Synopsis of the RFCS projects 2015

Synopsis of the RFCS projects 2015

List of projects co-financed by the Research Fund for Coal and Steel of the European Commission


Technical Group TGC1 :"Coal mining operation, mine infrastructure and management,

unconventional use of coal deposits"

Grant Agreement N°

RFCR-CT-2015-00001

Reference N°

TGC1.01/15

Budget (€)

3.309.995

Funding (€)

1.985.998

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2018

Actual

30/06/2018

Title: Smarter Lignite Open Pit Engineering Solutions

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

SLOPESAcronym

:

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS

The SLOPES project brings together experts from across Europe to advance the current technology and methodologies applied to monitoring and risk

analysis of slopes within open pit lignite mines. Modern techniques which aim to overcome the challenges of monitoring within open pit mines will be

deployed and tested within real mines and results will be compared against physical model tests as well as rigorous numerical modelling. A reliability-

based method for the evaluation of risks will be developed based on monitoring and modelling results which will provide significant benefits to design

optimisation and decision support within real open-pit lignite mines.

State of progress: Research in progress

UNIV NOTTINGHAM

THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

Responsible: Dr. Alec MARSHALL

GB NOTTINGHAM NG7 2RD

University Park

Direct line: +(44) 115/951 39 08

+(44) 115/951 38 98

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Direct fax:

(CO) UNIV NOTTINGHAM

CERTH

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

HELLAS

Responsible: Dr. Nikolaos KOUKOUZAS

GR-57001 THERMI-THESSALONIKI

6th km Charilaou-Thermi Road

Direct line: +(30) 210/650 1771

+(30) 210/650 1598

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CERTH

GEOCONTROL

GEOCONTROL S.A.

Responsible: Mr Agustín MUÑOZ NIHARRA

ES-28003 MADRID

Cristobal Bordiu 19-21

Direct line: +(34) 91/553 17 63

+(34) 91/554 93 96

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) GEOCONTROL

INERIS

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT

INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES

Responsible: Ms Auxane CHERKAOUI

FR-60550 VERNEUIL-EN-HALATTE

Parc Technologique ALATA

Telephone: +(33)

+(33)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) INERIS

POLTEGOR INST

POLTEGOR INSTYTUT - INSTYTUT

GORNICTWA ODKRYWKOWEGO

Responsible: Ms Barbara ROGOSZ

PL-51 616 WROCLAW

Parkowa 25

Direct line: +(48) 71/348 81 80

+(48) 71/348 43 20

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) POLTEGOR INST

1




SUBTERRA

SUBTERRA INGENIERIA S.L.

Responsible: Dr. José Miguel GALERA

ES-28015 MADRID

Calle Vallehermoso 30 Bajo A

Direct line: +(34) 91/534 05 30

+(34) 91/533 14 75

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) SUBTERRA

Camborne School of Mines Cornwall Campus

UNIV EXETER

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

The Queen's Drive

Responsible: Prof. John COGGAN

GB EXETER EX4 4QJ

Department:

Northcote House

Direct line: +(44) 1326/371 824

+(44) 1326/370 450

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV EXETER

VUHU

VYZKUMNY USTAV PRO HNEDE UHLI A.S.

Responsible: Dr. Petr SVOBODA

CZ-434 01 MOST

Budovatelu 2830/3

Direct line: +(420) 476208724

+(420) 476706948

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) VUHU

Grant Agreement N°

RFCR-CT-2015-00002

Reference N°

TGC1.02/15

Budget (€)

3.153.076

Funding (€)

1.891.845

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2018

Actual

30/06/2018

Title: Long-term STability Assessment and Monitoring of flooded Shafts

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

STAMSAcronym

:


The main objective is to implement solutions to monitor and assess the stability of flooded shafts, for long periods of time. The objective will be

achieved by subjecting a shaft (a) to periodic measurements, and (b) to continuous monitoring. This requires developing new technologies and

achieving the following goals:

Inspection Module, featuring the novel combination of ultrasonic profiling and ultrasonic imaging, to inspect shafts visually and measure possible

deformations.

sensors post-closure, that will withstand shaft filling operations.

real-time, significant differences that may indicate instability or significant changes in a flooded shaft.

long term stability of shafts during and after flooding by coupling the hydro-mechanical behaviour with the chemical reactions which occur between the

aqueous solution and the shaft lining components.For periodic measurements, inspection tools will be implemented with multiple instruments to

perform measurements of water aggressiveness, gas production and to carry out macroscopic inspection. A software control system will be developed to

analyse, in-situ, if there are significant changes in the conditions of the shafts acquiring information from the inspection modules and from the

continuous measurement devices. For continuous measurements the objective is to install newly developed devices to monitor the water level recovery

dynamics. Additionally this device could also be used as reference points to make comparisons between periodic images. The numerical simulation will

be used to help the design and the interpretation of the in-situ measurement


Direction des Risques du Sol et du Sous-sol

INERIS



Responsible: Dr. Marwan AL HEIB


Department:


Direct line: +(33) 3/83 58 42 89

+(33) 3/83 53 38 49

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) INERIS

2




AITEMIN

ASOCIACION PARA LA INVEST. Y EL DESAR.

INDUSTRIAL DE LOS RECURSOS NAT.

Parcela CE 1 12

Responsible: Mr Carlos REOL

ES-28918 MADRID

Calle Margarita Salas, 14

Telephone: +(34) 91/442 49 55

+(34) 91/441 78 56

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) AITEMIN

ARMINES

ASS. POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEV. DES

METHODES ET PROC. IND., ARMINES

Responsible: Prof. Faouzi HADJ-HASSEN

FR-75272 PARIS CEDEX 06

60, boulevard Saint-Michel

Telephone: +(33) 1/40 51 90 50

+(33) 1/40 51 00 94

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) ARMINES

COAL AUTHORITY

THE COAL AUTHORITY

Berry Hill

Responsible: Dr. Steven KERSHAW

UK MANSFIELD NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG18 4RG

Lichfield Lane, 200

Direct line: +(44) 1623637362

+(44) 1623637398

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) COAL AUTHORITY

DMT

DMT GmbH & Co KG

Responsible: Mr. Klaus SIEVER

DE-45307 ESSEN

Am Technologiepark 1

Telephone: +(49) 201/172 12 03

+(49) 201/172 13 28

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) DMT

Dept. of Extraction Technologies and Mining Support

GIG

GLOWNY INSTYTUT GORNICTWA

Responsible: Dr. Stanislaw PRUSEK

PL-40166 KATOWICE

Department:

Pl. Gwarkow 1

Direct line: +(48) 32/259 24 23

+(48) 32/258 44 25

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) GIG

HUNOSA

HULLERAS DEL NORTE, S.A.

Responsible: Mr. Fran MIRANDA

ES-33005 OVIEDO

Avenida Galicia 44

Telephone: +(34) 985/10 73 00

+(34) 985/24 02 90

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) HUNOSA

KOMPWEG

KOMPANIA WEGLOWA S.A.

Responsible: Mr. Lucjan GAJDA

PL-40 039 KATOWICE

Powstancow 30

Telephone: +(48) 32/757 20 14

+(48) 32/255 54 53

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) KOMPWEG

3




SRK

SPOLKA RESTRUKTURYZACJI KOPALN SA*

SRK SA

Responsible: Mr Paweł RYDLEWSKI

PL-41-914 BYTOM

Strzelców Bytomskich, 207

Direct line: +(48) 600086706

+(48) 322652547

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) SRK

UC3M

UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID

Responsible: Prof. Carlos BALAGUER

ES28903 GETAFE (MADRID)

Calle Madrid, 126

Direct line: +(34) 1/624 8452

+(34)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) UC3M

Camborne School of Mines Cornwall Campus

UNIV EXETER


The Queen's Drive

Responsible: Prof. John COGGAN

GB EXETER EX4 4QJ

Department:

Northcote House

Direct line: +(44) 1326/371 824

+(44) 1326/370 450

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV EXETER

Grant Agreement N°

RFCR-CT-2015-00003

Reference N°

TGC1.03/15

Budget (€)

2.817.117

Funding (€)

1.690.271

Starting

1/09/2015

Ending

31/08/2018

Actual

31/08/2018

Title: Bucket wheel excavators operating under difficult mining conditions including unmineable inclusions and geological

structures with excessive mining resistance.

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

BEWEXMINAcronym

:


In newly-opened as well as in existing lignite mines are increasingly difficult mining conditions. Mainly due to the presence of growing number of

undiggable inclusions and partings of excessive mining resistance in overburden. During exploitiation of such centers there are large dynamic and

impulse loads. Already working excavators and often newly designed are not fully adapted to such conditions. This results in frequent breakdowns,

resulting in the exclusion of the machine from normal operation. The aim of the project is to develop solutions to reduce failure rates of bucket wheel

excavators working in those conditions. This will be achieved either by reducing the sensitivity of excavators on pulse load or by efforts to reduce the

size of dynamic loads. The project includes three packages. The first package WP1 includes: the experimental determination of the dynamic surplus

from mass forces and the linkage of these surpluses with physico-mechanical characteristics of exploited soils; method for determining of alternative

computational strength of pulse loads; determination of the requirements for flawless excavator work in specific conditions. In the second - WP2 will be

developed way to create a system to monitor stress excavator’s structures leading to continuous assessment of the degree of construction effort,

signaling of the damage possibility, and information on the residual fatigue strength. The activities included in the third - WP3 is to strive to eliminate

or just reduce the size of pulsed loads caused by encountering on undiggable obstacle (stone) by early detection of stones in the slope and adequate

control of the excavator. Information collected by the system will also facilitate the correct interpretation of the signals sent by the stress monitoring

system. All three WPs are interrelated and create a complete set of activities aiming at the same goal, which is to reduce failure rates of bucket wheel

excavators in difficult mining conditions.


POLTEGOR INST

POLTEGOR INSTYTUT - INSTYTUT

GORNICTWA ODKRYWKOWEGO

Responsible: Ms Barbara ROGOSZ

PL-51 616 WROCLAW

Parkowa 25

Direct line: +(48) 71/348 81 80

+(48) 71/348 43 20

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) POLTEGOR INST

4




COMP ENER OLTENIA

SOCIETATEA COMPLEXUL ENERGETIC

OLTENIA SA

Responsible: Dr. IONUT COSMIN PREDOIU

RO-210227 TARGU JIU GORJ

Strada Alexandru Ioan Cuza 5

Telephone: +(40)

+(40)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) COMP ENER OLTENIA

KOMAG

INSTYTUT TECHNIKI GORNICZEJ KOMAG

Responsible: Dr. Jaroslaw TOKARCZYK

PL-44101 GLIWICE

ul. Pszczynska 37

Direct line: +(48) 32/237 44 19

+(48) 32/237 45 44

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) KOMAG

NTUA

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF

ATHENS

Responsible: Dr. Theodoros MICHALAKOPOULOS

GR-157 80 ZOGRAPHOU

9, Heroon Polytechneiou Street

Direct line: +(30) 2107722208

+(30) 2107722191

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) NTUA

PGE GIEK

PGE GORNICTWO I ENERGETYKA

KONWENCJONALNA SA

Responsible: Mr. Zbigniew MIZERSKI

PL-97-400 BELCHATOW

Ul. Weglowa, 5

Telephone: +(48)

+(48)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) PGE GIEK

PPC

PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A.

Responsible: Dr. Christos ROUMPOS

GR-10432 ATHENS

Chalkokondili Street, 30

Telephone: +(30) 210/512 3999

+(30) 210/525 999

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) PPC

TU CRETE

THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE

Responsible: Dr. Michael GALETAKIS

GR-73132 CHANIA

Building E4, Campus Konoupidiana

Direct line: +(30) 28210/376 16

+(30) 28210/695 54

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) TU CRETE

UNIV PETROSANI

UNIVERSITATEA DIN PETROSANI

Responsible: Prof. Maria LAZAR

RO-332006 PETROSANI

Univerisitatii Street, 20

Direct line: +(40) 742153709

+(40) 254543491

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV PETROSANI

5




VUHU

VYZKUMNY USTAV PRO HNEDE UHLI A.S.

Responsible: Dr. Petr SVOBODA

CZ-434 01 MOST

Budovatelu 2830/3

Direct line: +(420) 476208724

+(420) 476706948

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) VUHU

Grant Agreement N°

RFCR-CT-2015-00005

Reference N°

TGC1.05/15

Budget (€)

4.122.079

Funding (€)

2.473.246

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Monitoring, Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation of Rock Burst and Gas Outburst Hazards in Coal Mines

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

MapROCAcronym

:


The main objectives of MapROC are to: - develop and field test rock burst and gas outburst prevention techniques based on the use of large diameter

boreholes with alternative stress and gas pressure relief techniques such as blasting, slotting and/or high pressure water injection, - formulate a

methodology to couple the near-real time processing of field monitored microseismic data with Artificial Neural Networks and Fractal Dimension

analysis to develop a short-term prediction method for rock bursts and gas outbursts, - demonstrate the use of this prediction method as a tool for early

risk assessment, prevention, and mitigation of rock bursts and gas outbursts, - numerically model the field application of the borehole stress/gas

pressure relief methods as well as modelling stress control and protective mining options, - develop and validate a generic risk assessment

methodology for the prevention and mitigation of rock bursts and gas outbursts, and - widely disseminate the research findings within the industrial

and academic communities.


