Stahlinstitut VDEh https://vdeh.de/en/steel-academy/seminars/programme/ – 05.08.2026

Programme and Registration

Programme and Registration

September28

Oxygen Steelmaking - The converter today and tomorrow

Stahlinstitut VDEh, Düsseldorf

Sep 28th, 2026 – Sep 30th, 2026seminar in english

• History, developments and types and of oxygen converters
• Thermodynamic and kinetic basics in the converter process
• Tramp elements
• Hot-metal pretreatment
• Computational Fluid Dynamics in the converter
• Design and construction of modern oxygen converters
• Chemical reactions kinetics:
Refining reactions and slag forming in the BOF process
• Mass balance and heat balance
• Converter process modelling
• Steel scrap for the converter
• Refractory materials for BOF
• Comparison of different converter operation practices:
US – Europe – Japan
• Environmental aspects: Dedusting
• Process of CO2 neutral steelmaking
• The role of the converter in CO2 neutral steelmaking

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November22

Refractory Technology - Applications, Wear Mechanism and Failures

Nov 22nd, 2026 – Nov 25th, 2026seminar in english

Maintenance and operating personnel, supervisors responsible for plant and unit operations, and managers responsible for decisions on refractory problems will learn about new materials and installation methods.

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December03

Energy and Water Recovery from Industrial Cooling Circuits

Dec 3rd, 2026 – Dec 3rd, 2026seminar in english

Workshop on results of the EU projects "EnWaRec" and "CORNERSTONE: challenges and opportunities in the transition to hydrogen-based steelmaking".

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