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K1-MET OVERVIEWResearch Areas

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Area 1

Resources & Recycling

Process development and raw material characterization in the field of mineral processing

Valuable material separation and recycling of metallurgical residues

Development of process gas cleaning systems for the iron and steel production

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Area 2

High temperature metallurgy

Reduction technologies of ferrous and non-

ferrous metallurgy

Influence of additives on the process

characteristics in BOF technologies

Steel refining technologies for special

steelmaking

Behaviour and characterization of refractory

materials

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Area 3

Processing & Energy Optimization

Solidification process and material properties in the continuous casting process

Experimental and numerical simulation of the formation of surface defects

Efficient integration of heat- and production processes

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Area 4

Modelling & Simulation

Comprehensive multiphase flow models for

metallurgical processes

CFD, DEM and coupled CFD-DEM codes

Consistent and consolidated models available

on simulation platform

High quality simulation tools from particle

scale to plant scale

K1-MET GmbH ǀ 19.01.2016 ǀ 6

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K1-MET OVERVIEWResearch Areas