Earth Science and Engineering

IMPERIAL COLLEGE

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE,

TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Exhibition road

Responsible: Prof. Sevket DURUCAN

GB LONDON SW7 2AZ

Department:

South Kensington Campus

Direct line: +(44) 20/7594 73 54

+(44) 20/7594 73 54

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) IMPERIAL COLLEGE

AITEMIN

ASOCIACION PARA LA INVEST. Y EL DESAR.

INDUSTRIAL DE LOS RECURSOS NAT.

Parcela CE 1 12

Responsible: Dr. José Luis FUENTES-CANTILLANA

ES-28918 MADRID

Calle Margarita Salas, 14

Direct line: +(34) 91/395 02 70

+(34) 91/441 78 56

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) AITEMIN

CM-VELENJE

PREMOGOVNIK VELENJE, d.d.

Responsible: Dr. Simon ZAVSEK

SI-3320 VELENJE

Partizanska cesta 78

Direct line: +(386) 3/899 62 74

+(386) 3/899 63 82

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CM-VELENJE

6




Mining Geophysics

GIG


Responsible: Dr. Adam LURKA

PL-40166 KATOWICE

Department:

Pl. Gwarkow 1

Direct line: +(48) 32/259 2575

+(48) 32/259 6533

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) GIG

JSW

JASTRZEBSKA SPOLKA WEGLOWA S.A.

Responsible: Mr Piotr BOJARSKI

PL-44 330 JASTRZEBIE ZDROJ

aleja Jana Pawła II, 4

Direct line: +(48) 327/564491

+(48) 32/756 43 04

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) JSW

RWTH

RHEINISCH-WESTFÄLISCHE TECHNISCHE

HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

Responsible: Dr. Bernhard KROOSS

DE-52062 AACHEN

Templergraben 55

Direct line: +(49) 241/80 95 752

+(49) 241/80 92 152

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) RWTH

#Name?

#Name?

7


Technical Group TGC2 :"Coal preparation, conversion and upgrading"

Grant Agreement N°

RFCR-CT-2015-00006

Reference N°

TGC2.01/15

Budget (€)

2.075.609

Funding (€)

1.245.365

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2018

Actual

30/06/2018

Title: Coal-liquid based upgraded carbon materials for energy storage

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

SUPERCOALAcronym

:


This project is aimed at the development of coal liquid-based carbon materials with superior properties for their use as active electrode materials in

electrochemical energy storage systems as supercapacitors (SCs) and hybrid systems (battery-capacitor), a topic that is given top priority in the RFCS

programme (upgrading of coal-derived liquids). In the present proposal, coal-derived liquids, such as coal tars and anthracene oil, are proposed as

starting materials for the production of polymerized-isotropic/mesophase pitches, cokes and graphites to be used in the preparation of carbon materials

with a tailored structure and, consequently, specifically targeted properties. Moreover, some of these materials will be subjected to different activation

methods to develop the porous structure required for some of the proposed applications (electrodes in supercapacitors). The as obtained activated

carbons (ACs) will be studied alone or combined with graphene (G), a high-tech material also produced and investigated as electrode material by itself.

The development of this project will address the growing need of the electrical energy industry to have more efficient storage devices. One special

feature is to choose proper treatment methods of transforming the irregular structure of the starting carbonaceous matter into the organised structure of

carbon materials. The possibility of synthesizing carbon materials maximizing their porosity, tailoring their morphology, controlling their surface

chemistry and retaining high electrical conductivity will allow the production of electrodes with improved performance and, subsequently, energy

storage systems with higher power and energy densities. Thus, and from feedstocks with a low added-value, a new generation of supercapacitors and

hybrid systems will be developed, which will help to a better and cleaner utilization of the energy resources


CSIC

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE

INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Responsible: Prof. Rosa MENENDEZ LOPEZ

ES-28006 MADRID

Calle Serrano 117

Direct line: +(34) 985/11 89 98

+(34) 985/29 76 62

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) CSIC

CLAUDIU TOPROM

CLAUDIU TOPROM SRL

ET 8 AP 106 S2

Responsible: Dr. Sorin AXINTE

RO-021597 BUCURESTI

Soseaua Pantelimon 111, Bl400C SC A

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) CLAUDIU TOPROM

IQNSA

INDUSTRIAL QUIMICA DEL NALON S.A.

Responsible: Dr. Juan José FERNANDEZ-RODRIGUEZ

ES-33005 OVIEDO

Avenida de Galicia 31

Direct line: +(34) 985/982 600

+(34) 985/982 666

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) IQNSA

UNIV ANGLIA

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

Responsible: Dr. Sonia MELENDI

GB- NORWICH NR4 7TJ

Earlham Road

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) UNIV ANGLIA

UNIV WROCLAW

POLITECHNIKA WROCLAWSKA - WROCLAW

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Responsible: Prof. Grazyna GRYGLEWICZ

PL-50370 WROCLAW

Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27

Direct line: +(48) 71/320 6398

+(48) 71/320 6506

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV WROCLAW

8



UPB RO

UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN

BUCURESTI

Responsible: Dr. Georgeta PREDEANU

RO-060042 BUCURESTI

Splaiul Independentei, 313 Sect 6

Direct line: +(40) 21/220 55 06

+(40) 21/220 42 95

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UPB RO

Grant Agreement N°

RFCR-CT-2015-00007

Reference N°

TGC2.02/15

Budget (€)

1.897.471

Funding (€)

1.138.483

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Bulk density and INternal Gas pressure in coke Ovens

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

BINGOAcronym

:


Wall Pressure is one of the major causes of coke oven degradation but it is impossible to measure it directly. Internal Gas Pressure is easier accessible;

so the present project aims at increasing coke plant service life by controlling Internal Gas Pressure in industrial ovens. This project proposes to

investigate parameters influencing Internal Gas Pressure measurements in stamp and gravity charging and to find correlations between Internal Gas

Pressure measured at pilot and industrial scales. This study will allow to define guidelines for European coke plants to better monitor Internal Gas

Pressure and to define limit values for safe operation.


AMMR

ARCELORMITTAL MAIZIERES RESEARCH S.A.

Immeuble le Cezanne

Responsible: Mr Matthieu LANDREAU

FR-93200 SAINT-DENIS

Rue André Campra, 6

Direct line: +(33) 3/87 84 90 17

+(33) 3/87 84 90 00

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) AMMR

Abt. F+E/RE

AGDH

AKTIEN-GESELLSCHAFT DER DILLINGER

HÜTTENWERKE AG

Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Rongshan LIN

DE-66763 DILLINGEN/SAAR

Department:

Werkstraße, 1

Direct line: +(49) 6831/47-3401

+(49) 6831/47-3676

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) AGDH

ARCELOR

ARCELORMITTAL ATLANTIQUE ET LORRAINE

SAS*AAL

Immeuble Le Cézanne

Responsible: Mrs Juliette DELINCHANT

FR-93200 SAINT DENIS

6, rue André Campra

Direct line: +(33) 3/878 490 13

+(33) 3/878 490 00

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) ARCELOR

DMT

DMT GmbH & Co KG

Responsible: Dr. Drazen GAJIC

DE-45307 ESSEN


Direct line: +(49) 201/172 1826

+(49) 201/172 1328

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) DMT

9



TKSE

THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG

Responsible: Mr. Viktor STISKALA

DE-47166 DUISBURG

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse 100

Telephone: +(49) 203/521

+(49) 203/522 51 02

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) TKSE

R&D

VOESTALPINE

VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBH

Responsible: Dipl.-Ing. Karl PILZ

AT-4020 LINZ

Department:

VOEST-ALPINE-Strasse 3

Direct line: +(43) 732/6585 4534

+(43) 732/6980 4534

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) VOESTALPINE

#Name?

#Name?

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Technical Group TGS1 :"Ore agglomeration and Ironmaking"

Grant Agreement N°

RFCR-CT-2015-00004

Reference N°

TGC1.04/15

Budget (€)

3.793.767

Funding (€)

2.276.259

Starting

15/12/2015

Ending

14/12/2019

Actual

14/12/2019

Title: Management of Environmental RIsks During and After mine closure

Partners

Dates:Duration

48 (Mths)

MERIDAAcronym

:


The management of environmental risks during and after mine closure is a multi-hazard and multi-risk process that requires integration of interrelated

environmental processes and combining their effects when considering hazard identification and risk characterisation. Failure to manage environmental

impacts and risks in an acceptable manner throughout the mine closure and post-closure will result in the mining industry finding it increasingly

difficult to obtain community and government support for existing and future projects. The objective of the current proposal (MERIDA) is to design

and provide technical guidance on the implementation of necessary investigations that should be undertaken in order to develop a mine closure plan.

The aim is to minimise the environmental impacts and risks during the mine closure and post-closure periods in accordance with the general principle

that the mine must take responsibility and minimise all risks that can be foreseen. In practical terms, MERIDA will provide a planning tool that allows

the design of a logical, step-wise approach to mine closure that can be progressively refined during the post-closure period and allows to address all

relevant environmental risks. The objectives of MERIDA are: - to provide specific guidance on the issues that need to be considered when assessing the

environmental impacts from coal mines at closure and post-closure stages; - to identify the physical and chemical processes that affect environmental

risks during mine closure and post-closure and establish monitoring and modelling methods that should be implemented in order to make reliable

environmental impact predictions; - to establish an integrated risk assessment methodology; - to provide a practical methodology (written up as a

technical guidance) that can be used for the evaluation of risk remediation measures in terms of their performance in risk reduction, practical

implementation and cost.


GIG


Responsible: Dr. Alicja KRZEMIEN

PL-40166 KATOWICE

Pl. Gwarkow 1

Direct line: +(48) 322592556

+(48) 322028745

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) GIG

DMT

DMT GmbH & Co KG

Responsible: Dipl.-Ing. Karsten ZIMMERMANN

DE-45307 ESSEN


Direct line: +(49) 201/172 1992

+(49) 201/172 1971

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) DMT

HUNOSA

HULLERAS DEL NORTE, S.A.

Responsible: Mr. Fran MIRANDA

ES-33005 OVIEDO

Avenida Galicia 44

Telephone: +(34) 985/10 73 00

+(34) 985/24 02 90

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) HUNOSA

IMG PAN

INSTYTUT MECHANIKI GOROTWORU -

POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK

Responsible: Prof. Jerzy KRAWCZYK

PO-30 059 KRAKOW

Ul. Wladyslawa Stanislawa Reymonta 27

Direct line: +(48) 126372884

+(48) 126372884

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) IMG PAN

11



IMPERIAL COLLEGE

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE,

TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Exhibition road

Responsible: Dr. Anna KORRE

GB LONDON SW7 2AZ

South Kensington Campus

Telephone: +(44) 71/589 51 11

+(44) 71/823 85 25

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) IMPERIAL COLLEGE

INERIS



Responsible: Mr Arnaud CHARMOILLE



Direct line: +(33) 3/44 55 62 94

+(33) 3/44 55 67 00

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) INERIS

KOMPWEG

KOMPANIA WEGLOWA S.A.

Responsible: Mr. Stanisław ADAMEK

PL-40 039 KATOWICE

Powstancow 30

Telephone: +(48) 32/757 20 14

+(48) 32/255 54 53

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) KOMPWEG

Mining Engineering

UNIV EXETER


The Queen's Drive

Responsible: Dr. Patrick FOSTER

GB EXETER EX4 4QJ

Department:

Northcote House

Direct line: +(44) 1326/371 828

+(44)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) UNIV EXETER

UNIV OVIEDO

UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO

Responsible: Prof. Ana SUÁREZ SÁNCHEZ

ES-33003 OVIEDO

San Francisco 3

Telephone: +(34) 98/510 40 61

+(34) 98/510 40 42

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) UNIV OVIEDO

VSB-TUO

VYSOKA SKOLA BANSKA - TECHNICKA

UNIVERZITA OSTRAVA

Responsible: Prof. Jaroslav DVORACEK

CZ-708 33 OSTRAVA-PORUBA

17 Listopadu 15/2172

Direct line: +(420) 597 323 381

+(420) 59 691 8589

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) VSB-TUO

12



Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00001

Reference N°

TGS1.01/15

Budget (€)

3.599.376

Funding (€)

2.159.625

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Optimizing Blast Furnace Hearth Inner State

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

OPTIBLAFINSAcronym

:


This proposal reflects to different dead man states in a blast furnace hearth in relation to coke particles forming the dead man, hearth liquid flow and

respective heat loads. Describing the dead man as a conglomeration of individual particles and correlating global process parameters with local wear

factors will form highly innovative activities of the project. State of the art computer modelling technique combining DEM-CFD approaches will be

used tounderstand the actual liquid and solid flow witihn the hearth. Such modelling approach will be used for the first time in a project realised within

the RFCS frame work. In addition, advanced monioring techniques wil be tested with the aim to gain an improved understanding of localised wear

events. This will provide a better ground for decsion-making concerning stabilizing the hearth condition, improving hearth drainage and prolonging

hearth life.


Research & Development (Building 4H16)

TATA STEEL NL

TATA STEEL NEDERLAND TECHNOLOGY B.V.

