BHP Centre for
Sustainable Steelmaking Research (SSR)
Research Facilities
- Standard ironmaking quality tests Decrepitation Index (ISO8371), Reducibility (ISO4695), Reduction Disintegration Index (ISO4696-2)
- Softening and melting under load
- NETZSCH TGA with off-gas MS analysis, capable of hydrogen and steam operation
- Laboratory fluidised bed apparatus for production of direct reduced iron using hydrogen or syngas
- Laboratory electric smelting furnace with capacity of up to 2kg DRI
- Coal ash fusion furnace
- Large sample thermogravimetric apparatus
- Iron ore granulation drum and permeability pot
- Milli-pot sintering rig
- Sole-heated coke oven
- 4kg & 8kg dual-heated coke ovens
- Coal and plastic layer dilatation and contraction test facility
- Infra-red rapid heating furnace
- Zeiss Axioscope optical microscopes
- Tescan Integrated mineral Analyser (TIMA)
- Micro gas chromatography (Micro-GC)
- Bruker FT-IR Spectrometer with external TG coupling and in-situ DRIFTS
- Shimadzu Precision Universal / Tensile tester with heating chamber
- High-temperature microwave oven test station
- Aspen plus, Ansys Fluent, GeoDict, METSIM, FactSage
Softening and Melting Rig
TIMA
Infra-red rapid heating furnace
Granulation drum, Permeability pot, Sinter feeding rig
Optical Microscopes
Coal ash fusion furnace
Laboratory scale Electric Smelting Furnace
Contacts
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.