Description

Subject: Refractories Insulation, Heatflow and Thermal Properties
Date & Time: 15th April 2026 – 10:00 to 17:00
Location: Sandman Signature Quays Hotel, Furnival Rd, Sheffield S2 5SY
Topics:

• Thermal Properties of Refractories
• Thermal Design
• Heat Transfer
• Gas, oil and electrical heating
• Thermal Conductivity measurement
• Keeping the heat in! Insulation, Molten metal- keeping it hot!
• Getting the heat out! Water-cooling; arc furnace, waste-toenergy incinerator
• Surface conditions- Radiation and Convection
• Mathematical modelling; Steady-state and Transient conditions
• Monolithic Dry Out Scheduling