MM 2305 Fuels and Refractories 3-0-0 3

Introduction of fossil fuels and their world-wide reserves Primary and secondary fuels, Coking and non-coking coals. Beneficiation of coal. Characterization of coal properties (caking and swelling indices, calorific value, proximate and ultimate analyses, etc.) Coal carbonization and effects of different parameters Properties of coke, char and graphite. Selection of coal for sponge iron making and thermal power plants Fuel combustion and the effects of different factors Combustion calculations. Alternative sources of energy (viz. ferro-coke, formed coke, charcoal, solar, wind, tidal, etc.) and their suitability for metallurgical and power industries Renewable and non-renewable sources of energy Activated carbon and its uses Modern trends in the utilization and conservation of fossil fuels. Properties and uses of gaseous fuels like coke oven gas, blast furnace gas, basic oxygen furnace gas, producer gas, etc. Petroleum coke and its utilization in metallurgy. Solid energy wastes and their possible industrial applications World-wide approach in the utilization of energy wastes Energy crises and its possible solution. Refractories: Classification of refractories. Properties and applications of Fireclay, Silica, Chromite, Carbon/Graphite, Magnesite, Dolomite, Zirconia, Silicon Carbide, Sillimanite, Kyanite refractories. Selection of Refractories : Blast Furnace, LD Converter, Electric Arc Furnace.

Essential Reading:
1. Her Majesty’s, The Efficient use of fuels, Published stationary office, 423, Oxford Street, London W.I.
2. Marion L. Smith and Karl W. Stinson, Fuels and Combustion McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. New York.

Supplementary Reading:
1. S.B. Pandya, Conventional Energy Technology – Fuels and Chemical Energy, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi.
2. Samir Sarkar, Fuels and Combustion, Orient Longman Ltd., Mumbai. 3. S.P. Sharma and C. Mohan, Fuels and Combustion, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi.

To give idea about different types of fuels and refractories used in metallurgical industries.

1. Imparts sufficient knowledge to the students about different energy sources used in metallurgical industries.
2. Students get enriched knowledge about alternative sources of energy for metallurgical industries.
3. Imparts sufficient knowledge to the students about fuels used in power generation.
4. Imparts knowledge to the students about different types of refractories.
5. It enriches knowledge of students about the refractories used in different metallurgical reactors.
6. Opens an opportunity for the students to search of an alternative energy sources.

Her Majesty’s., The Efficient use of fuels, Published stationary office, 423, Oxford Street, London W.I. , 1. Her Majesty’s, The Efficient use of fuels, Published stationary office, 423, Oxford Street, London W.I.

Marion L. Smith and Karl W., , Fuels and Combustion, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. New York. , 2. Marion L. Smith and Karl W. Stinson, Fuels and Combustion McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. New York.

S.B. Pandya, Conventional Energy Technology – Fuels and Chemical Energy, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi. , 1. S.B. Pandya, Conventional Energy Technology – Fuels and Chemical Energy, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi.

Samir Sarkar,, Fuels and Combustion,, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi , 2. Samir Sarkar, Fuels and Combustion, Orient Longman Ltd., Mumbai. 3. S.P. Sharma and C. Mohan, Fuels and Combustion, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi.