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Flow of liquid slag through coke channels (with Hazem F. Labib, Raymond Longbottom, S J. Chew, and Peter R. Austin), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)
The blast furnace is the primary liquid iron production unit for the majority of the...
Techniques in the study of carbon transfer in ironmaking (with Raymond J. Longbottom, Michael Chapman, Sharon A. Nightingale, John G. Mathieson, and Robert Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)
In this paper two new approaches to the study of carburisation/decarburisation of iron are detailed....
Carbon Transfer in the Lower Zone of a Blast Furnace (with Sharon A. Nightingale and Michael Chapman), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)
In this paper results from an investigation focused on coke/iron reactions occurring in the hearth...
Influence of shielding gas on fume formation rate and particle size distribution for optimised GMAW (with Kristin R. Carpenter, Alexander D. Nicholson, Dominic Cuiuri, and John Norrish), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)
Kinetcis of silicothermic reduction of clacined dolomite in flowing argon atmosphere (with Winny Wulandari, Geoff Brooks, and Akbar Rhamdhani), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)
The Pidgeon process is currently the dominant silicothermic process route to produce magnesium. Calcined dolomite...
Liquid iron wetting of calcium aluminates (with Michael Chapman and Sharon A. Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)
An investigation has been carried out to assess the wetting behaviour of liquid iron carbon...
Magnesium: current and alternative production routes (with Winny Wulandari, Geoffrey Brooks, and Muhammad Rhamdhani), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)
Magnesium is a light metal that has numerous applications such as for structural material, metallurgical...
Some comments on the study of metallurgical coke and its use in the iron blast furnace: understanding process fundamentals through laboratory studies (with Michael Chapman, Sharon A. Nightingale, John G. Mathieson, and Robert Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)
Much of the recent experimental work carried out at by the PYROmetallurgical group at the...
The effect of voltage and metal-transfer mode on particulate fume size during the GMAW of plain carbon steel (with Zoran Sterjovski and John Norrish), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)
Particulate-welding fumes can enter unciliated airways, or may even be absorbed through the skin, possibly...
The effects of an applied voltage on the corrosion characteristics of dense MgO (with Sharon April Nightingale, Qiang Dong, and Michael Funcik), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)
In a recent investigation Mills and Riaz [1] showed that industrial oxide refractory corrosion by...
Analysis of fume formation rate and fume particle composition for gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of plain carbon steel using different shielding gas compositions (with Kristin R. Carpenter and John Norrish), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
The present paper compares thirteen shielding gases and their impact on FFR and fume particle...
Distribution of impurities in magnesium via silicothermic reduction (with Winny Wulandari, Akbar Rhamdhani, and Geoff Brooks), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
The desire for light weight materials, particularly in the automotive field, is fuelling greater magnesium...
Evaluation of Characterisation techniques for particulate weld fume morphology (with Zoran Sterjovski and John Norrish), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
Ilmenite processing in thermal plasma during electric discharge mechanical milling (with Damon Bishop and Andrzej Calka), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
The novel and advanced Electric Discharge Assisted Mechanical Milling (EDAMM) technique has been evaluated for...
Influence of shielding gas on fume formation rate for gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of plain carbon steel (with Kristin R. Carpenter and John Norrish), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
Shielding gas composition is an important parameter for successful gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and...
In-situ measurements of the kinetics of spinel growth on MgO slag (CaO-A2O3-SiO2) couples (with Sharon A. Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
The growth of spinel crystals on single crystal MgO in a CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 slag has been...
Rapid reduction of copper sulfide (Cu2S) with elemental Fe and Mg using electrical discharge assisted meachanical milling (EDAMM) (with Andrzej Calka, David Wexler, A Mosbah, and P Balaz), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
The electric discharge assisted mechanochemical milling technique has been applied to the reduction of copper...
Self-reported health symptoms, cardiovascular risk and fume exposure in welders (with J. Norrish, J. Potter, W. Yeo, and V. Naidoo), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
The Effect of Voltage and Metal-Transfer Mode on Particulate Fume Size during the GMAWof Plain-Carbon Steel (with Zoran Sterjovski and John Norrish), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
Particulate welding fumes can enter unciliated airways, or may even be absorbed through the skin,...
Thermodynamic modelling of high temperature systems (with Winny Wulandari, Geoffrey A. Brooks, and M Akbar Rhamdhani), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
- Thermodynamic modeling is valuable tool to predict phase equilibria in high temperature metals processing ...
The wetting of liquid iron carbon on aluminate minerals formed during coke dissolution in iron (with M. Chapman and S. Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
From previous studies by the authors on the effects of mineral layer formation at coke-iron...
Coke dissolution in liquid iron - The effect of coke mineral matter (with Michael Chapman, Sharon A. Nightingale, John G. Mathieson, and Robert Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
Metallurgical coke, the primary fuel of the ironmaking blast furnace contains approximately 8-12% mineral matter...
Determination of the thermal histories of coke in a blast furnace through x-ray analysis (with R. Nightingale, V. Daly, and E. Fitzpatrick), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
A study has been undertaken to identify the source of coke fines sampled from the...
Formation of a mineral layer during coke dissolution into liquid iron and its influence on the kinetics of coke dissolution rate (with M. Chapman, S. Nightingale, J. Mathieson, and R. Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
The formation and development of the mineral layer that forms between coke and liquid iron...
