Expert Opening Presentation

Safe, effective, EAF refractory maintenance via laser driven, automated, application technology

Scott Grissinger, MINTEQ International, Inc.

Session: I-A(Parallel Session): Emerging Technology for Refractory

Use of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Big data in Refractory Technology

Prakash Bharati, José María Domínguez, José Torres Alemany, Margarita Álvarez, Alfran-Nrl, Alfran

Refractory raw materials: Problems and prospects

S. Sinhamahapatra, V.P. Reddy, S. Pasari, K. Dana, H.S. Tripathi, CSIR-CGCRI Kolkata

Innovative solutions and trends of high alumina refractories for modern iron and steel applications

Shankha Chatterjee, Andreas Buhr, Almatis Alumina Pvt. Ltd. India/ Almatis GmbH

Challenges & Opportunities for Refractory Industry

H.L. Rai, Zircar Refractories Ltd

Adaption of a Corundum Refractory lining Technology in Lime Dolomite Calcination plant and Major capital repair technique through top-down approach at SAIL-ISP

Prasanta Baidya , B K Sinhamahapatra, Tarun Misra , V K Rai, M. Bose SAIL-IISCO Steel Plant

Session: I-B (Parallel Session): Refractory for Iron making

Introduction of Slide Gate System for drainage of Trough Hot Metal in Iron Making

Suchit Kr Mahanta*, Gautam Kr. Choudhary, Shubhashis Paul, Sahin Ali, Utpal Chakraborty, Ujjwal Kumar, Deepak Kumar, Sunanda Sengupta, P.B Panda, ** Dinesh Vishwakarma &** Mousom Bag, **Avick Ghosh *TRL Krosaki Refractories Ltd. **Tata Steel Ltd.

Development of a New Refractory Repair Technology in Hot Blast Stove in pressurized condition at SAIL-IISCO Steel Plant

B K Sinhamahapatra, Tarun Misra, V K Rai, M. Bose, C L Gaikowad, Shaubhik Roy, SAIL-IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur

Development of Alumina Zirconia Castable for refractory coating in the bore of Double Chambered Copper Tuyers in high productive Blast Furnaces

R.K. Pradhan*, P. Singh, S. Kundu, B.Mahata, S. Sarkar, SAIL Refractory Unit IFICO

Advancements in Fused Silica Refractory Technology for Coke Oven wall rebuilding

K.G.Venkatesan, Fosbel India Private Ltd.

A Novel approach to reduce Torpedo ladle preheating time by introducing no cement bonded spout castable

Biswajit Sahu, Manoranjan Kumar Singh, Avinash Singh, Prasanta Panigrahi, Tushar Agrawal, Sujat Ali Khan, Brijender Singh, TATA STEEL, Jamshedpur, India

Refractory design developments & application for stoves of blast furnaces in SAIL plants

Surendra Prasad, A.C.Goyal, A.Dewangan, T.C.Joshi & S.Manna, CET, SAIL, Ranchi

Session: II-A (Parallel Session): Refractory for Steel making

Cost effective refractory handling manipulator for safe & better ergonomics

Gaurav Pandey*, Suchit Kr Mahanta,  Gautam Kr. Choudhary, S. Paul, Ujjwal Kumar, Deepak Kumar Hiroshi Nagata, Sunanda Sengupta, P.B Panda, **Navneet Sinha, **Rajeev Ranjan; *TRL Krosaki Refractories Ltd.. **Tata Steel Ltd.

Study on Recycling of Used Mag-Carbon Brick in production of Mag carbon Bricks

Pallavi Singh, Anjali Bharti, Amit Charit, Sandeep Srivastava, SAIL Refractory Unit Bhilai

Insight into BOF bottom purging

Kaushik Dasgupta, RHI Magnesita India Limited

A case study - use of recycled material in rh degasser lower vessel magnesia chrome brick

Avishek Mitra, Sanat Hazra, Dalmia Bharat Refractories Ltd, Rajgangpur

Optimization of EAF Tap weight by Improving the Refractory Design In SMS-1 & Best Operation Practices  Future of Refractories in Steel Ladle & CDQ

Argha Ghosal , Deepak Chaudhary  & Asis Kumar Sarkar, JSW Odisha

B N Dubey, Nimananda Sahoo, JSW Steel, Dolvi

Improvement in lining life of 300t converter in BSL / SAIL

R. Pandey*, K. Nandan*, MK Kujur**, R.K. Gupta***, A. Mohanty*, *SRU, **RDCIS, *** BSL, SAIL

A Discussion on Importance of Spinel Bricks in Steel Making Processes

Deepak Mane, Maithan Ceramics Ltd

Session: II-B (Parallel Session): Refractory for Secondary steel refining and casting-1

Effect of fume silica reduction on the properties of alumina magnesia castable for steel ladles

Satyam Kumar, Ritwik Sarkar, NIT Rourkela, Odisha

Alumina Rich Spinel Refractories for Steel Ladle Application – A Complete Solution by TRL Krosaki

J. P. Nayak*, R. Dutta, B. Ghosh, P. B. Panda, TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited

Co-relation of various refractory & operational parameters on the steel ladle life of ISP

M. Bose, B K Sinhamahapatra, Tarun Misra, V K Rai, Prasanta Baidya, SAIL-IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur

A case study - life enhancement of alumina spinel burnt bricks for slag dumping area of ladle metal zone

Avishek Mitra, Sanat Hazra, Dalmia Bharat Refractories Ltd, Rajgangpur

Performance improvement of Steel ladle life by modelling operating parameters

Goutam Ghosh, Nabid Anjum Khan, Santanu Saha, Prasanta Panigrahi, Sujat Ali Khan, Brijender Singh, Tata Steel

