Metallurgical Technology and Thermal Processes of Metallurgical Units

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Course: Metallurgical Technology and Thermal Processes of Metallurgical Units

Programme Summary

Major: 13.04.01 Thermal Power Engineering and Thermal Technology

Degree: Master

Course units:

• Unit 1. The purpose of metallurgical units and their classification. Metallurgy and thermal processes. Heating, cooling, smelting.
• Unit 2. Standard procedures; thermal circuits of heat exchanger and heat generator furnaces: their description and analysis.
• Unit 3. The design and elements of high-temperature metallurgical units; the tools and materials used for building such units.
• Unit 4. The analysis of ongoing processes; defining the way to optimise the processes; designing environmentally friendly and low-waste technologies.
• Unit 5. Heat generation and the mechanics of gases, as well as heat and mass transfer inside of metallurgical units.
• Unit 6. Building heat balances of metallurgical units; determining their thermal performance.
• Unit 7. The purpose, classification and arrangement of heat exchangers in metallurgical units; the types and characteristics of secondary energy resources.
• Unit 8. Utilization of secondary energy resources; metallurgical units and the benefits and the cost effectiveness of energy saving.
• Unit 9. Selecting, designing and engineering of furnaces based on the general thermal theory; the problems of engineering, operation, testing, designing and commissioning of thermal energy units.

Course contents:

• Unit 1. The purpose of metallurgical units and their classification. Metallurgy and thermal processes. Heating, cooling, smelting.
• Unit 2. Standard procedures; thermal circuits of heat exchanger and heat generator furnaces: their description and analysis.
• Unit 3. The design and elements of high-temperature metallurgical units; the tools and materials used for building such units.
• Unit 4. The analysis of ongoing processes; defining the way to optimise the processes; designing environmentally friendly and low-waste technologies.
• Unit 5. Heat generation and the mechanics of gases, as well as heat and mass transfer inside of metallurgical units.
• Unit 6. Building heat balances of metallurgical units; determining their thermal performance.
• Unit 7. The purpose, classification and arrangement of heat exchangers in metallurgical units; the types and characteristics of secondary energy resources.
• Unit 8. Utilization of secondary energy resources; metallurgical units and the benefits and the cost effectiveness of energy saving.
• Unit 9. Selecting, designing and engineering of furnaces based on the general thermal theory; the problems of engineering, operation, testing, designing and commissioning of thermal energy units.

Activities:

• Teacher-led group activities in a classroom;
• Extracurricular self-study of the teacher’s assignments and tasks, including the use of educational facilities (obligatory);
• Office-hours.

Total hours – 216.

Total points – 6.

Classroom hours – 36.

Unsupervised hours – 144.

Midterm assessment – Examination.