Influence of Shielding Gas on Fume Size Morphology and Particle Composition for Gas Metal Arc Welding (with Kristin R. Carpenter and John Norrish), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
Shielding gas is an important parameter in Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW). Nevertheless, the influence...
Kinetics of spinel formation and growth during dissolution of MgO in CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 slag (with S. Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
The formation and growth of MgAl2O4 spinel crystals on a single crystal MgO substrate submerged...
Sulphide formation during coke dissolution in liquid iron (with Michael Chapman, Sharon A. Nightingale, John G. Mathieson, and Robert Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
An experimental study on mineral layer formation at the coke-iron boundary during coke dissolution has...
The fundamentals of coke dissolution in the deadman area of the blast furnace (with Michael Chapman, Sharon A. Nightingale, John G. Mathieson, and Robert Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
An experimental study characterising mineral layer formation at the coke-iron boundary during coke dissolution has...
Austenite stability in Fe-Mn-Si based shape memory alloys (with Nicole Stanford and Druce P. Dunne), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2007)
The stability of austenite in a number of Fe–Mn–Si-based shape memory alloys has been investigated....
Observations of the Mineral Matter Present at the Coke /Iron Interface During Coke Dissolution (with Michael Chapman, Sharon A. Nightingale, John G. Mathieson, and Robert Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2007)
In this study, the mineral matter layer that forms between coke, and liquid iron during...
Assessment of the structural development of resin bonded taphole clay (ICSTI 06) (with Sharon A. Nightingale, Lisa Wells, F W B U Tanzil, Jim Cummins, and K Price), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
Effect of changing slag composition on spinel inclusion dissolution (with Liang Chen), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
The rate of MgAl2O4 spinel inclusion dissolution in CaO–SiO2–Al2O3 slags at 1504uC has been measured...
Investigation of particulate fume generated from the GMAW of plain carbon steel (with Zoran Sterjovski, J Brossier, E de Thoisy, Dominic Cuiuri, and John Norrish), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
Observations of the coke-metal interface on coke dissolution in liquid iron (with Michael Chapman, Sharon A. Nightingale, John G. Mathieson, and Robert Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
Refractory corrosion by slag under an applied voltage (with Sharon A. Nightingale, Q Dong, and Michael Funcik), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
The effect of an applied voltage on the dissolution rate of MgO refractory in two...
The effect of particle composition on consolidation of hot briquetted iron (with Wanda Melfo and Rian J. Dippenaar), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
The influence of the carbon concentration of directly reduced iron (DRI) powders on the compressibility...
The evaluation of tuyere coke probing data at Bluescope Steel Port Kembla Works (with Robert Nightingale, John Simpson, Andrew Blakey, and Vincent Daly), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
Comparative study of oxide inclusion dissolution in CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 slag (with Liang Chen and J. Sorbe), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)
The dissolution of alumina, spinel and zirconia inclusions in a liquid CaO–SiO2–Al2O3 slag has been...
Degradation of MgO Refractory in CaO-SiO2-MgO-FeOx and CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-MgO-FeOx Slags under Forced Convection (with Sharon A. Nightingale and Geoff Brooks), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)
Experiments based on exposure of MgO to slags under forced convection flow conditions allowed the...
The Dissolution of Alumina in CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 Slags (with Liang Chen), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)
Dissolution behaviour of alumina micro-particles in CaO-SiO2, -Al2 -O3 liquid oxide (with Liang Chen), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2004)
The rate of dissolution of alumina micro-particles in liquid CaO–SiO2–Al2O3 based oxides has been investigated...
In-Situ Observation of MgO dissolution in CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 Slag (with Sharon A. Nightingale), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2004)
The dissolution behaviour of selected oxides in CaO-SiO2-Al2-O3 (with Sharon A. Nightingale, Liang Chen, and Geoff Brooks), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2004)
The dissolution of alumina and magnesia has been investigated using laser scanning confocal microscopy (alumina)...
The effect of an applied electrical potential on refractory corrosion by slag (with Sharon A. Nightingale and Q Dong), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2004)
An investigation has been carried out to assess the effects of an applied voltage on...
The Prediction of Thermophysical Properties for Modelling solidification of Metallic Melts (with P N Quested and Robert F Brooks), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2004)
Development of a UK national standard for the thermal properties of molten materials: thermal diffusivity of molten copper (with Laurence Cusco), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2002)
As part of a project to establish a UK national standard apparatus for measurement of...
Some cautionary notes on the measurement and use of thermophysical property data (with Kenneth Mills, Robert F Brooks, and P N Quested), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2002)
Thermophysical property data are needed for the mathematical modelling of high-temperature processes, and techniques have...
The Prediction of Thermophysical Properties for Modelling Solidification of Metallic Melts (with P N Quested and Robert F Brooks), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2002)
This paper briefly describes the philosophy of Ken Mills to give to industry recommended values...
Thermophysical properties of slags for process control (with Robert F Brooks), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2002)
Thermophysical properties have been shown to be important in a number of industrial processes. Unfortunately,...
Thermal diffusivity of iron at high temperature in both the liquid and solid states (with P N Quested), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2001)
Process models that simulate industrial processes are increasingly being used to reduce costs and improve...