Responsible: Ir. G. LOUWERSE

NL-1951 JZ VELSEN NOORD

Department:

Wenckebachstraat, 1

Direct line: +(31) 251/49 84 69

+(31) 251/47 03 44

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) TATA STEEL NL

Head of Laboratory

ABO AKADEMI

ABO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY

Responsible: Prof. Henrik SAXEN

FI-20500 ABO

Department:

Domkyrkotorget 3

Direct line: +(358) 40/544 3301

+(358) 2/215 4792

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) ABO AKADEMI

Abt. F+E/RE

AGDH

AKTIEN-GESELLSCHAFT DER DILLINGER

HÜTTENWERKE AG

Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Rongshan LIN

DE-66763 DILLINGEN/SAAR

Department:

Werkstraße, 1

Direct line: +(49) 6831/47-3401

+(49) 6831/47-3676

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) AGDH

AMMR


Immeuble le Cezanne

Responsible: Dr. Thibault QUATRAVEUX



Telephone: +(33)

+(33)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) AMMR

Blast Furnace Plant

ARCELOR EHS

ARCELORMITTAL EISENHÜTTENSTADT GmbH

Responsible: Dr. Jörg MERNITZ

DE-15890 EISENHÜTTENSTADT

Department:

Werkstrasse 1

Direct line: +(49) 3364/37 33 99

+(49) 3364/37 65 33 99

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) ARCELOR EHS

13



CRM

CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES

ASBL

Responsible: Mr Claudio OJEDA

BE-1000 BRUXELLES

Boulevard de l'Impératrice 66

Direct line: +(32) 4/2546 493

+(32) 4/2546 490

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CRM

JKU

UNIVERSITÄT LINZ*JOHANNES KEPLER

UNIVERSITÄT, LINZ

Responsible: Dr. Gijsbert WIERINK

AT-4040 LINZ

Altenberger Strasse 69

Telephone: +(43)

+(43)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) JKU

Ironmaking

LKAB

LUOSSAVAARA-KIIRUNAVAARA AB

Responsible: Mr Nicklas EKLUND

SE-971 28 LULEA

Department:

(Varvsgatan 45)

Direct line: +(46) 920/380 85

+(46) 920/255 713

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) LKAB

MEFOS

SWEREA MEFOS AB

Responsible: Dr. Lena SUNDQVIST ÖQVIST

SE-97125 LULEÅ

Arontorpsvägen 1

Direct line: +(46) 920/245 226

+(46) 920/25 58 32

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) MEFOS

UNIV BOCHUM

RUHR-UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM

Responsible: Dr. Siegmar WIRTZ

DE-44801 BOCHUM

Universitätstrasse 150

Telephone: +(49) 234/700 45 98

+(49) 234/700 61 32

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) UNIV BOCHUM

VDEH-BFI

VDEh-BETRIEBSFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT GmbH

Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Yalcin KAYMAK

DE-40237 DÜSSELDORF

Sohnstrasse 65

Direct line: +(49) 211/6707 299

+(49) 211/6707 205

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) VDEH-BFI

R&D

VOESTALPINE


Responsible: Dipl.-Ing. Christoph FEILMAYR

AT-4020 LINZ

Department:


Direct line: +(43) 732/6585 49 06

+(43) 732/6580 49 06

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) VOESTALPINE

14



Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00002

Reference N°

TGS1.02/15

Budget (€)

2.302.713

Funding (€)

1.381.628

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Assessing and control of alkaline circulation in BF operation

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

AlCircAcronym

:


The overall research project objective is improved blast furnace (BF) process stability and energy efficiency with increasing flexibility in raw material

selection, taking into account deteriorating raw material qualities in terms of alkali content. This is achieved by developing and establishing new

methods for online alkali control in the BF, based on a novel online top gas evaluation tool for determination of the alkali accumulation in the

operational blast furnace. This tool consists of the top gas measurement equipment (FTIR or MS) and the evaluation routine for determination of the

alkali accumulation / cycle. The new online tool will be applied for monitoring of the alkali cycle amount at selected representative BF’s with elevated

alkali input and with differences in the source of alkali components. The selected BF’s differ in operational modes. Monitoring of the alkali cycle

amount enables the premature detection of operational states with elevated alkali load. In this way, countermeasures for alkali control may be triggered

at an early stage in order to prevent operational disturbances at the BF. For BF alkali control some promising novel measures are developed within the

research project, like coke pre-treatment/coating with alkali absorbing minerals as well as a more optimised adjustment of BF slag composition. Finally,

concepts will be worked out for improved BF alkali control by combined application of the online top gas evaluation tool with selected methods for

inhibition of the alkali circulation. The concepts will consider the special restraints at the different operational BF’s. Finally the concepts will be

validated by operational trials at the different BF’s in comparison with normal operational data.


R&D

VDEH-BFI


Responsible: Dipl.-Ing. Gerald STUBBE


Department:

Sohnstrasse 65

Direct line: +(49) 211/6707 969

+(49) 211/6707 205

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) VDEH-BFI

Blast Furnace Works

ISD DUNAFERR

ISD DUNAFERR DUNAI VASMU Zrt.

Responsible: Mr Róbert MÓGER

HU-2400 DUNAÚJVÁROS

Department:

Vasmü tér 1-3.

Direct line: +(36) 25/583-988

+(36) 25/584-542

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) ISD DUNAFERR

LKAB

LUOSSAVAARA-KIIRUNAVAARA AB

Responsible: Ms Anna DAHLSTEDT

SE-971 28 LULEA

(Varvsgatan 45)

Telephone: +(46) 920/380 00

+(46) 920/195 05

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) LKAB

LTU

LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Responsible: Prof. Bo BJÖRKMAN

SE-97187 LULEÅ

Universitetsområdet, Porsön

Direct line: +(46) 920/49 12 92

+(46) 920/49 11 99

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) LTU

MEFOS

SWEREA MEFOS AB

Responsible: Dr. Lena SUNDQVIST ÖQVIST

SE-97125 LULEÅ

Arontorpsvägen 1

Direct line: +(46) 920/245 226

+(46) 920/25 58 32

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) MEFOS

15



Process Engineer, Iron Making Dpt

SSAB EMEA

SSAB EMEA AB

Responsible: Mr David LINDSTRÖM

SE-613 80 OXELÖSUND

Department:

Sodermanlands

Direct line: +(46) 7066/196 25

+(46) 155/25 42 75

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) SSAB EMEA

R&D, Hot Metal Production

VOEST-ALPINE

VOESTALPINE STAHL DONAWITZ GmbH & CO

KG

Responsible: Dipl.-Ing. Roland MAYERHOFER

AT-8700 LEOBEN

Department:

Kerpelystrasse 199

Direct line: +(43) 50304/25 21 52

+(43) 50304/65 42 06

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) VOEST-ALPINE

#Name?

#Name?

16


Technical Group TGS2 :"Steelmaking processes"

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00004

Reference N°

TGS2.01/15

Budget (€)

1.927.815

Funding (€)

1.156.689

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2018

Actual

30/06/2018

Title: Dynamic stirring for improvement of energy efficiency in secondary steelmaking

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

DynStirAcronym

:


The project objective is to improve ladle stirring by developing dynamic stirring policies in secondary steelmaking at different treatment stations (CAS-

OB treatment, vacuum treatment and final treatment (rinsing)). In heat-individual dynamic stirring, the stirring process will be tailored to the individual

need of each treated steel melt, based on metallurgical fundamentals, with the aim to improve the energy efficiency of the ladle stirring processes while

maintaining the cleanness of the final product. Imaging and vibration measurement systems will be used to monitor the actual stirring, compare it to

the ideal treatment according to the stirring policies and advise correct stirring accordingly. Extensive sampling and analysis will verify the

improvements. Energy efficiency will be improved by shorter treatment time, reduced amount of stirring gas used and diminished temperature loss of

the steel melt.


VDEH-BFI


Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Birgit PALM


Sohnstrasse 65

Direct line: +(49) 211/670 72 93

+(49) 211/670 72 02

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) VDEH-BFI

CSM

CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA

Responsible: Dr.ssa Patrizia MICELI

IT-00128 ROMA

Via di Castel Romano 100

Direct line: +(39) 06/505 52 00

+(39) 06/505 54 61

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CSM

EAF Melt Shop

GMH

GEORGSMARIENHÜTTE GmbH

Responsible: Mr Bernd DETTMER

DE-49124 GEORGSMARIENHÜTTE

Department:

Neue Hüttenstrasse 1

Direct line: +(49) 5401/394 747

+(49) 5401/394 058

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) GMH

Micro Modelling in Metallurgical Processes

KTH

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HÖGSKOLAN - THE

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Responsible: Prof. Du SICHEN

SE-10044 STOCKHOLM

Department:

Brinellvagen 8

Direct line: +(46) 8/7908 359

+(46) 820/76 81

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) KTH

UDDEHOLM

UDDEHOLMS AB

Responsible: Dr. Mselly NZOTTA

SE-68385 HAGFORS

17 Värmlands län

Direct line: +(46) 563/176 81

+(46) 563/174 59

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UDDEHOLM

17



Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00005

Reference N°

TGS2.02/15

Budget (€)

1.735.185

Funding (€)

1.041.112

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Improvement of steel cleanness by reducing refractory contamination in secondary steelmaking

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

LEANSTORYAcronym

:


MgO based refractory of new generation is developed by the joint competence of steelmaker, refractory producer and university scientists. Both new

carbon free binder system and modification of the current binder systems are studied. The new refractory (either bricks or castable) is characterized and

tested firstly in laboratory and then in full scale ladles. The development is directly towards the need of steelmaking. The new refractory is expected to

result in great improvement of steel cleanness and prolonged lifetime of ladle lining. The sustainability and recyclability of the refractory should be

another important factor in the development.


Micro Modelling in Metallurgical Processes

KTH



Responsible: Prof. Du SICHEN

SE-10044 STOCKHOLM

Department:

Brinellvagen 8

Direct line: +(46) 8/7908 359

+(46) 820/76 81

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) KTH

GERDAU

SIDENOR INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO

EUROPA S.A.

Apartado de Correos 152

Responsible: Mr Asier ARTEAGA

ES-48970 BASAURI (VIZCAYA)

Barrio Ugarte s/n

Direct line: +(34) 94/487 20 07

+(34) 94/487 18 81 or 44

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) GERDAU

INSERTEC

REFRACTORY SOLUTIONS INSERTEC SL

Responsible: Mr. Roberto CABALLERO

ES-48960 GALDAKAO

Barrio Aperribay, 10

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) INSERTEC

Technology

OVAKO

OVAKO SWEDEN AB

Responsible: MSc Jan-Erik ANDERSSON

SE-813 82 HOFORS

Department:

Direct line: +(46) 290/256 07

+(46) 290/256 70

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) OVAKO

POLITEC BARI

POLITECNICO DI BARI

Responsible: Prof. Giovanni MUMMOLO

IT-70125 BARI

Via E Orabona 4

Telephone: +(39) 080/54 60 764

+(39) 080/54 60 788

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) POLITEC BARI

18



Ingeniería de organización, Admin. Empresas

UPM

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID

Edificio Rectorado

Responsible: Prof. Joaquín ORDIERES MERE

ES-28040 MADRID

Department:

Avenida Ramiro Maetzu, 7

Direct line: +(34) 91/336 3144

+(34) 91/561 8618

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UPM

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00031

Reference N°

TGS2.03/15

Budget (€)

1.534.605

Funding (€)

920.763

Starting

1/09/2015

Ending

31/08/2018

Actual

31/08/2018

Title: Improvement of electrical arc furnace operations with support of advanced multiphysics modeling SIMULations of the

EAF process

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

SimulEAFAcronym

:


The proposal, supported by two research centres (CSM and BFI), three industrial partners (GERDAU, GMH and ORI Martin) and a supplier of

electromagnetic stirring devices (ABB AB) are aimed at:

- developing a numerical simulation tool for the EAF process, coupling fluid flow, magneto-hydrodynamics, energy and mass transfer as well as

selected thermodynamic calculations;

- using this tool for elaboration of process measures with respect to energy savings, reduction of CO2 emissions, and improved metallic yield.

Validating and integrating sub-models (micro-models) into a macro-model used as advanced simulation tool will allow to:

- improve EAF process knowledge, as some data can only be obtained using mathematical modelling techniques due to practical limitations of taking

measurements on the plant;

- reduce risks, as modelling can enable decisions on production plant modifications without carrying out on-site experiments, which are expensive and

leading to a loss of production;

- reduce development costs, as modelling offers a wider range of design options to be evaluated before testing on the plant.

The project is composed by the following working topics:

- selection of available micro-models (detailed description of local phenomena, e.g., stirring, decarburisation by lance, postcombustion);

- development of missing micro-models (e.g. thermodynamics, ..);

- integration into a macro-model (able to describe unsteady transport phenomena by coupled multi-physics approach);

- performance of complete EAF furnace simulations with the tool;

- validation of the modelling results with process data collected at several EAF plants;

- performance of parameter studies to optimise the process layout and the operational practices;

- dissemination of the results.

The techniques used will be based on:

- modelling: Computational Fluid Dynamics numerical models and physical modelling tools will be used ;

- design of stirring sources - plant tests.


CSM


Responsible: Dr. Valerio BATTAGLIA

IT-00128 ROMA


Telephone: +(39) 06/505 52 68

+(39) 06/505 53 00

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(CO) CSM

Development, Minerals

ABB

ABB AB

Responsible: Mr Jan Erik ERIKSSON

SE-721 83 VASTERAS

Department:

Kopparbergsvagen, 2

Direct line: +(46) 21/340 930

+(46) 21/148 327

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) ABB

19



Forging, Rolling & Finishing

GERDAU


EUROPA S.A.


