Estimation of gas flow rates and pellet temperatures in an iron oxide induration furnace

Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-311

  Bazin, C ^a   Rochon Tremblay, S ^b   Gosselin, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b La Co Miniere Quebec Cartier   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; OPTIMIZATION; PELLETIZING;

GAS FLOW RATES;

IRON OXIDES;

EID: 0042698417     PISSN: 00084433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/cmq.2003.42.3.301     Document Type: Article

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