6. Glossary

whirlpool cavity; raceway

Combustion zone for coke and auxiliary fuels at the nozzle nose.

crucible; hearth

Cylindrical part in which liquids settle.

tank; stack, shaft

Upper truncated cone of the blast furnace.

cenosphere; cenosphere

Coal particle devolatilized during flash devolatilization; the particle has a very high specific surface area and reactivity.

DEM; DEM

Discrete element method

mileage; spleen

Quantity of material (coke, coal, slag, etc.) used to produce one tonne of cast iron.

operating diagram (or Rist diagram); operating line

Representation of oxygen exchange...