Responsible: Mr José Manuel LLANOS RUIZ


Department:

Barrio Ugarte s/n

Direct line: +(34) 94/487 18 96

+(34) 94/487 18 44

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) GERDAU

EAF Melt Shop

GMH




Department:


Direct line: +(49) 5401/394 747

+(49) 5401/394 058

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) GMH

Research & Development

ORI MARTIN

O.R.I. MARTIN - ACCIAIERIA E FERRIERA DI

BRESCIA SpA

Responsible: Ing. Uggero DE MIRANDA

IT-20100 MILANO

Department:

Corso Garibaldi 49

Direct line: +(39) 030/399 92 65

+(39) 030/200 09 24

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) ORI MARTIN

R & D

VDEH-BFI


Responsible: Dipl.-Ing. Kersten MARX


Department:

Sohnstrasse 65

Direct line: +(49) 211/670 73 84

+(49) 211/670 72 05

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) VDEH-BFI

#Name?

#Name?

20


Technical Group TGS4 :"Hot and cold rolling processes"

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00006

Reference N°

TGS4.01/15

Budget (€)

1.129.209

Funding (€)

677.526

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Effective Management of Coolant in Cold Rolling

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

MANCOOLAcronym

:


The objective of this research project is to increase the process and product window in cold rolling mills by enhancing the coolant functionality. In a

previous RFCS-project “INCOOL” enormous steps have been made already. Based on the findings in it is expected that a further optimisation is

possible and more benefits can be obtained. New innovative ideas that will be investigated in this project should further increase the cold mill

capabilities. Expected benefits are increased reduction per stand, increased rolling speed and less temperature related material rejections. Specific

objectives of this project are:

• Development of a strip cool unit with width control and testing of this unit in an industrial Cold Rolling Mill.

• Development of a method to re-use the thermal energy that is stored in the emulsion bath. A small scale test installation will be built to verify the

concept. If successful, the option that saves most energy will be tested in a packaging cold mill in Tata Steel IJmuiden.

• Thorough experimental work in order to improve the currently used roll coolant settings (flow, nozzle type, distance/angle of header with respect to

the roll). In contrast to previous experimental work, emphasis will be on testing with (various types of) emulsions and particular interest will be given to

the influence of oil layer on cooling efficiency.

• Investigation and implementation of innovative approaches with respect to cooling, such as adding additives to the bath and optimising the lubricant

to enable efficient cooling.

• Increasing the fundamental knowledge with respect to the formation of heat scratches. More specific a model will be developed that predicts the

maximum reduction per stand without creating heat scratches (depending on roll/strip/emulsion temperature and material grade).


TATA STEEL NL


Responsible: Ir. Leon JACOBS


Wenckebachstraat, 1

Direct line: +(31) 251/495 103

+(31) 251/495 126

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) TATA STEEL NL

Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Laboratory

BUT

BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY -

VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V BRNE

Responsible: Dr. Miroslav RAUDENSKY

CZ-60190 BRNO STRED

Department:

Veveri Antoninska 548/1

Direct line: +(420) 541/143 274

+(420) 541/142 224

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) BUT

CRM


ASBL

Responsible: Mr Bart VERVAET

BE-1000 BRUXELLES


Direct line: +(32) 9/264 57 74

+(32) 9/264 58 34

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CRM

21



Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00007

Reference N°

TGS4.02/15

Budget (€)

1.817.557

Funding (€)

1.090.535

Starting

1/08/2015

Ending

31/07/2019

Actual

31/07/2019

Title: Combined Online Microstructure Sensor and Model for a Better Control of Hot Rolling Conditions and Final Products

Properties (phase 2)

Partners

Dates:Duration

48 (Mths)

MicroControl-PLUS Acronym

:


Improving of the hot rolling process and achieving better consistency of end-user properties is a big challenge. The online real-time evaluation of

microstructure changes becomes key element to address this challenge, particularly for the new generation of steels. For example, to comply with the

everlasting need for CO2 emission reduction, advanced high strength steels for automotive applications are lighter and stronger. At the same time, their

microstructures show higher sensitivity to process variations, especially of hot rolling conditions. In continuation with the MicroControl (RFS-CR-

2009-10010) project, a new tool combining a microstructural hot rolling model and a Laser Ultrasonic Sensor (LUS) is proposed to predict/control steel

properties all along the coil, while maximizing mill productivity. To reach this goal, the all-fibered LUS (prototype successfully tested in previous

project) will be improved to a robust, portable, full-industrial version for multi-points measurements at several locations in the hot rolling mill. In

parallel, laboratory tests will help develop new signal processing techniques to monitor microstructural changes i.e.:

• austenite or ferrite average grain size;

• grain size gradients along thickness;

• multiple phase transformation during cooling;

• final ferrite grain size before coiling.

Finally, a new analysis and control tool will be developed combining a microstructural model using a multi-objectives optimization and calibrated with

signals obtained from the LUS sensor. This tool will be tested in two industrial situations: 1. predict hot rolling process parameters to achieve final

mechanical properties and evaluate microstructure evolution. 2. measure and control austenite microstructure during finishing to improve toughness of

line-pipes grades. This online tool will significantly improve the hot rolling process and move a step closer to a fully automatic feed-back control of

microstructure and product properties.


AMMR


Immeuble le Cezanne

Responsible: Dr. Louis SATYANARAYAN



Telephone: +(33)

+(33)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(CO) AMMR

Sales

IO

IMAGINE OPTIC SA

Responsible: Mr Nicolas LEFAUDEUX

FR-91400 ORSAY

Department:

18, rue Charles de Gaulle

Direct line: +(33) 1/64 86 15 60

+(33) 1/64 86 15 61

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) IO

KIMAB

SWEREA KIMAB AB

Responsible: Mrs Eva LINDH ULMGREN

SE-164 07 KISTA

(Isafjordsgatan 28A)

Telephone: +(46) 8/440 48 00

+(46) 8/440 45 35

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) KIMAB

MEFOS

SWEREA MEFOS AB

Responsible: Mr. Bijish BABU

SE-97125 LULEÅ

Arontorpsvägen 1

Telephone: +(46) 920/20 19 00

+(46) 920/25 58 32

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) MEFOS

22



Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00008

Reference N°

TGS4.03/15

Budget (€)

2.385.416

Funding (€)

1.431.250

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Integration of complex measurement information of thick products to optimise the through process geometry of hot rolled

material for direct application

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

INFOMAPAcronym

:


Measurement systems covering flatness and dimensional accuracy on plate/strip products are widely available. Output is usually in the form of contour

plots or ‘maps’, providing visual feedback to mill operators who must interpret the information subjectively, and also to technical staff for investigative

purposes. Objective interpretation of these maps is not straightforward, and comparison of output from devices of different type or manufacturer often

presents further difficulties. The proposed project seeks to address this, developing a tool for objective interpretation of maps from different devices

along the process route, generating concise data suitable for use within automatic control/advisory systems.


AM SPAIN

ARCELORMITTAL ESPAÑA SA

Responsible: Mr. Gabriel BONET

ES-33418 GOZON ASTURIAS

Residencia La Granda s/n

Telephone: +(34) 985/12 17 17

+(34) 985/12 63 75

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(CO) AM SPAIN

CRM


ASBL

Responsible: Mr Hugo UIJTDEBROEKS

BE-1000 BRUXELLES


Direct line: +(32) 9/264 57 67

+(32) 9/264 58 34

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CRM

INDUSTEEL BELGIUM

INDUSTEEL BELGIUM

Responsible: Mr. Benjamin LECRENIER

BE-6030 MARCHIENNE

Rue de Chatelet, 266

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) INDUSTEEL BELGIUM

MEFOS

SWEREA MEFOS AB

Responsible: M Sc Jan LEVEN

SE-97125 LULEÅ

Arontorpsvägen 1

Direct line: +(46) 920/20 19 75

+(46) 920/25 50 59

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) MEFOS

SSSA

SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI

E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA

Responsible: Dr. Valentina COLLA

IT-56127 PISA

Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33

Direct line: +(39) 050/882 507

+(39) 050/882 194

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) SSSA

23



VDEH-BFI


Responsible: Mr Roger LATHE


Sohnstrasse 65

Direct line: +(49) 211/6707 204

+(49) 211/6707 205

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) VDEH-BFI

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00009

Reference N°

TGS4.04/15

Budget (€)

1.920.389

Funding (€)

1.152.233

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2019

Actual

30/06/2019

Title: Development of compound work rolls for hot mill finishing stands by Laser-cladding

Partners

Dates:Duration

48 (Mths)

Laser4rollsAcronym

:


The objective is developing a new compound work roll system for the HSM finishing stands by exploiting the advantages of the laser-cladding to

overlay a reusable steel arbour with a thick layer (20 mm) of enhanced tool steel materials. Key points will be defining the system requirements, laser-

cladding trials, modelling and materials evaluation. Modelling of the laser-cladding process, of abrasive wear and of thermal treatment combined with

NDT measurements for a sound layer and bonding zone will lead to recommendations for this new processing route and a demonstrator (diameter

600mm, length 1m , layer 20 mm) will assess the feasibility.


CRM


ASBL

Responsible: Ir Gisèle WALMAG

BE-1000 BRUXELLES


Direct line: +(32) 4/361 59 40

+(32) 4/361 59 47

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) CRM

LISMAR

LISMAR ENGINEERING B.V.

Responsible: Mr. Jack TENSEN

NL-1191 JM OUDERKERK A/D AMSTEL

Ambachtenstraat 55

Telephone: +(31) 20/4966026

+(31) 20/4965174

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) LISMAR

MKB

FONDERIES J. MARICHAL, KETIN & CIE

Responsible: Eng. Mario SINNAEVE

BE-4000 LIEGE

Rue Verte Voie 39

Direct line: +(32) 4/234 72 36

+(32) 4/234 72 51

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) MKB

CRDT PRC RMS SUT - (3F22 1-334)

TATA STEEL NL


Responsible: Dr. Petrus Henk BOLT


Department:

Wenckebachstraat, 1

Direct line: +(31) 251/499 847

+(31) 251/470 242

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) TATA STEEL NL

24



UNIV TWENTE

UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE

Responsible: Dr. Gert-Willem ROMER

NL-7522 NB ENSCHEDE

Drienerlolaan 5

Telephone: +(31)

+(31)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) UNIV TWENTE

#Name?

#Name?

25


Technical Group TGS5 :"Finishing and coating"

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00010

Reference N°

TGS5.01/15

Budget (€)

1.556.191

Funding (€)

933.714

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2018

Actual

30/06/2018

Title: Integrated Material Modelling for Abrasion Resistant Steels

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

IMMARSAcronym

:


The abrasion resistance of a material is not solely determined by the ratio of its hardness as compared to the hardness of the abrasive medium. It is also

affected by other factors like:

• The surface state (topography, composition and microstructure);

• The level of residual stresses at the surface.

At the same time, systematic screening have indicated that the material’s microstructure as well as its mechanical response to impact (strain hardening

and damage accumulation) have a pronounced effect on the abrasion resistance. This effect is not captured in the conventional design criteria, where

only the material hardness is taken into account. The IMMARS project objective is to develop an enhanced numerical model to link the surface state

(i.e. topography, composition and structure), the level of residual stresses at the surface and the microstructure to the abrasion resistance, by:

• Lab-scale (open three body impact abrasion) and full-scale (cultivator tine rig) testing to measure abrasion resistance for different microstructural and

operational conditions;

• Develop a micromechanically sound microscopic model that allows taking into account the microstructural features;

• Develop a mechanism informed macroscopic model specifically accounting for the deformation and damage/failure mechanism of the abrasion

process;

• Develop a scaling method to link microstructural features with macroscopic abrasion damage;

• Validate the predictive capability of the micro- and macroscale models by simulation of the lab-scale coupon tests and full-scale cultivator tine tests;

• Applying the multiscale modelling approach to perform design optimization of microstructures with tailored property profiles.


Ferrous Metallurgy

RWTH


HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Goetz HESSLING

DE-52062 AACHEN

Department:

Templergraben 55

Direct line: +(49) 241/80 95 794

+(49) 241/80 92 224

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) RWTH

OCAS

ONDERZOEKSCENTRUM VOOR AANWENDING

VAN STAAL N.V.

Responsible: Dr. Filip VAN DEN ABEELE

BE-9060 ZELZATE

John Kennedylaan 3

Telephone: +(32) 9/345 13 11

+(32) 9/345 12 04

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) OCAS

TU BRAUNSCHWEIG

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BRAUNSCHWEIG

Responsible: Prof. Ludger FRERICHS

DE-38106 BRAUNSCHWEIG

Pockelsstrasse 14

Telephone: +(49) 531/391 30 78

+(49)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) TU BRAUNSCHWEIG

UGENT

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Responsible: Dr. Jacob SUKUMARAN

BE-9000 GENT

Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25

Telephone: +(32) 9/264 30 29

+(32) 9/264 35 83

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) UGENT

26



VTT

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY

Responsible: Dr. Anssi LAUKKANEN

FI-02150 ESPOO

Vuorimiehentie 3

Telephone: +(358)

+(358)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) VTT

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00011

Reference N°

TGS5.02/15

Budget (€)

1.789.066

Funding (€)

1.073.439

Starting

1/09/2015

Ending

28/02/2019

Actual

28/02/2019

Title: Improving steel product durability through alloy coating microstructure

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

MicroCorrAcronym

:


The project is devoted to the relationship between the metallic coating microstructure and corrosion resistance. Interactions between alloys coating

components will be investigated in series of experiments using a number of innovative, mostly in-situ, electrochemical, corrosion and surface analytical

techniques. A numerical model describing the effect of coating microstructure on the evolution of coated steel structures with time emphasizing Zn-Al

and Zn-Al-Mg systems will be developed and validated by accelerated and field corrosion tests. It will allow coating developers to reduce the time to

market for new generations of metallic coatings with superior long-term corrosion stability and lower coating thickness. The new products will be more

cost-effective due to reduced use of raw materials providing thus competitive advantage to European steel industry and end-users.


