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Optimization of the ironmaking-steelmaking sequence in an integrated steel plant having non-linear and distributed elements

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A mathematical technique is proposed for the optimization of large scale metallurgical operations whose mathematical models contain linear, nonlinear, and possibly distributed elements. The computational procedure consists of optimization of the nonlinear or distributed subsystems using special purpose techniques. These results are then incorporated into a linear program representing the system as a whole. The overall scheme involves an iterative procedure, through which the discrepancies are reconciled between the subsystem and total system optimization. It is thought that the technique is a practical means for optimizing actual large scale metallurgical operations. To illustrate this fact an example is given dealing with the optimization of the primary end of an integrated steelplant.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 14214, Buffalo, N.Y.

    W. H. Ray (Associate Professor) & M. B. Ajinkya (Graduate Student)

  2. Center for Process Metallurgy, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

    J. Szekely (Prossor of Chemical Engineering and Director)

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  1. W. H. Ray
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Ray, W.H., Szekely, J. & Ajinkya, M.B. Optimization of the ironmaking-steelmaking sequence in an integrated steel plant having non-linear and distributed elements. Metall Trans 4, 1607–1614 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02668015

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