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Extractive Pyrometallurgy - Ferrous

Influence of bottom regiment distributions on the mixing efficiency in a BOF converter

Xinyu GaoSchool of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7209-7276View further author information
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Lianghua FengSchool of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xingwu YuanSchool of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Bin YangSchool of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
Pages 235-246 | Received 10 Jan 2023, Accepted 03 Apr 2023, Published online: 17 Apr 2023

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