IC

INSTITUT DE LA CORROSION SASU

Technopole de Brest Iroise

Responsible: Dr. Dominique THIERRY

FR-29200 BREST

220 rue Pierre Rivoalon

Direct line: +(33) 2/98 05 15 52

+(33) 2/98 05 08 94

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) IC

Corrosion engineer

AMMR


Immeuble le Cezanne

Responsible: Dr. Christian ALLELY


Department:


Direct line: +(33) 3/87 70 48 93

+(33) 3/87 70 42 83

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) AMMR

CNRS

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE

SCIENTIFIQUE

Responsible: Prof. Kevin OGLE

FR-75794 PARIS CEDEX 16

Rue Michel Ange 3

Telephone: +(33)

+(33)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) CNRS

MPIE

MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR

EISENFORSCHUNG GmbH

Responsible: Dr. Michael ROHWERDER


Max-Planck-Strasse 1

Direct line: +(49) 211/6792-442

+(49) 211/6792-218

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) MPIE

27



TATA STEEL NL


Responsible: Dr. Nitte VAN LANDSCHOOT


Wenckebachstraat, 1

Telephone: +(31)

+(31)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) TATA STEEL NL

UNIV WALES

SWANSEA UNIVERSITY*PRIFYSGOL

ABERTAWE

Responsible: Prof. James SULLIVAN

GB SWANSEA SA2 8PP

Singleton Park

Telephone: +(44) 1792/29 53 63

+(44) 1792/29 57 71

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) UNIV WALES

VOESTALPINE


Responsible: Dr. Gerald LUCKENEDER

AT-4020 LINZ


Direct line: +(43) 50/304 15 77740

+(43) 50/304 55 4941

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) VOESTALPINE

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00012

Reference N°

TGS5.03/15

Budget (€)

2.702.556

Funding (€)

1.621.533

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Optimal Residual Stress Control

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

ORSCAcronym

:


Client demands for European steel sheet producers are facing a trend in product development where higher quality standards in terms of tighter

material property tolerances are demanded. Producers today encounter great problems coupled to residual stresses where an increased number of

customer complaints are experienced. Traditional control approaches are not sufficient anymore whereas this project will develop a new “residual-stress-

based” control concept, validated at participating industrial partner plants, applicable by combining inline measurements and accurate modelling

approaches. Thereby, material property-related homogenization will be facilitated resulting in noticeable increased product quality for European steel

producers to successfully meet the market expectations.


MEFOS

SWEREA MEFOS AB

Responsible: Lic. Eng. Mats KARLBERG

SE-97125 LULEÅ

Arontorpsvägen 1

Direct line: +(46) 920/200 230

+(46) 920/255 059

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) MEFOS

Process-intergrated Methods

FHG

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR

FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN

FORSCHUNG e.V.

Responsible: Dr. Bernd WOLTER

DE-80686 MÜNCHEN

Department:

Hansastrasse 27c

Direct line: +(49) 681/9302-3883

+(49) 681/9302-5920

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) FHG

28



HUVO

HUGO VOGELSANG GMBH & CO. KG

Responsible: Dr. Andreas HESSLER

DE-58119 HAGEN

Alemannenweg 29

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) HUVO

Laboratory

IMZ

INSTYTUT METALURGII ZELAZA IM.

STANISLAWA STASZICA

Responsible: Prof. Roman KUZIAK

PL-44100 GLIWICE

Department:

ul. Karola Miarki 12-14

Direct line: +(48) 32/234 52 41

+(48) 32/234 53 03

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) IMZ

UDDEHOLM

BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM PRECISION STRIP AB

Uddeholmsvägen 20

Responsible: Mr. Henrik SAMUELSSON

SE-684 28 MUNKFORS

P.O. Box 503

Telephone: +(46) 563/160 00

+(46) 563/162 00

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) UDDEHOLM

VDEH-BFI


Responsible: Mr. Joachim DENKER


Sohnstrasse 65

Telephone: +(49) 211/6707-0

+(49) 211/6707-310

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) VDEH-BFI

#Name?

#Name?

29


Technical Group TGS6 :"Physical metallurgy and design of new generic steel grades"

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00013

Reference N°

TGS6.01/15

Budget (€)

2.113.428

Funding (€)

1.268.057

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Control of precipitation sequences during hot rolling to improve product uniformity of titanium containing high strength

steels

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

PRETICONTROLAcronym

:


The project aims to understand how precipitation of Ti, in conjunction with Nb and V, influences microstructure and property development during

processing of high titanium (max. 0.15wt%) containing high strength steels (>700MPa) and hence make recommendations for compositions which are

relatively insensitive to varying processing conditions. It will be achieved by characterization of precipitation sequences during the main stages of the

hot rolling process. Influence of microalloying elements on austenite recrystallization behaviour and bainite phase transformation will be investigated

by thermo-mechanical techniques coupled to high resolution characterization methods. Models will be developed and applied to optimise hot strip

rolling strategy.


CRM


ASBL

Responsible: Mr Benjamin POHU

BE-1000 BRUXELLES


Direct line: +(32) 9/264 57 96

+(32) 9/264 58 34

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) CRM

CEIT

ASOCIACION CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS E

INVESTIGACIONES TECNICAS

Barrio de Ibaeta

Responsible: Dra Beatriz LOPEZ SORIA

ES-20018 SAN SEBASTIAN

Po. de Manuel Lardizábal, 15

Direct line: +(34) 943/212 800

+(34) 943/213 076

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CEIT

OCAS


VAN STAAL N.V.

Responsible: Dr. Lieven BRACKE

BE-9060 ZELZATE

John Kennedylaan 3

Telephone: +(32) 9/345 13 11

+(32) 9/345 12 04

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) OCAS

TATA STEEL UK

TATA STEEL UK LIMITED

Responsible: Dr. Sally PARKER

GB LONDON SW1P 4WY

Millbank, 30

Direct line: +(44) 1709/82 51 00

+(44) 1709/82 53 37

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) TATA STEEL UK

360 WSK-WE-WM

TKSE


Responsible: Dipl -Ing Georg PAUL

DE-47166 DUISBURG

Department:


Direct line: +(49) 203/52-4 41 82

+(49) 203/52- 25 938

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) TKSE

30



UNIV GLASGOW

THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

Responsible: Dr. Ian MACLAREN

GB GLASGOW G12 8QQ

University Avenue

Direct line: +(44) 141/330 4700

+(44) 141/330 4464

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV GLASGOW

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00014

Reference N°

TGS6.02/15

Budget (€)

1.529.323

Funding (€)

917.594

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Impact of two-phase region rolling on the microstructure and properties distribution in heavy gauge structural steel plate

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

INCROHSSAcronym

:


Heavy gauge line pipe and structural steel plate materials are often rolled in the two-phase region for strength reasons. However, strength and toughness

show opposite trends and the exact effect of each rolling process parameter remains unclear. A stable process window can only be achieved by a more

profound understanding of the microstructure development during the intercritical rolling and its relations with the final microstructure and properties.

By means of recently developed microstructure investigation techniques and modelling, the relation between the temperature gradient, bcc-fcc balance

at high temperature, strain partitioning between phases and subsequent transformation will be studied in detail to allow for wider process windows.

Especially as there is a current trend in increasing the product thickness it is important to zoom in on the microstructure evolution and how it influences

the processing window and the distribution of the final mechanical properties in these products. This project for first time will use a clear strategy to

assess the potential opportunities and risks for the implementation or the consequences of intercritical rolling in an actual industrial product. By

combining a systematic approach to map the behavior of each phase separately and looking at the global mechanical properties on the other hand a

correlation will be developed to allow improved processing conditions for this type of products. In addition the current know-how and capabilities for

microstructure investigation will allow developing an actual micro-mechanical model based on actual observations.


CRM


ASBL

Responsible: Mr Matteo CARUSO

BE-1000 BRUXELLES


Direct line: +(32) 09/264 57 65

+(32) 9/264 58 34

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(CO) CRM

CEIT

ASOCIACION CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS E

INVESTIGACIONES TECNICAS

Barrio de Ibaeta

Responsible: Dr. Pello URANGA

ES-20018 SAN SEBASTIAN

Po. de Manuel Lardizábal, 15

Direct line: +(34) 943/21 28 00

+(34) 943/21 30 76

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CEIT

OCAS


VAN STAAL N.V.

Responsible: Mrs Ulrike LORENZ

BE-9060 ZELZATE

John Kennedylaan 3

Telephone: +(32) 9/345 13 11

+(32) 9/345 12 04

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) OCAS

31



Microstructural Control in Metals

TU DELFT

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT

Responsible: Dr. Ir. Jilt SIETSMA

NL-2628 CN DELFT

Department:

Stevinweg 1

Direct line: +(31) 15/278 22 84

+(31) 15/278 67 30

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) TU DELFT

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00015

Reference N°

TGS6.03/15

Budget (€)

1.086.144

Funding (€)

651.686

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Screening of tough lightweight Fe-Mn-Al-C steels using high throughput methodologies

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

LIGHTOUGHAcronym

:


Fe-Mn-Al-C steels show superior tensile properties at low density, which triggered further studies on other engineering properties but also on

fundamental aspects. Stabilised by Mn and C, the dominant microstructure most compositions is austenitic, although formation of brittle phases needs

to be avoided by a proper balance of Mn and C. Adding Al reduces the density and leads to the precipitation of nano-sized kappa carbides, which, if

properly controlled by the right tempering conditions, effectively strengthen the material. Further, Al readily promotes the formation of ferrite, opening

possibilities for application tailored microstructure variations, but also greatly increasing the alloy complexity. The ongoing steel design and

development process is therefore often time consuming and of limited efficiency. This proposal deals therefore with the screening of toughness, density

and strength of Fe-Mn-Al-C alloys, in quenched and quenched and tempered condition. Alloy compositions with interesting properties and their

respective thermo-mechanical processing parameters will be systematically identified and refined following an iterative combinatorial approach. In

parallel innovative methodologies will be fine-tuned and applied for thermodynamic modelling as well as for efficient high throughput sample

generation, processing and testing. The targeted outcome is twofold:

(i) Property and microstructure “maps” as a function of chemical composition and processing parameters provide the basis for future product

development.

(ii) Innovative high-throughput methodologies enable to accelerate future steel alloy design.


MPIE

MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR

EISENFORSCHUNG GmbH

Responsible: Dr. Hauke SPRINGER


Max-Planck-Strasse 1

Telephone: +(49) 211/6792-258

+(49) 211/6792-268

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(CO) MPIE

KTH



Responsible: Prof Malin SELLEBY

SE-10044 STOCKHOLM

Brinellvagen 8

Direct line: +(46) 8/790 83 89

+(46) 8/100 411

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) KTH

OCAS


VAN STAAL N.V.

Responsible: Dr. Nele VAN STEENBERGE

BE-9060 ZELZATE

John Kennedylaan 3

Telephone: +(32) 9/345 13 11

+(32) 9/345 12 04

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) OCAS

32



SIM

STRATEGISCH INITIATIEF MATERIALEN

VZW*SIM SIM-FLANDERS

Responsible: Dr. Guido HUYBERECHTS

BE-9052 ZWIJNAARDE

Technologiepark, 935

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) SIM

#Name?

#Name?

33


Technical Group TGS7 :"Steel products and applications for automobiles, packaging and home

appliances"

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00016

Reference N°

TGS7.01/15

Budget (€)

2.134.379

Funding (€)

1.280.628

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2018

Actual

30/06/2018

Title: JoiningTWIP - TWIP-Steels for multi material design in automotive industry using low-heat joining technologies

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

JoiningTWIPAcronym

:


JoiningTWIP will support the introduction of TWIP-steels in applications of vehicle manufacturers by providing reliable joining technologies for multi-

material design of TWIP-steels with conventional steels and lightweight materials. The results of JoiningTWIP will shift the state of art concerning

lightweight-related joining technologies significantly. Already established mechanical and low-heat joining technologies will be enhanced regarding

their applicability in joining similar and dissimilar joints of TWIP-steels with conventional ultra high strength steels and traditional lightweight

materials. The joining technologies examined in this project will be clinching, tack-setting, flow-drill screwing, rivet-element welding and friction

element welding. The joints made with these specially adapted joining technologies will be tested comprehensively. The testing programme consists of

metallographic analysis, determination of mechanical properties (static and crash loads, fatigue) and corrosion tests and even prototype tests under

realistic conditions.This will allow end-users to consider TWIP-steels in further designs and constructions by providing them the needed mechanical

and technological properties in joining this new steel-grade in multi-material design. Always in focus of the project is the applicability of the results for

end-users. Therefore, the results will be directly comparable to already existing results of solutions made from conventional steels and will show the

superior properties of multi-material designs made with TWIP-steels.


