The main results of the development are innovative systems for an online and accurate measurement of the concentration of COx and 02 at OG system of BOF converter. Based on this measurement, it is possible to develop models of the gas extraction system to optimise control over the OG system,...

Microwave technique was developed for the online determination of raceway depth at industrial installations. It is validated, not influenced by coal injection and reliable. The CARS technique, for gas composition and temperature determination on a very short time scale, was for the first time...

The project aimed to scale up circulating fluidised bed (CFB) combustion technology to 800 MWe size. Scaling up the technology to 'real' utility scale (600-800 MWe) with a net efficiency of 45 % or more was needed to fulfil the future requirements of utility operators. The character of CFB...

The project aim is to reduce the principal sources of poor shape within the stainless steel strip production route (Sendzimir Mill, vertical bright annealer (VBA), tension leveller), taking into account interactions between various hot/cold mill processes. Strip condition is monitored through...

The project presented comprises a selection of theoretical investigations, laboratory development and pilot-scale trials conducted to address the current need for ultra high-strength deep-drawable steels with high manganese contents. The aim of the work was the selection and development of...

More stringent customer requirements and the need to increase productivity are two of the numerous reasons that push steelmakers to deliver higher surface quality strips. Even with the recent process improvements, the strip surface is not yet fully under control. To support a better control of...

The project aims to reach a better understanding of the influences of hot strip processing on its mechanical properties. ECSC projects have shown the potential of models used for online prediction at hot strip processing plants. The resulting simulation results give valuable information about...

In order to achieve shorter tap-to-tap time and hence higher productivity at the BOF, process events related to the control of the melt analysis, such as stop of the oxygen blow, lance withdrawal or vessel tilting, have to be avoided. A new method for controlling the BOF process is proposed...

The project 'Space-efficient curing methods and simulation-aided coating engineering for extending lifetime of aesthetic coil coating - SPACE', has been a 3.5 year six-partner research project focusing on irradiative methods to cure coatings on steel sheets produced in coil-coating lines. The...

The broad technical objective of this project is to disseminate effectively Structural Fire Safety Engineering Knowledge gained in numerous ECSC funded projects during the last about 20 years into practical use as widely as possible in various countries in various languages. This project is a...