam Blank Molds through FE Modeling
Innovative Solutions for Improvements in Seamless Tube Production
Innovative Waste Heat Recovery Solutions
Integrated Approaches to Enhance Width Performance At Hot Strip Mill
Integrated Equipment Maintenance Technology in China Steel Corporation
Integrative Condition Monitoring System for Metals Industry
Interval-Based Chock Maintenance Programs
Interval-Based Chock Maintenance Programs
Introducing Power System Event Report Data Into Plant Historian Systems
Investigation of Stopper Rod Tip Wear on a Thin-Slab Caster
Investigation of the Anisotropic Mechanical Property Phenomenon in SPFH590 Hot Rolled Steel Strips
Investigation on the Working Activity of Hearth and the Wear of Hearth Wall for Large Blast Furnace
IRONARC: A Coke-Less Ironmaking Process
Jet Process for Highest Converter Input Flexibility
Latest Improvements in Quality and Process Control of New BAR-IN-COIL Lines
Leveraging Cloud, Mobility and Wireless in Steel Plant Operation
Life Prediction in Industrial Equipment
Magnetite Pellet Oxidation: Effects of Water Vapor and Non-Isothermal Reaction
Maintenance Improvement, Change and People's Mindsets
Maintenance of Your Electrical System for Maximum Reliability
Manual Bar Code Tag Identification for Steel Applications
Manufacturing Steel Safely: Remotely Operated Tap Hole Sander
Meltshop Yield and Heat Size Improvements at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor-Long Carbon- Part II
Merits of Rack Supported, Automated and Safe Steel Warehouse
Metallurgical Analysis of Annealed Steel Strip By Transverse Flux Induction Heating (TFIH)
MicroNiobium® Steelmaking Alloy Approach in 1080 Wire Rod
Mineral Matter Transformation in Small-Scale Coke Oven for Evaluation of CSR/CRI
Mini-Mill Burdening for Maximum Efficiency and Yield?
Modern DC Drive Retrofits Improve Efficiency and Availability in the Iron and Steel Industry
Modernization of Mill Power Systems for Better Control and Visualization
Modernization of Steckel and Plate-Steckel Mills for 1-in. X80 and Other High Strength Products
Modification in Bath Heating Technique for Increased Efficiency of Pickling Line
Monitoring of Copper Cooling Components in Furnaces Using Leak Detection and NDT Methods
Natural Gas Injection Maximization on C and D Blast Furnaces at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor
Near-Roll Dross Particle Interactions in a Galvanizing Bath
New Cokemaking Plant for Bhushan Steel Ltd. in Meramandali Works
New Developments in Automatic Defect Detection for Slabs and Billets for Total Quality Control
New High-Performance Roll Materials for Hot Rolling of Steel
New PL-TCM (Pickling and Tandem Cold Strip Mill) in Vietnam
New PRO-TEC CAL — Ultrahigh-Strength Steels for the Automotive Industry
New Seal Design Improves Vertical Edger Roll Bearing Performance
New Spraying Process Development on the Inlet Deflector Roll of the Recoiling Line
Newly Developed Universal Crown Control Mill “HYPER UCM” for Rolling of High-Strength Steel
Next Arvedi ESP installations in China – High-quality, ultra-thin strip to enter new market segments
Next-Generation Reheat Furnace Control: ZoloSCAN Laser Combustion Diagnostics
Novel laboratory Lubrication Tests for Cold Rolling Emulsions
NU ENERGY™: Cokemaking Technology for Current Challenges
Numerical Investigation of Slag Entrainment in Continuous Casting Molds
On the Formation of Coarse Niobium Particles in Microalloyed HSLA Steels
On the Optimization Procedure of Rolling Mill Design – A Combined Application of Rolling Models
Operating Experience at a 170-T EAF With EPC® Scrap Preheating System
Operating Results of Goodfellow EFSOP® at Tenaris Siderca, Argentina
Operational Results of the Process Technology International LLC Slagdoor
Optimization of Argon Stirring at Hadeed Ladle Furnace by Application of Trustir Technology