SZMF

SALZGITTER MANNESMANN FORSCHUNG

GmbH

Responsible: Dr. Tobias BOEDDEKER

DE-38239 SALZGITTER

Eisenhüttenstrasse 99

Direct line: +(49) 5341 21-8689

+(49) 5341 21-2963

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) SZMF

Computer Modelling

COMTES

COMTES FHT a.s.

Responsible: Mr Filip TIKAL

CZ-334 41 DOBRANY

Department:

Prumyslová 995

Direct line: +(420) 377/197 320

+(420) 377/197 310

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) COMTES

Research Program

CRF

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA

Responsible: Dr. Daniele PULLINI

IT-10043 ORBASSANO (TO)

Department:

Strada Torino 50

Direct line: +(39) 011/908 33 96

+(39) 011/90 83 337

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CRF

EJOT

EJOT GMBH & CO. KG

Responsible: Mr. Dirk RUNKEL

DE-57319 BAD BERLEBURG

Astenbergerstrasse 21

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) EJOT

TKSE


Responsible: Dr. Azeddine CHERGUI

DE-47166 DUISBURG


Telephone: +(49) 203/521

+(49) 203/522 51 02

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) TKSE

34



appliances"

UNIV HANNOVER

GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITÄT

HANNOVER

Responsible: Dr. Thomas HASSEL

DE-30167 HANNOVER

Welfengarten 1

Telephone: +(49) 511/762-21 64

+(49) 511/762-30 07

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) UNIV HANNOVER

UNIV PADERBORN

UNIVERSITÄT PADERBORN

Responsible: Mr. Marcus MATZKE

DE-33098 PADERBORN

Warburger Strasse 100

Telephone: +(49) 5251/60 25 62

+(49) 5261/60 35 38

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) UNIV PADERBORN

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00017

Reference N°

TGS7.02/15

Budget (€)

1.756.120

Funding (€)

1.053.672

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: New multiphase AHSS steel grades for hot forming, with improved formability and reduced springback

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

HOTFORMAcronym

:


In automotive lightweight design, AHSS components are one of the preferred alternatives, since they allow downsizing vehicle structures in a cost

effective manner. Different AHSS grades are used according to the component required functionality, structural, stiffness, crash behaviour,... Cold

forming of AHSS grades, in the range of 1.000MPa, implies high resulting springback and press force, limited formability, reduced post-forming

ductility and low stretch flangeability, several operations needed for manufacturing complex geometry parts and large scrap is produced after trimming

the addendum and blank-holder areas. HOTFORM proposes a new route for manufacturing multiphase AHSS grades (DP type and CP type), where the

annealing stage, from the steel processing, is performed at the press shop, heating the blank sheet in a furnace and then hot forming the part, with

cooled dies. This will be achieved by optimized steel alloying design and dilatometry testing and characterization, aiming at ensuring the stability of the

required phase transformation kinetics over the combined thermal and deformation gradients, produced during hot forming. The benefits of hot forming

will be: improved formability, no springback, reduced press forming forces, reduced raw material usage and produced scrap, only one forming

operation for complex geometries,..The total energy usage will be optimized, as the energy used for annealing stage, from the steel processing, will be

converted in the heating before the hot stamping. Reduced press forces and number of operations will account for production energy savings. Zn coated

materials will be used, and the hot forming process will be designed to ensure the quality of the hot stamped parts (neither liquid metal embrittlement

nor micr-cracks). Experimental tests will validate the new steels. An additional pursued benefit will be the possibility of integrating flanging operations

during the hot stamping. This will be evaluated with CAE simulations


Automotive Unit

TECNALIA

FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH &

INNOVATION

paseo Mikeletegi 2

Responsible: Ing. Iñigo ARANGUREN MENDIETA

ES-20009 DONOSTIA SAN SEBASTIAN

Department:

Parque Tecnologico de Miramon

Direct line: +(34) 94/607 3659

+(34) 94/607 3349

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) TECNALIA

Research Program

CRF




Department:

Strada Torino 50

Direct line: +(39) 011/908 33 96

+(39) 011/90 83 337

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CRF

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TATA STEEL NL


Responsible: Dr.ir. C.T.W. LAHAYE


Wenckebachstraat, 1

Direct line: +(31) 251/49 48 47

+(31) 251/47 02 42

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) TATA STEEL NL

VOLKSWAGEN

VOLKSWAGEN AG

Responsible: Dr. Christina SUNDERKOETTER

DE-38436 WOLFSBURG

Berliner Ring 2

Telephone: +(49)

+(49)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) VOLKSWAGEN

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00018

Reference N°

TGS7.03/15

Budget (€)

2.170.945

Funding (€)

1.302.568

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Integrative cutting solutions to produce high performance automotive components with high-Mn steel sheet

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

iCUTAcronym

:


The high mechanical strength of AHSS makes them especially susceptible to premature failure if defects are introduced in structural parts as a result of

non-optimised cutting processes.The exceptional combination of strength and ductility of high Mn steeel (HMnS) poses them as exceptional candidates

for parts that needs high fatigue resistance and may contain defects from processing steps. Currently, there is a major lack of knowledge about the

effects of the cutting processes on the mechanical properties and formability of HMnS. It hampers their extensive industrial application because non-

optimized cutting could lead to dramatic reduction of part performance. A detailed investigation regarding the quality of the cut edge, which determines

fatigue and delayed fracture resistance, is required to face the industrial implementation of HMnS in structural vehicle parts. Moreover, the costs

associated with cutting high strength sheets, as well as the environmental impact of the use of HMnS steels, have to be considered before industrial

implementation. Press cutting is the most efficient cutting process but tool durability has a big impact on process efficiency and has to be assessed to

develop competitive industrial process. A rational evaluation will be performed based on LCA of the of the substitution of currently used steels in the

car body by TWIP steels. Thus, the objective of iCut is to provide the clues to overcome the detrimental effects of the imperfections introduced in cut

edge during cutting processes on the fatigue, H-embrittlement sensitivity and formability of sheared areas of HMnS sheets aimed at obtaining the

cutting parameters and cutting technology that allow producing high performance HMnS parts. Different cutting technologies will be studied, looking

at process competitiveness and LCA evaluation. For press cutting, which is currently considered the most competitive cutting technology, tool

durability and to the effect of tool wear on the evolution o


CTM

FUNDACIO CTM CENTRE TECNOLOGIC- CTM

Responsible: Mrs Jessica CALVO

ES-08243 MANRESA

Plaça de la Ciencia, 2

Direct line: +(34) 34938777373

+(34) 3498777374

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) CTM

Research Program

CRF




Department:

Strada Torino 50

Direct line: +(39) 011/908 33 96

+(39) 011/90 83 337

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CRF

36



appliances"

IDC OLOFSTRÖM

INDUSTRIELLT UTVECKLINGSCENTRUM I

OLOFSTRÖM AB

Responsible: Mr. Mikael KJELLBERG

SE-293 38 OLOFSTRÖM

Vällaregatan 30

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) IDC OLOFSTRÖM

ROVALMA

ROVALMA SA

Responsible: Dr. Anwar HAMASAIID

ES-08228 TERRASSA

Calle Apollo n°51

Direct line: +(34) 9/378 47 228

+(34) 9/373 12 900

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) ROVALMA

Ferrous Metallurgy

RWTH


HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang BLECK

DE-52062 AACHEN

Department:

Templergraben 55

Direct line: +(49) 241/80 95 783-782

+(49) 241/80 92 2253

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) RWTH

SZMF

SALZGITTER MANNESMANN FORSCHUNG

GmbH

Responsible: Dr. Stefan MÜTZE

DE-38239 SALZGITTER

Eisenhüttenstrasse 99

Telephone: +(49) 5341/21-30 55

+(49) 5341/21 22 81

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) SZMF

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00019

Reference N°

TGS7.04/15

Budget (€)

2.210.210

Funding (€)

1.326.127

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2018

Actual

30/06/2018

Title: Development of energy-efficient press hardening processes based on innovative sheet and tool steel alloys and thermo-

mechanical process routes

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

effiPRESSAcronym

:


Increased emphasis on the lifecycle resource efficiency of automobiles is pushing the boundaries of contemporary steel grades. The implementation of

the new SSAB steel grade enables the production of lightweight components with improved resource efficiency during the manufacturing and service

cycles. The know-how on steel hot forming process necessary to exploit its potential market competitiveness edge, however, does not exist today. The

objective of this project is to characterise and develop press hardening processes for this new DOCOL® 2000Bor steel alloy and featuring a tensile

strength of 2000 MPa. In addition, investigations of the assisting heating and cooling processes and sheet forming are aimed at ensuring the

comprehensive industrial applicability of the project. The cost-to-benefit advantages of this new steel grade can be demonstrated by the development

and evaluation of automotive component prototypes. As reference for this evaluation, the commercially established DOCOL® 1800Bor steel alloy will

be considered. For the development of the die tools, the new grade HTCS® 230 tool steel alloy will be optimized in order to be used for production dies

considering the potential advantages that can be achieved with help of its enhanced thermal and mechanical properties along with reduced die

construction cost. The project encompasses sheet and tube-based component processing workflows that finalise in dedicated prototypes of passive

safety-critical parts. Material property and forming limit characterization of this steel sheets and tubes is followed by the experimental study of sheet

forming and tube hydroforming processes with an emphasis on formability, tool loads and spring-back behaviour. Within the tube workflow the

welding and heat treatment for improved properties and precision are assessed. The sheet and tube workflows are supported by forming FE simulations,

and experimental tribological characterisation for the selection of appropriate coatings.


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TU CHEMNITZ

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT CHEMNITZ

Responsible: Mr Enrique MEZA GARCIA

DE-09111 CHEMNITZ

Strasse der Nationen 62

Direct line: +(49) 371/531 386 13

+(49) 371/531 61 79

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(CO) TU CHEMNITZ

ANTOLIN

GRUPO ANTOLIN-INGENIERIA S.A.

Responsible: Mr. Diego VAL

ES-09007 BURGOS

Carretera Madrid Irún Km 244,8

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) ANTOLIN

CTM

FUNDACIO CTM CENTRE TECNOLOGIC- CTM

Responsible: Prof. José Maria CABRERA MARRERO

ES-08243 MANRESA

Plaça de la Ciencia, 2

Direct line: +(34) 9/387 77 373

+(34) 9/387 77 374

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CTM

FHG

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR

FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN

FORSCHUNG e.V.

Responsible: Ms Anja RAUTENSTRAUCH

DE-80686 MÜNCHEN

Hansastrasse 27c

Telephone: +(49) 89/12 05 01

+(49) 89/12 05 700

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) FHG

ROVALMA

ROVALMA SA

Responsible: Dr. Anwar HAMASAIID

ES-08228 TERRASSA

Calle Apollo n°51

Direct line: +(34) 9/378 47 228

+(34) 9/373 12 900

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) ROVALMA

SALZGITTER

SALZGITTER HYDROFORMING GMBH & CO KG

Responsible: Dipl.-Ing. Peter FREYTAG

DE-08451 CRIMMITSCHAU

Gewerbering 26a

Direct line: +(49) 3762/959 715

+(49) 3762/959 729

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) SALZGITTER

Forming Technology

SSAB EMEA

SSAB EMEA AB

Responsible: Mr Thomas MÜLLER

SE-613 80 OXELÖSUND

Department:

Sodermanlands

Direct line: +(46) 703/788 703

+(46) 243/715 73

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) SSAB EMEA

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appliances"

UNIV WEST BOHEMIA

ZAPADOCESKA UNIVERZITA V PLZNI-

UNIVERSITY OF WEST BOHEMIA

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bohuslav MASEK

CZ-306 14 PLZEN

Univerzitni 8

Direct line: +(420) 377/63 8050

+(420) 377/63 8052

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV WEST BOHEMIA

#Name?

#Name?

39


Technical Group TGS8 :"Steel products and applications for building, construction and industry"

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00020

Reference N°

TGS8.01/15

Budget (€)

1.269.763

Funding (€)

761.858

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2018

Actual

30/06/2018

Title: Slim-Floor Beams - Preparation of Application rules in view of improved safety, functionality and LCA

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

SlimAppAcronym

:


The aim is to increase the competitiveness of steel in buildings by developing the application of slim floor beams through improved rules for safety,

functionality and LCA. Within a holistic approach considering all aspects of optimal technical and sustainable design, special focus is given to the

composite action by reinforcing bars as efficient shear connectors. For normal design, new rules will fill the gap where slim floor solutions are currently

not covered in Eurocode 4. Based on this new ULS and SLS design methodology, “pilot” projects will allow optimization of different composite slim

floor solutions taking account of lifecycle assessment.


Institute of Structural Design

USTUTT

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

Responsible: Prof.Dr.-Ing. Ulrike KUHLMANN

DE-70174 STUTTGART

Department:

Keplerstraße 7

Direct line: +(49) 711/685 662 45

+(49) 711/685 662 36

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) USTUTT

ARCELOR PROFIL

ARCELORMITTAL BELVAL & DIFFERDANGE

S.A.

