Advances in Molten Slags, Fluxes, and Salts
Advances in Molten Slags, Fluxes, and Salts

Author: Ramana Reddy

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-01-10

Total Pages: 1373

ISBN-13: 3319487698

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This collection focuses on ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy where ionic melts, slags, fluxes, or salts play important roles in industrial growth and economy worldwide. Technical topics included are: thermodynamic properties and phase diagrams and kinetics of slags, fluxes, and salts; physical properties of slags, fluxes, and salts; structural studies of slags; interfacial and process phenomena involving foaming, bubble formation, and drainage; slag recycling, refractory erosion/corrosion, and freeze linings; and recycling and utilization of metallurgical slags and models and their applications in process improvement and optimization. These topics are of interest to not only traditional ferrous and non-ferrous metal industrial processes but also new and upcoming technologies.

Dry Cargo Chartering
Dry Cargo Chartering

Author: Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9781908833419

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Dry cargo chartering describes work at the coalface of the dry cargo sector; mainly involving the shipping of bulk commodities. This book describes in detail how this part of the industry works as well as going into detail on the less familiar and more unusual cargoes and trades. It describes the different roles of the ship owner, the charterer, the shipbroker as well as the duties of the back-office staff. It goes into the nuts and bolts of charter parties and different types of shipping documentation as well as the types of employment of ships, including various commodities and cargoes. This volume is aimed at industry personnel who wish to proceed down a certain road within the shipping industry. It will be essential reading if that is a dry cargo route, but will also be beneficial to the students who wish to expand their knowledge of the industry a bit further.