Implementation of Double Porous Plug Gas Stirring in Steel Ladles to Improve Gas Stirring Efficiency and Increase Ladle Lining Life

Rajeev Kumar Singh, Kiran Kr. Keshari, RDCIS, SAIL

Interaction between Refractory and Liquid Steel Regarding Steel Cleanliness: A Review

Santosh Kumar, B Sunita Minz, Smita Toppo, Snehanshu Roy, Somnath Kumar and N Mondal, RDCIS, SAIL

Session: III-A (Parallel Session): Refractory for Mill Zone

How can endoscopic inspection enhance industrial monitoring especially focusing on refractory lining status? Today and tomorrow

Michel Julien VREYSEN, ADI-Industrial Services

High performance alternate quality refractory for hearth of reheating furnace

I.Roy#, M.K.Kujur#, S.Aman#, A.Paul#, R.K.Pradhan*, R.K.Singh* # RDCIS, SAIL , * SRU, SAIL

Total Refractory Management in Re-heating Furnace in Bokaro Steel- A new experiment and new experience.

Subhash Singh and P.Sengupta, SKG Refractories Ltd

Development of a New Refractory Repair Technology in Roof Area of Reheating Furnaces in hot condition at SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant

RK Gupta, I Majumdar, J Kerketta, BSL, SAIL

Development of a New Refractory Repair Technology in Ceramic Module Area of Reheating Furnaces in hot condition at SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant

PK Sengupta, I Majumdar, J Kerketta, BSL, SAIL

Replacement of Module Area with High Alumina Refractory Bricks in Recuperative Zones of Reheating Furnace#2,4

S C Mohapatra, A K Rajak, Sabir Ali, BSL, SAIL

Session: III-B (Parallel Session): Refractory for Secondary steel refining and casting-2

Bottom Purging Improvement of Steel Ladle at LD#3 (TSL JSR)

Amit Banerjee, Monoj Halder,  Prasanta Panigrahi, Navneet Sinha, Brijender Singh Tata Steel

Modern Techniques In Improving Steel Quality In Tundish

Ashish Gadre ( Director ) Allied Metallurgical Products Pvt Ltd

Refractory Design Modification and improvement of Steel Ladle life in SMS-III BSP

Amit Roy, Prasanta Saha, BSP, SAIL

An overview of steel ladle at Durgapur Steel Plant

Niral Topno (SMS), Sandipan Sen (Refractory) DSP, SAIL

Design of the State-of-Art Technology of RH Snorkel and its Performance

Soumen Jana*, S. Satpathy, A. K. Samanta, H. Nagata. S. Sengupta, P. B. Panda, TRL Krosaki Ref.Ltd

BSP, SMS-III RH Degasser Refractory Design Modification

Jitendra kumar , Amit Roy , Pronab Roy, BSP, SAIL

Automatic Mould Level Control With Eddy Current Sensor, Automatic Surface Inspection System and Wireless Continuous Temperature Measurement System

Arpan Chakraborty and  Hannu Suopajärvi, Vesuvius India Limited

Session: IV-A (Parallel Session): New Product & Advance Refractory Solution

Technologies for preventive maintenance for the extension of the lifetime of coke ovens and hot blast stoves

Matthieu LEHEUT, FIB-Services International S.A. Luxembourg

Laser Contouring System – Scanner (Refractory Thickness Measurement)-online

Xavier Rabec,  Ramalakshmanan & Ravishankar Kundu, Vesuvius India Ltd

Advanced Tundish Outlet Modifier - online

Paromita Sarkar, Vesuvius India Limited

Leveraging Digital Technology in Managing Torpedo Ladle Lining

Bhukya Kiran *, Biswajit Sahu*, Biswajit Pal, Manoranjan Kr. Singh, Bankim Chandra Tripathy, Sujat Ali Khan, TATA STEEL, Meramandali, India

A comparative investigation of the physio-mechanical characteristics of amorphous and crystalline silica extracted from rice husk ash

Ashutosh Gupta, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Manish Kumar, Vaibhav Kumar Singh, V.K Singh& M.R Majhi, IIT BHU

Effect of thermal treatment on phase and microstructural evolution of magnesium borate (Mg2B2O5) nanorod whiskers prepared via hydrothermal cum reaction sintering process

Vaibhav Singh, Ashutosh Gupta, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Manish Kumar, V.K Singh, M.R Majhi, IIT BHU

Thermo-Mechanical Modelling and Simulation for effective Refractory Design in Iron & Steel Industries

Kushal Agarwal1, G S Debasisha1, Pranoy Ku. Dubey1, Tapas Shyamal1, Debasish Sarkar2, 1 Sarvesh Ref Pvt. Ltd., 2 NIT Rourkela, Odisha

Session: IV-B (Parallel Session): Quality assurance & Refractory Maintenance

Quality assessment of critical shaped structural refractory blocks using novel NDT technique

Saumita Gangopadhyay*, Monoj Halder, Prasanta Panigrahi, Navneet Sinha, TATA STEEL

Intelligent technologies for refractory spend management

Debesh halder & Avijit Pandit, Mjunction services Limited

Advancements in Refractory Maintenance practices at RINL-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

L. Srinivasa Rao, V.Venkateswara Rao, Sandipan Roy, A.Pratik Priyank, RINL, Vizag

Introduction of newly designed ladle heating system to reduce the arcing time for improved performance of refractory

Md. Sharique Aman, Shyam Jee,  INP Gupta, I. Roy , M. K. Kujur, RDCIS, SAIL

New Generation Ladle Slide Gates With Enhanced Ergonomics & Safety, and new generation high performance purging plug

Sudip Banerjee & Jayanta Gupta, Vesuvius India Ltd