This article reviews blackbox optimization applications of direct search optimization methods
over the past twenty years. Emphasis is placed on the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search (Mads) …

The FactSage computer package consists of a series of information, calculation and
manipulation modules that enable one to access and manipulate compound and solution …

Data-driven soft sensing modeling is becoming a powerful tool in the ironmaking process
due to the rapid development of machine learning and data mining. Although various soft …

In light of climate change and the desired transition toward a sustainable energy system, the
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions must be a goal for all economic sectors. The steel …

A knowledge of the physical properties of materials as a function of temperature,
composition, applied external stresses, etc. is an important consideration in materials and …

Blast furnaces have a huge turnover of materials. Besides the transformation of the main
elements iron and carbon, a large variety of other elements (present at low concentrations in …

In an attempt to identify new low-cost metallic materials with interesting thermo-physical
properties from the Fe-Cr-Mn-Ni-V-Ti-Al-(Co-Mo) system, we present here an original tool for …

Abstract Thermal Energy Storage (TES) systems coupled to thermodynamic power cycles
capable of generating electrical work are becoming strategic technologies of the future. The …

The surface tension of liquid metals depends strongly on atmosphere conditions, in
particular on the partial pressure of oxygen, on top of temperature. Predicting the surface …

Decreasing the slag rate can lead to a lower fuel rate and higher productivity in the blast
furnace (BF). Indian iron ore is known to have adverse alumina–silica ratio. Therefore, to …