PrefaceSelection of innovations for each plant as well as selection of directions of further development is one of the crucial problems both for the developers and for the producers of steel in EAF. Ineffective selection leads to heavy financial losses and waste of time. In practice, this happens quite frequently.The main objective of this book is to help the readers avoid mistakes in selecting innovations and facilitate successful implementation of the selected innovations. The entire content of the book is aimed at achieving this objective. This book contains the critical analysis of the main issues related to the most widespread innovations in EAF. The simplified methods of calculations are used for quantitative assessment of innovations. These methods are explained by numerous examples. Considerable attention is given to the new directions of development which the authors consider to be the most promising.In the process of writing of the book, its content was discussed with many specialists working at metallurgical plants and for scientific research and development organizations. The authors express deep gratitude for their valuable observations and considerations.
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