Optimization of the EAF Injection Systems
Optimized Performance on BOF Converter Automation
Overview of Heat Treat Leveler for ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor
Partial Substitution of Co for Ni in Stainless Steels
Perspectives on Industry/University Partnerships to Support Innovations in the Steel Industry
Practical and Research Experiences on Hot Stoves Operation at SSAB EMEA No. 4 Blast Furnace
Predictive Maintenance for Automated and Manual Overhead Bridge Cranes
Preserving Copper Staves and Extending Blast Furnace Campaign Life
Pressurized Cooling System – A New Asset for Bell-Less Top® Chute Transmission Gearboxes
Preventing Fires in Pickle Lines
Prevention of Tie-Rod Failures and Battery Top Damage With Thermal Imaging Program
Preventive Maintenance Strategies for Power Distribution Systems
Product Development and Flow Optimization in the Tundish by Modelling and Simulation
Proposed IEC Standard for AC Adjustable Speed Rolling Mill Main Motors
Pulverized Coal Injection Technology in Large-Sized Blast Furnace of SHOUGANG
Q-PULSE, the New Tool to Determine the End of Solidification Point in Continuous Casting
Quality Data Management System at ThyssenKrupp Steel / USA
Rail Steel Production at Evraz Zsmk With MSR
Real-Time Water Detection Technology at ArcelorMittal Coatesville
Recent Applications of a Heater Cover in Stelmor Cooling System
Recent Developments in Laying Head Technology for High-Speed Rod Rolling Mills
Reduced Nonmetallic Inclusions in Steel Using Next Generation Disposable Tundish Lining
Reduction Kinetics of Self-Reducing Pellets of Iron Ore
Reduction of Carbon Deposits Formation at No.6 Coke Oven Battery of ArcelorMittal Dunkerque
Reduction of Pinch Point Hazards in Vertical Tensile Machines
Reduction of Wear on Backup Rolls in Skinpass Mills
Reliable BOF Endpoint Prediction by Novel Data-Driven Modeling
Removal of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) from Coke Oven Wastewater
Replacement Transformer Selection for TATA Aldwarke – Key Parameters and Benefits
Research and Application on Blast Furnace Gas Dry Cleaning Technology of Huge Blast Furnace
Research of Advanced Cooling System for High Performance Steel Plates
Research on the Model of Reblow Process for Small- and Middle-Capacity Converters
Resistance at High Temperature and Binders Influence on Self-Reducing Pellets
Restoring a Classic Caster – Making the Caster You Have Better
Results of a Powdered Activated Carbon Injection (ACI) System to Control EAF Mercury Emissions
Reversing Cold Mills – Trend-Setting All-Rounder for a Wide Range of Applications
Review and Modeling of Energy Efficiency in American Steel Foundries
Revisiting the Standard Operating Practices Related to Slab Casting Fundamentals
Robot-Aided Automation for Powder Feeding in Continuous Casting
Robotic System for a “Zero-Operator” Continuous Casting Floor
Robust EAF Laser Gas Analysis System — ZoloBOSS™
Rod Mill Finishing End Modernization at Sterling Steel
Rolling Simulation Using Finite Element Analysis
SAFESTAR – Safety Improvements In Any Industrial Environment
Safety Practices for Capital Projects
SAIL RSP Blast Furnace No. 5: A Greenfield Project in a Brownfield Optimization Context
SDI Butler Cold Mill – Modernizing a High-Production Mill on the Fly
Search the Economic Destination of Steel Mill Slag
SEN Structure to Improve Steel Quality for Small-Size Molds
Shandong Taishan Group Co. Ltd. — Technological Upgrade of Steckel Mill
Shipping of DRI – The Nu-Iron Experience
SIMETAL Heatopt at SDI Roanoke – The Intelligent and Holistic Center of Steelmak
Simulations of Slag-Metal Entrainment in Ladle Metallurgy
Smart Safety Design to Prevent Slips, Trips and Falls
Solutions for the Increased Usage of DRI in the Electric Arc Furnace
Split Ends During Long Products Rolling: Billet Quality or Rolling Process?
