Syllabus for Iron Making

(1) Introduction to pig iron production in India and the world.
(2) Occurrence and distribution of iron ore and limestone in India.
(3) Classification of iron-making methods.
(4) Agglomeration of iron ore.
(5) Testing and evaluation of raw materials used in blast furnace for iron making.
(6) Physical chemistry of iron making reactions; Blast furnace slag and slag metal reactions; Fe-O, C-O, Fe-C-O, & Fe-C-O-H phase equilibria.
(7) Theory and practice of iron making in blast furnace including plant layout design, refractories, accessories, aerodynamics, reactions and irregularities in charging and burden distribution, gas cleaning, hot blast stoves etc.
(8) Thermodynamic principles of carbothermic,metallotermic reduction of oxides, role of ferro alloys in iron and steel industries.
(9) Furnace: combustion zone, RAFT, deadman’s zone, cohesive zone- size and shape.
(10) Coal injection, reduction and gas utilization- Rist diagram, thermal reserve zone, chemically inactive zone, effect of alkali materials, reduction of silicon.
(11) Thermodynamics and mechanism for control of Si and S; mineralogy and physico chemical properties of slags.
(12) Blast furnace refractories - types, properties and testing.
(13) Methods of improving furnace operations and recent developments in design and practice: performance evaluation and control;
(14) Blast furnace instrumentation.
(15) Alternative routes of iron making, DRI technology, external desulphurisation.

Books for Reference
1. Introduction to Modern iron making by R H Tupkary
2. Principles of Blast Furnace Ironmaking by A K Biswas
3. Physical Chemistry of iron & Steel Manufacture by C Bodsworth
4. Introduction to Physical Chemistry of iron & Steel Making by R G Ward
5. Principles of Extractive Metallurgy by A Ghosh and H S Ray.