Introduction ..............................................................................................................
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1 Sinter Production .........................................................................................................
1.1 General Information about the Sintering Process .................................................................
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1.2 Raw Materials of the Sintering Process ............................................................................
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1.3 Preparation of Charge Components for Sintering .................................................................
1.3.1 Dosing of the Components of the Sinter Charge .......................................................
1.3.2 Pelletizing of the Sinter Charge ...........................................................................
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1.4.1 Chemical Reactions with Participation of Solid Phases ...............................................
1.4.2 Processes in the Formation of the Liquid Phase during Melting .....................................
1.4.3 Processes during Solidification (crystallization) of the Melt .........................................
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1.5 Heat Transfer in the Sintering Layer ..............................................................................................
1.5.1 General Information on the Sintering Heat Exchange .................................................
1.5.2 Zonal Heat Balances of Sintered Layer ..................................................................
1.5.3 Mathematical Model of Heat Exchange during Sintering .............................................
1.5.4 Three-Dimensional Mathematical Model of the Sintering Process ..................................
1.5.5 Calculation of the Specific Yield of the Sintering Gas ................................................
1.5.6 Vertical Sintering Speed ..................................................................................
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1.6 The Gas Dynamics of the Sintering Process ........................................................................
1.6.1 The Basic Equation of Dynamics of the Porous Layer .................................................
1.6.2 Gas-dynamic Resistance Coefficients ....................................................................
1.6.3 Porosity of the Sintering Layer ............................................................................
1.6.4 Gas Dynamics of Sintering Technology ..................................................................
1.6.5 Sintering Machine Performance ...........................................................................1.6.6 Ways to Improve the Performance of Sintering Machines .............................................
1.6.6.1 Modernization to Increase Sintering Capacities ..............................................
1.6.6.2 Increasing Sinter Yield .................................