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Olivier VASSART

LU-4009 ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE

Rue de Luxembourg 66

Direct line: +(352) 5313 2175

+(352) 5313 2199

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) ARCELOR PROFIL

LINDAB

LINDAB SA

Responsible: Mr Ernest HENDRICKX

LU-9230 DIEKIRCH

Route d'Ettelbrück

Direct line: +(352) 802912404

+(352) 802912228

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) LINDAB

Construction Technology

SCI

THE STEEL CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE LBG

Responsible: Dr. R. Mark LAWSON

GB ASCOT (BERKSHIRE) SL5 7QN

Department:

Buckhurst Road, Silwood Park

Direct line: +(44) 1344/636 525

+(44) 1344/636 570

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) SCI

Structural Engineering

UNIV BRADFORD

UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD

Responsible: Prof. Dennis LAM

GB- BRADFORD BD7 1DP

Department:

Richmond road

Direct line: +(44) 1274/234 052

+(44) 1274/234 525

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV BRADFORD

40



Material and Structural Testing

UNIV TRENTO

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO

Responsible: Prof. Riccardo ZANDONINI

IT-38122 TRENTO

Department:

Via Calepina 14

Direct line: +(39) 0461/88 25 30

+(39) 0461/88 25 99

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV TRENTO

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00021

Reference N°

TGS8.02/15

Budget (€)

1.849.586

Funding (€)

1.109.751

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2018

Actual

30/06/2018

Title: Steel Hybrid Onshore Wind Towers Installed with Minimal Effort

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

SHOWTIMEAcronym

:


More powerful wind turbines need higher towers (over 120 m) and therefore require new solutions which are economically justified and

environmentally friendly. The project goal is to find an economical solution based on a hybrid tower, comprising a steel lattice lower part and a steel

tubular upper part. The solution is targeted at tall onshore applications which are more effective in energy generation in situations where wind shear

profile is clearly benefiting higher turbines, for example near forests. The work will focus on:

• the erection process, in which the lattice portion of the tower is used as support for the installation of the upper tubular part of the tower and the

turbine,

• the use of new type of steel for maintenance-free bolts and high strength steel grades for critical parts of the tower (the transition between the lattice

and tubular parts),

• the optimization of design and construction of a low maintenance truss structure for the design life.

The work packages and the partnership are formed in order to address following issues:

i) Optimal proportions and geometry of lattice and tubular parts of the hybrid structure, considering transport and crane size constraints; Conceptual

design of several case studies will be performed.

ii) Competitiveness of solution in terms of structural performance and life cycle assessment; fabrication, construction and inservice maintenance must

be minimized; alternative steel-intensive piled foundations will be considered.

iii) Practicality of erection process (using lower lattice part as support for sliding procedure); numerical simulations will be carried out and a small

scale prototype will be constructed.

iv) Use of high strength steel grades for the lattice part and transition segment; several experimental tests are proposed in order to assess compressive

strength of truss bars, stiffness of joints, feasibility of erection, resistance of transition segment and metallurgical characterization of bolts' steel.


UNIV COIMBRA

UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA

Responsible: Prof. Carlos REBELO

PT-3001 451 COIMBRA

Paço das Escolas

Direct line: +(351) 239/797 209

+(351) 23/9700 645

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(CO) UNIV COIMBRA

FRIEDBERG

FRIEDBERG PRODUKTIONSGESELLSCHAFT

mbH

Responsible: Mrs Beatrix BRAND

DE-45884 GELSENKIRCHEN

Achternbergstrasse, 38a

Direct line: +(49) 209/91 320

+(49) 209/91 32 317

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) FRIEDBERG

GERDAU


EUROPA S.A.


Responsible: Dr. Diego HERRERO VILLALIBRE


Barrio Ugarte s/n

Direct line: +(34) 944871891

+(34) 944871844

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) GERDAU

41



Structural Engineering - Steel Structures

LTU


Responsible: Prof. Dr. Milan VELJKOVIC

SE-97187 LULEÅ

Department:


Direct line: +(46) 920/492 387

+(46) 920/491 913

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) LTU

MARTIFER

MARTIFER ENERGIA - EQUIPAMENTOS PARA

ENERGIA, SA

Responsible: Mr Antonio Manuel MATOS SILVA

PT-3684-001 OLIVEIRA DE FRADES

Zona Industrial de Oliveira de Frades

Direct line: +(351) 232 76 77 00

+(351) 232767764

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) MARTIFER

Lehrstuhl für Stahlbau

RWTH


HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus FELDMANN

DE-52062 AACHEN

Department:

Templergraben 55

Direct line: +(49) 241/802 5177

+(49) 241/802 2140

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) RWTH

SCI

THE STEEL CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE LBG

Responsible: Dr. Bassam BURGAN

GB ASCOT (BERKSHIRE) SL5 7QN

Buckhurst Road, Silwood Park

Direct line: +(44) 1344/636 545

+(44) 1344/636 570

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) SCI

School of Civil Engineering

UNIV BIRMINGHAM

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Charalampos BANIOTOPOULOS

GB- BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT

Department:

Edgbaston

Direct line: +(44) 1214/145 137

+(44) 1214/143 675

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV BIRMINGHAM

42



Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00022

Reference N°

TGS8.03/15

Budget (€)

1.449.860

Funding (€)

869.915

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2018

Actual

30/06/2018

Title: FREE from DAMage Steel Connections

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

FREEDAMAcronym

:


The proposed research is aimed at the development of a new design strategy whose goal is the design of connections able to withstand without any

damage the rotation demands due to seismic events, namely “Free From Damage Connections”. Such innovative beam-to-column connections are

equipped with friction dampers which are located at the bottom flange level of the connected beam to dissipate the earthquake input energy. The

friction resistance is calibrated by acting on the number and diameter of bolts and their tightening torque governing the preloading. The flexural

resistance results from the product between the damper friction resistance and the lever arm. The connections are conceived to exhibit wide and stable

hysteresis loops without any damage to the connection steel plate elements. Therefore, the basic idea of the work is inspired to the strategy of

supplementary energy dissipation, but it is based on the use of damping devices under a new perspective. In fact, while passive control strategies have

been commonly based on the integration of the energy dissipation capacity of the primary structure by means of a supplementary dissipation coming

from damping devices, conversely, the FREEDAM design strategy is based on the use of friction dampers conceived in such a way to substitute the

traditional dissipative zones of MRFs, i.e. the beam ends. The development of FREEDAM connections has to be considered, on one hand, a first

important goal because of the benefits coming from the cancellation of the connection repair costs in the aftermath of a seismic event and, on the other

hand, a step towards the ambitious goal of free from damage buildings which will require, additionally, the identification of connection details, between

non-structural components and primary structure, able to prevent also the damage to non-structural components (cladding panels, ceilings, plant

facilities, etc.) and systems to allow the structural recentering after severe seismic events.


UNIV SALERNO

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SALERNO

Responsible: Prof. Vincenzo PILUSO

IT-84084 FISCIANO SALERNO

Via Giovanni Paolo II 132

Telephone: +(39) 0899 66 001

+(39)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(CO) UNIV SALERNO

FIP INDUSTRIALE

FIP INDUSTRIALE SPA

Responsible: Dr. Maria Gabriella CASTELLANO

IT-35030 SELVAZZANO DENTRO

Via Scapacchio 41

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) FIP INDUSTRIALE

O FELIZ

O FELIZ - METALOMECÂNICA, S.A.

Avelada e Vimieiro

Responsible: Dr. José Manuel SILVA

PT-4705 444 CELEIROS BRAGA

Avenida de S. Lourenço, 41 Celeirós

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) O FELIZ

FNRS

Ulg

UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE

Responsible: Prof. Jean-Pierre JASPART

BE-4000 LIEGE

Department:

Place du 20 Août, 7

Direct line: +(32) 4/366 92 47

+(32) 4/366 91 92

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) Ulg

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Dp. Costruzioni e Metodi Matemateci in Architettura

UNINA

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI

FEDERICO II

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Raffaele LANDOLFO

IT-80138 NAPOLI

Department:

Corso Umberto 1

Direct line: +(39) 081/253 8052

+(39) 081/552 8839

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNINA

UNIV COIMBRA


Responsible: Prof. Dr. Luis SIMOES DA SILVA

PT-3001 451 COIMBRA

Paço das Escolas

Direct line: +(32) +(351)239/79 72 16

+(32) +(351)239/79 72 17

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV COIMBRA

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00023

Reference N°

TGS8.04/15

Budget (€)

1.911.052

Funding (€)

1.146.631

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2019

Actual

30/06/2019

Title: NEW dual-phase steel REinforcing BARs for enhancing capacity and durability of antiseismic moment resisting frames

Partners

Dates:Duration

48 (Mths)

NEWREBARAcronym

:


One of the main requirements of the seismic-resistant reinforced concrete structures is a high global ductility, i.e. the ability to absorb energy during

earthquakes. Another fundamental requirements of modern buildings is durability, in order to maintain an adequate safety level over time, minimizing

the maintenance costs. This project aims to develop a new class of reinforcing bars using DP steels, which should guarantee better mechanical

properties and improved corrosion resistance. DP steels have not yet used as reinforcing steel and they can represent a breakthrough for the European

construction sector, allowing the realization of safer and more durable structures.


UNIV PISA

UNIVERSITÁ DI PISA

Responsible: Prof Walter SALVATORE

IT-56126 PISA

Lungarno Pacinotti 43/44

Direct line: +(39) 05/083 57 11

+(39) 05/055 45 97

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) UNIV PISA

CELSA

COMPAÑIA ESPAÑOLA DE LAMINACIÓN S.L.

Responsible: Mr. Anders CARDONA

ES-08755 CASTELLBISBAL BARCELONA

Poligono Industrial San Vicente S/N

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) CELSA

FERRIERE NORD

FERRIERE NORD S.P.A.

Responsible: Dr. Loris BIANCO

IT-33010 OSOPPO-UDINE

Zona Industriale Fraz Rivoli

Direct line: +(39) 0432/062 844

+(39) 0432/062 853

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) FERRIERE NORD

44



ISB

INSTITUT FÜR STAHLBETONBEWEHRUNG EV

Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Jörg MOERSCH


Kaiserswerther Strasse 137

Direct line: +(49) 211/456 42 55

+(49) 211/456 42 18

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) ISB

Research, Development and Innovation

ISQ

INSTITUTO DE SOLDADURA E QUALIDADE

Talaide

Responsible: Mrs Maria Margarida PINTO

PT-2740 120 PORTO SALVO-OEIRAS

Department:

Av. Prof. Cavaco Silva N° 33

Direct line: +(351) 214/228 155

+(351) 214/229 018

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) ISQ

Product

RIVA

RIVA ACCIAIO SPA

Responsible: Eng Stefano BARAGIOLA

IT-20151 MILANO

Department:

Viale Certosa 249

Direct line: +(39) 02/307 00 386

+(39) 02/307 00 386

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) RIVA

SSSA




IT-56127 PISA


Direct line: +(39) 050/882 507

+(39) 050/882 194

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) SSSA

UNIV LJUBLJANA

UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI

Responsible: Prof. Matjaž DOLŠEK

SI-1000 LJUBLJANA

Kongresni Trg 12

Direct line: +(386) 14768612

+(386) 14250693

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV LJUBLJANA

UNIV PATRAS

UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS* PANEPISTIMIO

PATRON

Responsible: Prof Charis APOSTOLOPOULOS

GR-26500 RIO PATRAS

Rion Patras, University Campus

Direct line: +(30) 2610/969 459

+(30) 2610/422 090

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV PATRAS

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Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00024

Reference N°

TGS8.05/15

Budget (€)

2.381.993

Funding (€)

1.429.196

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Development of Modular Steel Jacket for Offshore Windfarms

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

JABACOAcronym

:


Aim of JABACO is to develop a Modular Jacket concept composed by components of pre-qualified quality, for cost reduction of offshore wind farms.

The concept is based on an integrated design considering water depths 30-80m, turbine sizes 5-10 MW, in the North Sea and the Mediterranean.

Design of basic six cases, tests and numerical simulations of structural components conducted together with a sensitivity analysis. Deliverable is the

“JABACO manual”, containing procedure /recommendations for modular jacket design and the six case studies optimized, which will define a

pathway to lowering cost of energy for upcoming offshore wind farms in European waters.


CSM


Responsible: Dr. Elisabetta MECOZZI

IT-00128 ROMA


Direct line: +(39) 34/233 64 070

+(39) 06/50 55 452

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) CSM

IDESA

INGENIERIA Y DISENO EUROPEO, SA

Edificio IDESA 2

Responsible: Dr. Pablo COCA

ES-33203 GIJON

Parque científico y tecnológico de Gijón

Telephone: +(34)

+(34)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) IDESA

NTUA

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF

ATHENS

Responsible: Prof. Spyros MAVRAKOS

GR-157 80 ZOGRAPHOU

9, Heroon Polytechneiou Street

Telephone: +(30) 1/361 19 88

+(30) 1/361 38 97

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) NTUA

Technology Manager MSC

OCAS


VAN STAAL N.V.

Responsible: Dr. Philippe THIBAUX

BE-9060 ZELZATE

Department:

John Kennedylaan 3

Direct line: +(32) 9/345 13 45

+(32) 9/345 12 04

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) OCAS

RAMBOL

RAMBOLL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING

GMBH

Chilehaus C

Responsible: Dr. Tim FISCHER

DE-20095 HAMBURG

Burchardstrasse, 13 C

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) RAMBOL

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UNIV THESSALY

PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS*UNIVERSITY OF

THESSALY

Responsible: Dr. Spyros A. KARAMANOS

GR-38221 VOLOS

Argonafton & Filellinon str.

