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Furnace Design

Start-up and Ramp-up of Metallurgical Furnaces to Design Production Rate
Authors: F. Stober, M. Jastrzebski, N. Voermann, R. Veenstra, K. Belanger, T. Koehler, B. Wasmund
Conference of Metallurgists 2009; August 2009
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Future of Rotary Kiln - Electric Furnace (RKEF) Processing of Nickel Laterites
Authors: C. Walker, S. Kashani-Nejad, A.D. Dalvi, N. Voermann, I.M. Candy and B. Wasmund
European Metallurgical Conference; EMC 2009; Innsbruck, Austria, June 2009
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Furnace Cooling Design for Modern, High-Intensity Pyrometallurgical Processes
Authors: N. Voermann, F. Ham, J. Merry, R. Veenstra and K. Hutchinson
Copper 99 - Cobre 99; Fourth International Conference, Phoenix, AZ; October 1999
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Design of Refractories and Bindings for Modern High-Productivity Pyrometallurgical Furnaces
Authors: K.M. Donaldson, F.E. Ham, R.C. Francki and J.G. Schofield
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Volume 36, #971, pp 112-118
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Application of New Technology in the Design of High-power Electric Smelting Furnaces
Authors: A.G. Matyas, R.C. Francki, K.M. Donaldson and B. Wasmund
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, volume 36, #972, pp92-99
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A Common Sense Approach to Process Improvements in Electric Smelting of Nickel Copper Concentrates at Impala Platinum
Authors: G.B. Watson and B.G. Harvey, Impala Platinum Ltd, Rustenburg, Republic of South Africa
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Furnace Technology for Ferro-Nickel Production – An Update
Authors: N. Voermann, T. Gerritsen, I. Candy, F. Stober and A. Matyas
10th Annual International Ferroalloys Congress, Infacon X - Inter Laterite Ni Symposium; Cape Town, South Africa; February 2004
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DC Furnaces

Novel DC Furnace Design for Smelting Nickel and Cobalt Bearing Concentrate from Spent Alumina Catalyst
Authors: S. de Vries, N. Voermann, T. Ma, B. Wasmund, Hatch Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario
J. Metric and S. Kasinger, Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical Corporation, Freeport, Texas
4th International Symposium on Recycling of Metals and Engineered Materials; Pittsburgh, USA; October 2000
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Recent Developments in DC Furnace Design
Authors: T. Ma, J. Sarvinis, N. Voermann, B. Wasmund
35th Annual Conference of Metallurgists of the Metallurgical Society of CIM - Challenges in Process Intensification Symposium; Montreal, Canada August 1996
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Furnace Rebuilds and Upgrades

Improvements to BHP Hartley Platinum's Smelting Furnace
Authors: J. Sarvinis, S. de Vries, K. Joiner, C. van Mierlo and N. Voermann, Hatch Associates Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario, F. Stober, C. Rule and P. Majoko, BHP Hartley Platinum
Copper 99 - Cobre 99; Fourth International Conference, Phoenix, AZ; October 1999
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Improvements to Stillwater Mining Company's Smelting Furnace Yielding Increased Capacity and Productivity
Authors: N. Voermann, V. Vaculik, T. Ma, C. Nichols, Hatch Associates, Mississauga, Ontario, G. Roset, W. Thurman, Stillwater Mining Co., Columbus, Montana
TMS Annual Meeting: Sulfide Smelting'98 Current and Future Practices; pp 503-518
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Converting Furnace Upgrades at the Kidd Creek Copper Smelter
Authors: A. MacRae, M. Wallgren, B. Wasmund, Hatch Associates, Mississauga, Ontario, J. Lenz, A. Majumdar, P. Zuliani, P. Elvestad, Falconbridge Ltd., Timmins, Ontario
Sulfide Smelting '98
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Development of Electric Furnace Design and Operation at P.T. Inco (Indonesia)
Authors: A. Daenuwy, P.T. Inco, Soroako, Indonesia, A.D. Dalvi and M. Y. Solar, Inco, Mississauga, Ontario
B. Wasmund, Hatch Associates Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Non Ferrous Pyrometallurgy - Trace Metals Furnace Practices and Energy Efficiency
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Furnace Electrics and Controls

Developments in Integrated Furnace Controls to Enhance Furnace Operation and Crucible Integrity in Shielded-Arc Laterite Smelting
Authors: F.Stober, T.Gerritsen, J.Janzen, A.Kepes
International Laterite Nickel Symposium 2004,Charlotte, NC,USA, March 14-18, pp545-562
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Power System Design for High-Power Electric Smelting and Melting Furnaces
Authors: T. Ma, G.J. Bendzsak and M. Perkins
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Non Ferrous Pyrometallurgy - Trace Metals Furnace Practices and Energy Efficiency; Edmonton, Canada; August 1992
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Computer Control of High Power Electric Furnaces
Authors: G. Dosa, A. Kepes and T. Ma, Hatch Associates Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario, P. Fantin, Falconbridge Ltd., Falconbridge, Ontario
CIM 35th Annual Conf Of Metallurgy - Challenges In Process Intensification Symposium; Montreal, Canada, August 1996
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Improved Performance of Soderberg Electrodes
Authors: R.J. Ord, J.G. Schofield, Hatch Associates Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario, C.G. Tan, Falconbridge Ltd., Falconbridge, Ontario
CIM Bulletin, Vol 88, #991, June 1995
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