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Oxygen-Enhanced Combustion, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Oxygen-Enhanced Combustion, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Charles E. Baukal Jr.
March 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
792 pages
43h 30m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Oxygen-Enhanced Combustion, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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22.1 Introduction
The contribution of oxygen to the development and pro-
duction of steel has been of great importance support-
ing the ever-increasing production of steel. Prior to the
introduction of the basic oxygen furnace (BOF) in the
1950s, nonpuried oxygen (as a constituent of air) played
a crucial role in steel rening for Bessemer and open
hearth processes. The availability of tonnage oxygen
has arguably been one of the biggest factors inuenc-
ing steel productivity, quality, and development of new
steel types. Industrial oxygen is an integral raw material
used in nearly all steelmaking rening reactions in both
integrated and min ...
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