U.S.-FRG Joint Seminar on Novel Iron and Steelmaking Processes; Duesseldorf, FRG June 20-24, 1988

该奖项为九名美国工程师与来自德意志联邦共和国（FRG）的同行参加研讨会提供部分支持，该研讨会旨在确定阻碍重要新钢铁制造工艺全面发展的一般研究需求。研讨会的共同组织者是肯塔基大学冶金工程与材料科学系的H. Alan Fine教授和杜塞尔多夫马克斯·普朗克铁研究所所长Hans-Juergen Engell教授。美国代表团将由资深学术工程师、一些较年轻的教员和两名来自工业界的工程师组成。能源部的代表也受到了邀请。会议议程特别强调(1)流体介质中细颗粒反应的动力学，(2)富含FeO的炉渣的控制，(3)从钢中提炼铜和其他杂质元素，以及(4)与新工艺相关的传热和传质考虑。被提名参加讲习班的与会者完全有资格讨论各自领域的发展，并确定有用的未来研究方向和技术机会。为了在世界市场上更具竞争力，美国钢铁工业正面临着开发新工艺的挑战。特别是，它们必须以最经济的方式利用现有的原材料和资源。在炼铁中使用焦炭的替代品，利用加工低品位矿石产生的细粒度原料的新工艺，更有效地利用废金属，以及有效和经济地去除废料和低品位煤中杂质的方法，这些都是需要进行更多研究的领域。美国和FRG积极参与钢铁生产，并在开发新技术方面做出了重大研究努力。拟议的研讨会将汇集两国这一领域的杰出工作者，以便互利交流信息，规划新的研究领域和可能的合作。

This award provides partial support for the participation of nine U.S. engineers in a seminar with counterparts from the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) that is designed to identify generic research needs that impede the full development of important new iron and steel making processes. The seminar co-organizers are Professor H. Alan Fine, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Kentucky, and Professor Hans-Juergen Engell, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research, Duesseldorf. The U.S. delegation will consist of senior academic engineers, a few younger faculty members and two engineers from industry. Representatives from the Department of Energy have also been invited. The agenda for the meeting places particular emphasis on (1) the kinetics of fine particle reaction in fluid media, (2) containment of slags rich in FeO, (3) refining of Cu and other tramp elements from steel, and (4) heat and mass transfer considerations associated with novel processing. Participants nominated for the workshop are well qualified to discuss developments in their fields and to identify useful future research directions and technological opportunities. The U.S. iron and steel industries are being challenged to develop new processes in order to become more competitive in the world market. In particular, they must make use of available raw materials and resources in the most economical manner. Alternatives to the use of coke in ironmaking, new processes that take advantage of fine-grained feed materials produced from processing low-grade ores, more efficient use of scrap metals, and effective and economical methods for the removal of impurities found in scrap and in low-grade coals are examples of areas where more research is needed. The U.S. and the FRG are actively involved in the production of iron and steel and are making significant research efforts aimed at developing new technologies. The proposed seminar will bring together eminent workers in this field from the two countries for a mutually beneficial exchange of information to chart areas of new research and possible cooperation.