State-of-the-Art Gas Cleaning and Utilization for BOF Gases — Operational Results and Benefits
State-of-the-Art Pickling Lines Tandem Cold Mills — Insight Into Latest References
Steam Ejector Versus Mechanical Vacuum Pumps
Steel Desulphurization Using Sintered Synthetic Slag
Steel Mill Safety & Health: A Lawyer’s Perspective
Stepless Reform Technology for Wire Rod Mills
Strategies Against Reoxidation of Liquid Steel in Billet Casting with Metering Nozzle
Strength Evaluation and Toughening of Drive Spindle of Hot Strip Mill
Study of the Optimum Condition for Dephosphorization of Hot Metal
Study on Kinetics of Tar’s Separation From Coals Used in COREX
Syngas Cleanup for Direct Reduction Demonstration Testing of TRS®
Technical Advances in Ladle Gate Design
Tempering Response of TRIP-Aided Low-Carbon Steel
The Challenge of Using Mechanical Pump Systems for VOD Operation
The Deformation and Migration Behaviors of Inclusions During Multi-Pass Hot Rolling Processes
The Effect of STF Steel in Beam Mill Vertical Edger Bearings
The Importance of the Water Treatment Plant for the Performances of a Rolling Mill
The Improvement of Transverse Crack on Slab for Plate Products
The Improvement on the Strip Deviation of the Horizontal Degreasing Section of CAL
The ISO 50001 and Potential Impacts for the Steel and Metals Industries
The Latest Available Technologies in Designing Modern Roll Shops
The Micro Module: Targeted On-Site DRI Production for the U.S. Market
The Most Advanced PLTCM With New iBox Design and 6-Stand UCM-Mill For High-Strength Automotive Steel
The Next Generation of Chemical Energy Application of Badische
The Optimized SIS Injector for EAF Application
The Surface Quality of Casting Defect Detection System
The Use of DRI in a Consteel® EAF Process
The Use of Steel Mill Waste for Removal Si in Recyclable Austenitic Stainless Steel
Thermodynamic Analysis for Enhancing Phosphorus Removal in Steelmaking
Thermodynamic Evaluation of Inclusion Formation and Nozzle Clogging During Slab Casting
Thermodynamic Evaluation of the Slag System CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al2O3
Thermomechanical Processing Simulation of Mill Deformation of High Carbon Wire Rod
Three-Dimensional Determinations of the Non-Metallic Inclusions in Different Ferroalloys
Three-Stand PLTCM: Technology and Field Results From the Latest Danieli Cold Rolling Installation
TMCP - Temperature and Microstructure for Cast Products
Topographic Surface Inspection System For Slab And Heavy Plate
Toroidal Roller Bearing in Continuous Casters Improves Reliability
Transient Model of Preheating a Submerged Entry Nozzle
Tuyere Failure Analysis and Improvement Through CFD Simulation
Understanding the Fire-Resistant Hydraulic Fluid Selection Puzzle
Update on Tenova’s Intelligent i BOFTM Technology and Slop Detection System (SDS)
Use of Biomass As Renewable Energy Source in Electric Arc Furnace
Use of Computational Thermodynamic Software in Study of Desulfurizing Mixtures of Hot Metal
Vision-Guided Robotics Provide a Flexible, Automated Billet Tagging Solution
Waste Heat Recovery from High Temperature Off-Gases From Electric Arc Furnaces
Water Distribution Assessment Applied to Mathematical Model of Continuous Casting of Steel
Why Are My Continuous Caster Bearings Failing?
Work Rolls Behaviour Through the Stands of Hot Strip Mills
Özkan D.Ç. VTD performance and SMS Concast Vacuum Pump Supermodule