Economic optimization of BOF raw materials consumption in a volatile scrap market and with limited hot metal availability

Iron and Steel Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 89-99

  Russo, Tom ^a   Miller, Tim ^b   Repasch, Jack ^b   Sheth, Naren ^b   Trapp, Mark ^c  

^a Mittal Steel Sparrows Point   (United States)

^b Mittal Steel R and D   (United States)

^c US Pipe   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION; HOT METALS; MITTAL STEEL USA (CO); STEELMAKING TOOLS;

ELECTRIC FURNACES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; OPTIMIZATION; RAW MATERIALS; STEELMAKING;

SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING;

EID: 27744440750     PISSN: 15470423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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1. From Bethlehem Steel reports on Lackawanna oil preheating project.
2. Repasch Jr., John J., et al., "Operating Results Using Postcombustion Lances at the Bethlehem, Pa., BOF Shop," 1995 Steelmaking Conference Proceedings, April 2-5, 1995, p. 225.
3. Personal contact of ISG Riverdale management, M. Trapp and G. Norgren.
4. Internal ISG memos on current hot metal stretching work at Sparrows Point.
5. Personal contact with ISG Cleveland management, J. Macino.
6. Internal ISG memos of ISG Indiana Harbor on plans for stretching hot metal.
7. Personal contact with ISG Burns Harbor management, J. Ballantine and R. Vincel.
8. Onuscheck, J.W., and Holmes, R.L.W., "Oxygen and Oil in a BOF," Journal of Metals, September 1972.
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