Major furnace explosions have resulted in the deaths of personnel, extremely expensive repair costs and, in most cases, loss of revenue during the repair period. For a large power station boiler the total cost of a furnace explosion could easily be in the $10M to $20M range. The protection systems fitted to a modern boiler have been developed to the stage where boiler explosions are a rare occu...

Powderous crystalline materials of the composition Fe3−xMnxC have been prepared by first synthesizing Fe3C via mechanical alloying in a planetary mill followed by the addition of elemental manganese and arc-plasma melting or via the classic ceramic route in an electric furnace. The milling time for the synthesis of Fe3C was significantly reduced through adjusting the parameters of the planetary...

FEW physiologic functions are so well guarded as the thermoneutral zone. It is kept within a narrow limit of 0.2°C via most sophisticated sensing/effector mechanisms. This way, optimal working conditions for the cellular machinery are preserved. During anesthesia, the thermoneutral zone widens by a factor of 10. Therefore, protective measures to prevent heat loss, such as vasoconstriction, may ...

We demonstrate the deterministic shape-selective synthesis and growth of CdSe nanowires, nanosaws and nanoribbons by a simple vapour-transport process in a tube furnace. The key step, in order to achieve reproducible shape selectivity for a given set of deposition parameters, is to exclude any effects of the temperature ramping. We prove that an efficient precursor-flow shutter is achieved just...

The method of integrating many partial simulators for a complicated system in the consideration of interaction is proposed. Java Native Interface is used to integrate the simulators programmed in different languages. Remote Method Invocation is used to integrate the simulators in different computer environment. By applying the method to the partial simulators on the blast furnace, java-based in...

In this paper we describe a hybrid system approach for high consumption industrial furnace control. The problem is observed in systematic way starting from the need for modeling this system as hybrid. For description of this behavior we use the Hybrid System Description Language. After that, we design an optimal controller for the furnace and we simulate and compare the controller with other re...

Prevention and mitigation of acid rock drainage from mining are decisive for limiting environmental impact. Five by-products and industrial remnants (lime kiln dust, blast furnace slag, granulated blast furnace slag, cement kiln dust and fly ash) were investigated for their suitability to prevent acidity and metal(loid)s during leaching from highly sulfidic (50wt%, sulfide) waste rock in small ...

The high performance concrete is a highly complex material that consists of cement, water, blast furnace slag, super-plasticizer, coarse and fine aggregate. All of the materials play a certain role in the compressive strength of concrete. Combined with the information about age, the compressive strength of concrete is determined by eight attributes: 1. Cement (kg/m!) 2. Fly ash (kg/m!) 3. Blast...

Analyses of samples of the raw materials locally available for use in the Eaton (Hopewell) Furnace indicate that the iron ore and bituminous coal were of good smelting quality while the limestone (flux) was not. The limestone had a much higher then desirable silica content and a low calcium content. The limestone was insufficient to the task of removing impurities introduced through the fuel co...

The dependence of technical lead production on the composition of the agglomerate has been analyzed on “WaterJacket” furnace in Trepça. Additionally, the theoretical and real raport of coke consumption per ton of technical lead was studied. The goal of this study was to optimize the parameters of the process with respect to the amount of technical lead produced, the amounts of lead in the agglo...