Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Humidified blast furnace operation

  • Iron and Steel Article
  • Published:
JOM Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Use of humidified blast is particularly valuable where practice necessitates use of Lake Superior ores, because they cannot withstand higher blast temperatures unless used in conjunction with controlled moisture in the blast. This paper describes operating characteristics of No. 5 blast furnace at Indiana Harbor with higher blast temperatures and added moisture.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. C. M. Squarcy and R. J. Wilson: More Iron Without More Furnaces, Regional, Technical Meeting, AISI, 1956, pp. 163–188.

  2. T. L. Joseph: Blast Furnace Lecture, Inland Steel Co., December, 1957.

  3. S. P. Kinney: U.S. Bureau Mines Technical Paper 442 (1929).

  4. L. M. Fulton: Lessons from a Hanging Blast Furnace, AIME Blast Furnace, Coke Oven and Raw Materials Conference, 1950, p. 280.

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Plant No. 2 Blast Furnaces, Inland Steel Co., East Chicago, Ind., USA

    Richard J. Wilson (Asst. Supt.)

Authors
  1. Richard J. Wilson
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Wilson, R.J. Humidified blast furnace operation. JOM 10, 268–271 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03398205

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03398205

Search

Navigation