Evaluation of stirring in electric arc furnaces

Iron and Steelmaker (I and SM)

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 43-47

  Guo, D ^a   Irons, G A ^a   Gu, L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID METALS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SLAGS;

ELECTRIC ARC FURNACES; STIRRING EFFECTS;

ELECTRIC FURNACES;

EID: 0035480620     PISSN: 02758687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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