The goal of the latest strategy in glass companies is to decrease the cost of production while maintaining or increasing the glass quality. There are several perspective ways leading to this goal: Optimization of the heating system, Modification of the furnace design, or Installing the new advanced control system. Optimization of the heating system can be achieved by installing modern burner sy...

Solution-based ZnO nanorod arrays (NRAs) were modified with controlled N doping by an advanced ion implantation method, and were subsequently utilized as photoanodes for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting under visible light irradiation. A gradient distribution of N dopants along the vertical direction of ZnO nanorods was realized. N doped ZnO NRAs displayed a markedly enhanced visible-...

This paper concerns the mathematical modelling and numerical solution of thermoelectrical phenomena taking place in an axisymmetric induction heating furnace. We formulate the problem in a two-dimensional domain and propose a finite element method and an iterative algorithm for its numerical solution. We also provide a family of one-dimensional analytical solutions which are used to test the tw...

Power quality is becoming a more concern of today’s power system engineer due to rapid growth of non-linear loads in distribution network. Electrical Arc Furnace (EAF) is one of the responsible causes for deteriorating power quality in the distribution network. Hence electric arc furnace model is needed to study and to analyze the power quality in the distribution network. This paper presents a...

The design of system for operative planning of blast furnace production process in VSŽ inc. Kosice A system for operative planning of blast furnace production process is described in the paper. The suggested system is based on the use of a new hierarchy of operative plans, consisting of one-month plan, (7+3) days plan, and 24-hour plan. The system allows smoothing of production process at the b...

Technological features of powdered reagents injection into the melt using a submersible tuyere were investigated for research and development main provisions rail steel out–of-furnace treatment in ladle-furnace. Authors analyzed characteristics influence directed heat flow through conditional separation wall from metal to two-phase gas-powder under purging conditions. Using numerical methods, w...

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is an important component of agricultural soil. Understanding the storage of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) helps us understand how ecosystems would respond to natural and anthropogenic disturbances under different management strategies. Although the quantity of SOC stocks in the Loess Plateau has been previously investigated, the distribution and storage of C in its deep...

air cooled blast furnace slag is a by product made of gradually air cooled molten blast furnace slag, and is often stored in stockpiles near the iron mills and usually occupy a wide area around the iron mills. from this perspective the further use of these materials can have its own merits. air cooled blast furnace slag can be used in asphalt mixtures because of their proper frictional properti...