Direct line: +(30) 2421/0740 86

+(30) 2421/0740 12

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV THESSALY

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00025

Reference N°

TGS8.06/15

Budget (€)

1.514.602

Funding (€)

908.761

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2018

Actual

30/06/2018

Title: Prolonging life time of old steel and steel-concrete bridges

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

PROLIFEAcronym

:


European bridges need refurbishment and strengthening to meet new demands of higher loads and new codes. Three distinctive ideas with potential of

saving costs for the European community, reducing the environmental impact for the same result and minimizing the traffic disturbance.

The multi-criteria decision scheme will be delivered reviewed by the expert group proposed by transport authorities.


LTU


Responsible: Prof. Peter COLLIN

SE-97187 LULEÅ


Telephone: +(46) 920/491 608

+(46) 920/492 250

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(CO) LTU

AP

ALESSIO PIPINATO & PARTNERS

ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING

Responsible: Mr Alessio PIPINATO

IT-74202 ROVIGO

via Minadois 20

Direct line: +() 04/25 490 406

+()

Address:

[email protected];

[email protected]

e-mail:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) AP

ARCELOR PROFIL

ARCELORMITTAL BELVAL & DIFFERDANGE

S.A.

Responsible: Prof. Dr. Olivier VASSART

LU-4009 ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE

Rue de Luxembourg 66

Direct line: +(352) 5313 2175

+(352) 5313 2199

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) ARCELOR PROFIL

MOVARES

MOVARES NEDERLAND B.V.

Responsible: Mr. Bert HESSELINK

NL-3511 SX UTRECHT

Daalseplein 100

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) MOVARES

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Bridge Design

RAMBÖLL

RAMBÖLL SVERIGE AB

Responsible: Prof. Peter COLLIN

SE-10265 STOCKHOLM

Department:

PO Box 4205

Direct line: +(46) 10/615 11 54

+(46) 10/615 11 81

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) RAMBÖLL

SC

SCHIMETTA CONSULT ZIVIL TECHNIKER

GMBH

Responsible: Dr. Roman GEIER

AT-4020 LINZ

Landwiedstrasse 23

Direct line: +() 1 907 69 67

+() 1 907 69 67 22

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) SC

UNIV COIMBRA


Responsible: Prof. Dr. Luis SIMOES DA SILVA

PT-3001 451 COIMBRA

Paço das Escolas

Direct line: +(32) +(351)239/79 72 16

+(32) +(351)239/79 72 17

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) UNIV COIMBRA

#Name?

#Name?

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Technical Group TGS9 :"Factory-wide control, social and environmental issues"

Grant Agreement N°

RFSP-CT-2015-00026

Reference N°

TGS9.01/15

Budget (€)

804.981

Funding (€)

402.491

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

30/06/2018

Actual

30/06/2018

Title: Plant wide control of steel bath temperature

Partners

Dates:Duration

36 (Mths)

PlantTempAcronym

:


The objective of the Pilot & Demonstration project is to develop an operator advisory system for through-process monitoring and control of the liquid

steel temperature in order to improve the accuracy in meeting the target casting temperature with minimisation of energy and material consumptions.

The through-process control system covers the complete process chain of electric steelmaking from the superheating phase in the EAF up to the end of

the casting process in the tundish. The operator advisory system will evaluate the reliability of the information and give operational advice regarding

appropriate measurement procedures and optimised set-points for the practices of the remaining treatment steps. For that purpose optimised

measurement guidelines, model and sensor based monitoring systems and predictive control strategies are combined and applied. Thus the advisory

system will help the operator to react in the optimal way on unscheduled variations in the temperature evolution. The following benefits shall be

achieved by the application of the advisory system:

• Support of the operator in judging the accuracy and reliability of the temperature information and recommendations for optimized operational

practice.

• Improved accuracy in meeting the target casting temperature.

• Optimised resource efficiency with reduced electrical energy consumption.

• Less interference with the casting speed, thus improved steel quality with higher reproducibility and productivity.

The operator advisory system will be implemented, tested and validated at a well-equipped and instrumented electric steelmaking plant with a 140 t

DC electric arc furnace, 2 ladle furnaces, a vacuum degasser, a final stirring station and a six strand continuous billet caster.


VDEH-BFI


Responsible: Dr. Tobias KORDEL


Sohnstrasse 65

Direct line: +(49) 2116707899

+(49) 2116707202

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) VDEH-BFI

EAF Melt Shop

GMH




Department:


Direct line: +(49) 5401/394 747

+(49) 5401/394 058

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) GMH

Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00027

Reference N°

TGS9.02/15

Budget (€)

2.002.593

Funding (€)

1.201.556

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Prevention of secondary dust emissions in ironmaking plants using dust suppressants

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

PreventSecDustAcronym

:


The awareness of the importance of fine dust for human health increased strongly within the last years and with it the legislative regulations with regard

to both emissions and occupational health. The project Prevention of secondary dust emissions in iron making plants using dust suppressants

(PreventSecDust) will provide a major step to decrease the secondary dust emissions in iron making plants. It will cover all sources of secondary dust

upstream to the blast furnace: Transport, storage and mechanical processing of raw materials and products. Tests with locally atomized aqueous dust

suppressants showed good results with respect to dust suppression. However, almost no basic knowledge exists about the mechanisms of dust

generation, the limits of the techniques or the influences on the processes involved. Finally, no technical devices exist, suitable for continuous, reliable

operation in the hostile environment. Monitoring and control concepts are missing. The project starts with the investigation of the mechanisms of dust

generation and propagation to derive the governing conditions. Local dust concentrations and relevant conditions will be measured at different locations

and plants. This provides the knowledge necessary to develop tailor-made techniques and measures. Pilot spraying devices will be installed and

extensive trials will be performed to derive guidelines for selection, concentration and dosing of dust suppressants. The design of the spraying devices

will be optimised for continuous operational use with regard to effectiveness, maintenance and costs. Measuring and monitoring concepts will be

developed. As well, new concepts for conventional dust suppression methods will be developed by DEM/CFD calculations. The new techniques will be

completely assessed and will be integrated in existing dust prevention concepts to provide a new basis for the Best-Available-Techniques.


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R & D

VDEH-BFI


Responsible: Dipl.-Ing. Kersten MARX


Department:

Sohnstrasse 65

Direct line: +(49) 211/670 73 84

+(49) 211/670 72 05

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) VDEH-BFI

AMIII

ARCELORMITTAL INNOVACION,

INVESTIGACION E INVERSION

Responsible: Ms Beatriz GONZALEZ FERNANDES

ES-33418 GOZON (ASTURIAS)

Residencia La Granda s/n

Telephone: +(34)

+(34)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) AMIII

MUL

MONTANUNIVERSITÄT LEOBEN

Responsible: Dr. Michael PRENNER

AT-8700 LEOBEN

Franz-Josef Strasse 18

Telephone: +(43) 3842/40 24 10

+(43) 3842/468 52

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) MUL

TATA STEEL UK

TATA STEEL UK LIMITED

Responsible: Dr. Neil HAINES

GB LONDON SW1P 4WY

Millbank, 30

Direct line: +(44) 1709/825 126

+(44) 1709/825 400

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) TATA STEEL UK

TKSE


Responsible: Mr Schwalbe Ralf

DE-47166 DUISBURG


Telephone: +(49) 203/52-276 80

+(49) 203/52-431 08

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) TKSE

VASD

VOESTALPINE STAHL DONAWITZ GmbH

Responsible: Mrs Sonja SCHADLER

AT-8700 LEOBEN-DONAWITZ

Kerpelystrasse 199

Telephone: +(43) 3842/20 62 73

+(43) 3842/20 62 69

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) VASD

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Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00028

Reference N°

TGS9.03/15

Budget (€)

2.381.665

Funding (€)

1.428.999

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Power generation from hot waste gases using thermoelectrics

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

PowGETEGAcronym

:


The possibilities of thermoelectric (TE) power generation using industrial gaseous waste heat at temperatures well above 550 °C will be determined in

the PowGETEG project. Since the TE generators will be installed in the waste gas of an iron and steel manufacturing process, advanced components,

materials and solutions need to be integrated in the TE generators and the electrical power subsystem. These requirements are determined by the high

temperature level at which TE power generation will now be applied and the nature of such waste gases, that are produced when combusting iron and

steel process gases like blast furnace gas or coke oven gas. Not only are such waste gases often fluctuating in temperature, composition and flow, they

also contain particle matter that could lead to accretions on the surface of the heat exchanger of the TE generator, thus decreasing heat transfer,

electrical power production and efficiency. Several waste heat sources of a German integrated steel mill will be studied, supported by both tests and

data evaluation, in order to be able to detailly describe these waste gases. By testing both a bench scale unit and a demonstrator, which will able to

produce about 1000 W, conclusions can be drawn about the requirements to process control, power conversion, heat exchanger design and the

construction that supports the TE generator in the waste heat stream. These will then be used to study the techno-economic feasibility of implementing

TE generators in high temperature waste gases and the effect it will have on energy efficiency of the integrated steel plant. This includes a comparison

with other steam based power producing technologies and an extrapolation of the research results to other industries.


R&D

VDEH-BFI


Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Frank MINTUS


Department:

Sohnstrasse 65

Direct line: +(49) 211/6707 355

+(49) 211/6707 205

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) VDEH-BFI

FUNDACION CETENA

FUNDACION CETENA

Responsible: Mr. Jesús ESARTE

ES-31110 NOAIN

Plaza Cein 4 Poligono Mocholi

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) FUNDACION CETENA

GNTH

GENTHERM EUROPE GMBH

Responsible: Mr. Rüdiger SPILLNER

DE-85235 AUGSBURG

Rudolf Diesel Strasse 12

Telephone: +()

+()

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) GNTH

TKSE


Responsible: Mr. Hans-Peter DOMELS

DE-47166 DUISBURG


Telephone: +(49) 203/521

+(49) 203/522 51 02

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) TKSE

UNIV GLASGOW

THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

Responsible: Prof. Andrew KNOX

GB GLASGOW G12 8QQ

University Avenue

Telephone: +(44)

+(44)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) UNIV GLASGOW

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Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00029

Reference N°

TGS9.04/15

Budget (€)

1.849.502

Funding (€)

1.109.701

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Optimization of the management of the process gases network within the integrated steelworks

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

GASNETAcronym

:


The project aims at improving the off-gases management within steelworks by minimizing gas amount that is burned in torch, air emissions,

environmental impact and costs related to the waste of a resource and of CO2 allowances. A decision support tool for process operators and process

support team is also developed simulating gas networks and optimizing gases distribution, by considering all the operating constraints. System

dynamics and correlations between energy demands and gases production are fundamental for this analysis, as considerable savings can be achieved

through transients proper management. Multi-period and multi-objective optimization techniques are applied to face this challenging objective.


SSSA




IT-56127 PISA


Direct line: +(39) 050/882 507

+(39) 050/882 194

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) SSSA

AMMR


Immeuble le Cezanne

Responsible: Dr. Valentine WEBER



Telephone: +(33)

+(33)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) AMMR

ARCELOR BREMEN

ARCELORMITTAL BREMEN GMBH

Responsible: Mr. Santiago BASTIDA

DE-28237 BREMEN

Carl Benz Strasse 30

Telephone: +(49) 421/648 3120

+(49) 421/648 22 51

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) ARCELOR BREMEN

TATA STEEL NL


Responsible: Dr. Pepijn PRONK


Wenckebachstraat, 1

Telephone: +(31)

+(31)

Address:

[email protected]:

Organisation: Fax:

(P) TATA STEEL NL

VDEH-BFI


Responsible: Dipl.-Ing. Andreas WOLFF


Sohnstrasse 65

Direct line: +(49) 211/6707 250

+(49) 211/6707 310

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) VDEH-BFI

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Grant Agreement N°

RFSR-CT-2015-00030

Reference N°

TGS9.05/15

Budget (€)

1.976.527

Funding (€)

1.185.916

Starting

1/07/2015

Ending

31/12/2018

Actual

31/12/2018

Title: Novel automatic model identification and online parameter adaption for supporting the industrial deployment of model-

based material property process control

Partners

Dates:Duration

42 (Mths)

AutoAdaptAcronym

:


In the process route from hot-rolling to hot-dip galvanization, the homogeneity of the material properties often fails to meet increasing customer

demands and there is an urgent need to improve processing systems here. Model-based automation is capable to solve this problem, but its value for the

EU steel community is currently not fully exploited. Due to a cumbersome process of model generation, this technology is not widely deployed yet. The

proposed expandable system aims to apply self-learning methods for adapting such automations to new products and plants. It will be implemented and

tested in industrial scope. Easier commissioning will stimulate the industrial acceptance and distribution of model-based control, resulting in increased

product quality for the EU steel industry.


R&D

VDEH-BFI


Responsible: Dr.-Ing. Jan POLZER


Department:

Sohnstrasse 65

Direct line: +(49) 211 6707 241

+(49) 211 6707 923 241

Address:

[email protected]:


(CO) VDEH-BFI

CSM


Responsible: Mr Luigi LANGELLOTTO

IT-00128 ROMA


Direct line: +(39) 06/505 53 38

+(39) 06/505 52 04

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) CSM

SSSA




IT-56127 PISA


Direct line: +(39) 050/882 507

+(39) 050/882 194

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) SSSA

TKSE


Responsible: Dr. Thomas KEBE

DE-47166 DUISBURG


Direct line: +(49) 203/52 43 486

+(49) 203/52 44 532

Address:

[email protected]:


(P) TKSE

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#Name?

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Documents

Synopsis of the RFCS projects 2015