26TH Course Objectives Sponsored by McMASTER UNIVERSITY The blast furnace has been and will remain the to operators, researchers and suppliers of refractories, “centrepiece” of integrated facilities in the steel industry. raw materials and equipment to the industry. The course Present day Ironmaking technology has evolved over many content is continuously updated by the expert lecturers. BLAST FURNACE years through innovations in raw materials preparation, In addition to the lectures, there is a Blast Furnace blast furnace design and blast furnace practice. Game, a Case Study related to Operations and at the Improvements in blast furnace operation usually have IRONMAKING end of the Course, an optional Plant Tour. Lecture notes significant impact on the well-being of the company. will be distributed at the beginning of the course. The blast furnace and its ancillary facilities are very COURSE The Organizing Committee reserves the right to modify complex and dynamic systems. This course is designed course material or to substitute lecturers without notice. May 10 - 15, 2020 to present “state-of-the-art” knowledge of the systems 2020 Lectures Organizing Committee Principles, Design and Raw Materials Operations Historical Development Blast Furnace Design III Coke Production for Blast Casthouse Practice and Blast Keith Whitely John D’Alessio and Principles of the Campaign Extension Furnace Ironmaking Furnace Casthouse Rebuild ArcelorMittal Stelco Iron Blast Furnace Salustiano Pinto Louis Giroux Barry Hyde Dofasco (Chair) Mateusz Kus TBD Usiminas Canmet-Energy Hatch Aaron Tanninen ArcelorMittal Dofasco Blast Furnace Reactions Ironmaking Refractories Day-to-Day Blast Ironmaking in Algoma Steel Inc. Bob Nightingale Floris van Laar Furnace Operation Western Europe Nancy Armstrong University of Wollongong/ Allied Mineral Technical Art Cheng Jan van der Stel Donald Zuke Stelco Retired from Bluescope Steel Services, Inc. Cheng Technical Tata Steel Services LLC ArcelorMittal USA Fundamental Principles Iron-Bearing Burden Materials Chinese Blast Neslihan Dogan Applied to Blast Marcelo Andrade Challenging Blast Furnace Practice Jason Entwistle McMaster University Furnace Safety ArcelorMittal USA Furnace Operations Dennis Lu U. S. Steel Corp. Fred Rorick ArcelorMittal USA (Secretary) Shawn Tilbury Blast Furnace Control ArcelorMittal Dofasco Rorick Inc. Joe Poveromo - Measurement Data Recent Progresses of and Strategy Burden Distribution Raw Materials & Fundamental Principles Practical Blast Furnace Applied to Blast Furnace Bob Nightingale and Aerodynamics Operations in Japan Ironmaking Environment University of Wollongong/ Steve Yaniga and Innovative Trials Fred Post Retired from Bluescope Steel for the Future. Ironmaking/Steelmaking Algoma Steel Inc. Koji Saito Maintenance Reliability Interface Contact Information Strategies in an Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Blast Furnace Energy Balance Mike Pomeroy Metal Corporation and Recovery: Rules of Thumb Ironmaking Facility ArcelorMittal Dofasco Neslihan Dogan John Busser Johan van Ikelen Future Trends in Ironmaking Fuel Injection in the McMaster University Hatch van Ikelen Blast Joe Poveromo Furnace Consultant Blast Furnace Raw Materials & Ironmaking [email protected] Blast Furnace Design I Donald Zuke Global Consulting Dave Berdusco ArcelorMittal Steel USA 1280 Main St. West Paul Wurth Inc. Blast Furnace Modelling Hamilton ON L8S 4L7 and Visualization Blast Furnace Design II Chenn Zhou Phone: (905) 525-9140 x24984 eng.mcmaster.ca/training-courses Peter Martin Purdue University Northwest Fax: (905) 526-8404 Primetals Technologies Optional Lecture eng.mcmaster.ca/training-courses Introduction to Ironmaking Nancy Armstrong Stelco Optional lecture – Sunday Evening 401
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PARKING UNIVERSIT AVENUE 6 main lobby of Les Prince Hall (Sterling street No short sleeves shirts, short pants or WHITTON ROAD registration access), but for early and late arrivals a front desk open shoes are allowed. Hard hats and on Sunday is open 24/7 in the main lobby of the Commons safety glasses will be provided. J ź COLLEGE CRESCENT KING STREET WEST 6 Michael G. building. Daily maid service is provided. Please FORS THAVENUE
ARNOLD STREET Driving tour of the Primary division and BROCKHOUSE WA DeGroote Centre note there is no wake-up service available. I walking tour of Blast Furnace 3. ź for Learning TRA MORE AVENUE and Discovery Computer Game Bus will leave at 1:30 to approximately 4:30 p.m. ź
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LELAND STREET After April 19, 2020 refund 50%. There will EMERSON STREET On the first day the class will be divided SUSSE AVENUE BROADWA AVENUE be no refunds after May 1, 2020. Registration into teams. Each team objective is to be GLENMOUNT AVENUE is not official until the registration fee has Travel Information: the lowest cost hot metal producer. MAPES AVENUE been paid. Substitutions can be made. Location: Hamilton is situated midway between There are also flights from Buffalo NY which
Case Study Toronto and Niagara Falls.W McMaster University is approximately 120 km from Hamilton. is located in the west end of the city. WARD AVENUE Team work activity on a real-world case to analyze RO AL AVENUE Parking Fees: Residents and non-resident operating and process data to determine the Getting Here: The nearest large airport is Pearson attendees will be charged $75.00 if purchased at root cause(s) of a blast furnace upset, identify International in Toronto. Frequent limousine or bus course registration or the course registration desk. corrective actions and reflect on lessons learned. service is available and it takes about one hour. McMaster University Parking fee: $20.00/per day.