| Course Type | Elective Course |
| Course Level | Associate Degree |
| Year of Study | - |
| Semester | - |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Ability to apply mathematics, science and engineering information
- Experimental design and interpretation skills to analyze the experimental results
- A system, component and process design skill according to the requirements determined
- The ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
- The ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
| Course Description | To provide detailed information on iron and steel production technologies and, in this context, on blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace processes |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Login. High oven (general). Preparation of iron ore, crushing-priests. PREPARATIONS: Sintering and Pelleting |
|
2nd Week |
High Oven: Fe-O phase diagram, boudouard reaction, reduction of iron oxides; Fixed bed and moving bed. |
|
3rd Week |
The effect of solid carbon on the reduction of iron oxides. Thermal reserve zone, chemical reserve zone. Direct reduction and indirect reduction and reduction of iron oxides. The effect of Gang components and additives on reduction. |
|
4th Week |
Empty and reservoir reactions. High oven. Metal-Curuf reactions. The concept of slags and slag basicity. Si and Mn Curuf-Metal Distribution Rates. |
|
5th Week |
High oven carbon and sulfur. Sulfur removal in hot metal. Rogue Elements in High Oven |
|
6th Week |
High Oven Operation Practices: Pressure reduction, lumping processes, hot air characteristics: Hot air temperature, enrichment with oxygen, the amount of moisture in hot air, auxiliary fuel injection, high oven peak pressure. |
|
7th Week |
Other iron production methods. |
|
8th Week |
Midterm |
|
9th Week |
Introduction to steel production. Steel production furnaces. Basic oxygen oven. Thermodynamics and mechanism of the C-O reaction. |
|
10th Week |
Oxidizations of Bof? Ta, Mn and P? Oxygen potential in steel production. Oxidizer slag, reduction curuf. |
|
11th Week |
Oxidation of other elements. Alloy steel production. High chrome steel making. Production of stainless steel; Vod-aod processes. |
|
12th Week |
Oxygen removal. Thermodynamic and kinetics of eliminating oxygen. Mn, si, mn-si, al-ca (o) with oxygen removal. |
|
13th Week |
Hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur in steel production. Part 9 in Source [1] and related pages in other sources |
|
14th Week |
General Revision |
|
| Recommended or Required Reading | E.T. Turkdogan, ?Fundamentals of Steelmaking?, The Institute of Materials, 1996.
C. Bodsworth and H.B. Bell, ?Physical Chemistry of Iron and Steel Manufacture?, Longman, Second Edition, 1972.
J.G. Peacey and W.G. Davenport, ?The Iron Blast Furnace, Theory and Practice?, Pergamon, 1979 (first 40 pages).
E.T. Turkdogan, ?Physical Chemistry of High Temperature Technology?, Academic Press, 1980.
D.F. Ball, J. Dartnell, J. Davison, A. Grieve, R. Wild, ?Agglomeration of Iron Ores?, American Elsevier Publishing Company, Inc., 1973 (issues related to sintering & pelletizing).
R.J. Fruehan, ?Ladle Metallurgy, Principles and Practices?, 1985.
The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel, 11th Edition, Ironmaking & Steelmaking Volumes, The AISE Steel Foundation, 1998. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Case Study
- Practice
|
| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Quiz |
3 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
|
| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
3 |
6 |
18 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
|
|
|
| Total Work Load | 151 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.03 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
|
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) | No |