Development of on-line sensors for the analysis of liquid metal chemistry during iron and steel making
Series: Canadian theses = Thèses canadiennes
Publisher: National Library of Canada
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Ottawa
Language: eng
Format: Microform
First sentence: The demand for competitively priced, higher quality steels places an emphasis on improving the process control capabilities in iron and steel making.
Description: At first glance, the application of acoustic analysis of liquid metal chemistry seems to be an exciting step towards placing real-time sensors into the process control loop.  Indeed, classification of sound emissions into quantitative parameters, with respect to chemistry, mixing, and reaction rates, manifests itself as an ideal approach requiring serious considerations.  The utilization of non-intrusive sensors provides the ultimate strategy of acquiring data continuously, especially in the tortuous environment of iron and steel making.
...The primary objective of this research was to develop basic knowledge pertaining to the behaviour of acoustic sensors which are appropriate for monitoring, in different ways, the properties of liquid steel...
Notes: Thesis (M.A.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 1993.