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Inaugural Symposium Poceedings
4. Reduction of the air and CO 2 reactions at the carbon anode in the smelting pot. Contact
person: Mark Krock (VENCO)
5. High value uses for scrap radiator brazing stock. Contact person: Jorge Deschapelles
(Century Aluminum)
6. Recovery of waste heat from pot rooms, anode furnaces, etc. Contact person: Richard
Love (Century Aluminum)
Each of these sub-groups will gather data on the six topics listed above with the goal of
establishing research teams from West Virginia industries and universities. Moreover, where
appropriate, proposals will be prepared and submitted directly to the IOF Program of the DOE Office
of Industrial Technologies in Washington, DC.
Steel Industry Group Breakout Session
Session Co-Chairs: Tom Danjczek, Steel Manufacturers Association
Scott Richlen, U.S. DOE, Office of Industrial Technologies
Ken-Minn Chang, WVU, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Bob Creese, WVU, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
Introduction
The breakout group consisted of 19 professionals representing a cross-section of industry, academics,
and support at all levels. The participants were very vocal, making for good interaction. The session
began with an OIT presentation by Scott Richlen who described the purpose of a "Steel Industry
Roadmap," explaining the importance of having one document to focus efforts on the same agenda,
same issues for research, etc. He also spoke of national labs with existing technologies and capabilities
to adapt these technologies to industry as well as the Motor Challenge Program and expert workshops
(i.e., sensor and controls). Finally, he gave examples of $9 million of funding in 1998, including the
AISI Cooperative Agreement and the Advance Process Control.
Projects Identified by the Steel Industry Group
The question, "What specific projects should be undertaken to increase productivity and reduce costs
in the steel industry through improved energy efficiency, reduced material waste, use of new
technologies, better inventory and management systems, etc?" was provided for the group’s
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