DECEMBER 11, 2021
Several new papers have been published in the summer and autumn:

• A. Heikkilä, V.-V. Visuri, E.-P. Heikkinen, and T. Fabritius, “A Study on the Temperature Dependency of the Electrical Conductivity of Chromite Pellets,” Proceedings of the 16th International Ferro-Alloys Congress (A. Wærnes, G. Tranell, M. Tangstad, E. Ringdalen, and C. van der Eijk, eds.), SINTEF/NTNU/FFF, Trondheim, Norway, 2021.
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• J. Miettinen, V.-V. Visuri, and T. Fabritius, Carbon-containing thermodynamic descriptions of the Fe–Cr–Cu–Mo–Ni–C system for modeling the solidification of steels. No. 787 in Acta Universitatis Ouluensis C Technica, Oulu, Finland: University of Oulu, 2021. 214 pp.
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• S. Louhenkilpi, J. Miettinen, V.-V. Visuri, and T. Fabritius, “Application of the IDS solidification and microstructure tool for quality prediction in continuous casting of steel with novel phenomenological quality criteria,” Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Continuous Casting, Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia, Bari, Italy, 2021.
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• S. Louhenkilpi, A. Laukka, J. Miettinen, J. Norrena, V.-V. Visuri, T. Alatarvas, T. Fabritius, and E. Piipponen, “Online 3D heat transfer and solidification/microstructure models and their capabilities for simulation of continuous casting of steel and quality prediction,” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Metallurgical Processes in Steelmaking (M. Wu, ed.), The Austrian Society for Metallurgy and Materials, Vienna, Austria, pp. 413–421, 2021.
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• Q. Shu, V.-V. Visuri, T. Alatarvas, and T. Fabritius, “A model for inclusion precipitation kinetics during solidification of steel,” Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Continuous Casting, Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia, Bari, Italy, 2021.
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• V.-V. Visuri, L. Hekkala, M. Aula, and T. Fabritius, “Development of a modular mathematical model for the EAF process,” Proceedings of the 4th European Academic Symposium on EAF Steelmaking, Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, pp. 4–5, 2021.
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• V.-V. Visuri, S. Jawahery, N. Hyttinen, S. O. Wasbø, and M. Schlautmann, “Preliminary experiences from the application of model predictive control for the EAF process in stainless steelmaking,” Proceedings of the 4th European Academic Symposium on EAF Steelmaking, Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, pp. 42–43, 2021.
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• V.-V. Visuri, M. Aula, A. Ringel, and T. Fabritius, “Towards dynamic modeling of the EAF process,” Proceedings of the 12th European Electric Steelmaking Conference, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Sheffield, United Kingdom, pp. 351–359, 2021.
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• V.-V. Visuri, E.-P. Heikkinen, and T. Fabritius, “Dynamic changes in slag properties during the reduction stage of the AOD process,” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Metallurgical Processes in Steelmaking (M. Wu, ed.), The Austrian Society for Metallurgy and Materials, Vienna, Austria, pp. 101–110, 2021.
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• V.-V. Visuri, P. Kupari, A. Hammervold, S. O. Wasbø, M. Schlautmann, and V. Peiss, “Model predictive control of the AOD process for material and energy optimisation,” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Metallurgical Processes in Steelmaking (M. Wu, ed.), The Austrian Society for Metallurgy and Materials, Vienna, Austria, pp. 128–135, 2021.
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• V.-V. Visuri, J. Kunelius, E. Puukko, and T. Fabritius, “An Experimental Study of the Formation of Surface Agglomerates in a Submerged Arc Furnace,” Proceedings of the 16th International Ferro-Alloys Congress (A. Wærnes, G. Tranell, M. Tangstad, E. Ringdalen, and C. van der Eijk, eds.), SINTEF/ NTNU/FFF, Trondheim, Norway, 2021.
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• V.-V. Visuri, E.-P. Heikkinen, J. Kaisto, A. Harju, R. Mattila, P. Kupari, T. Ikäheimonen, and T. Fabritius, “The Effect of the MgO Content of Slag on its Penetrability into the Refractory Lining in a Ferrochrome Converter,” Proceedings of the 16th International Ferro-Alloys Congress (A. Wærnes, G. Tranell, M. Tangstad, E. Ringdalen, and C. van der Eijk, eds.), SINTEF/NTNU/FFF, Trondheim, Norway, 2021.
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JUNE 18, 2021
During the spring, served as a session chairman in the MOLTEN and EASES conferences and held three presentations based on the following abstracts:

• V.-V. Visuri, L. Hekkala, M. Aula, and T. Fabritius, “Development of a modular mathematical model for the EAF process,” Proceedings of the 4th European Academic Symposium on EAF Steelmaking, Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, pp. 4–5, 2021.
• V.-V. Visuri, S. Jawahery, N. Hyttinen, S. O. Wasbø, and M. Schlautmann, “Preliminary experiences from the application of model predictive control for the EAF process in stainless steelmaking,” Proceedings of the 4th European cademic Symposium on EAF Steelmaking, Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, pp. 42–43, 2021.
• V.-V. Visuri, E.-P. Heikkinen, A. Kärnä, P. Sulasalmi, and T. Fabritius, “Numerical modelling of AOD slag structure during cooling,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts, The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2021.

JULY 2, 2021
On July 3, 2021, I served as the member of the evaluation committee for the doctoral thesis of Yong Wang entitled "Characterization of Impurities in Different Ferroalloys and Their Effects on the Inclusion Characteristics of Steels". Later, I served as an examiner for the doctoral thesis of Thomas Hay entitled "Mathematische Modellierung des Elektrostahlverfahrens" together with Prof. Herbert Pfeifer and Prof. Klaus Krüger at RWTH Aachen University on July 2, 2021.

MARCH 9, 2021
In continuation of our work on modelling of inclusions, a paper entitled "Modeling the nucleation, growth and removal of alumina inclusions in molten steel" was accepted for publication in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B.

Bibliographical information

• Q. Shu, T. Alatarvas, V.-V. Visuri, and T. Fabritius, “Modelling the Nucleation, Growth and Agglomeration of Alumina Inclusions in Molten Steel by Combining Kampmann–Wagner Numerical Model with Particle Size Grouping Method,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 1818–1829, 2021.
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MARCH 26, 2021
The annual meeting nominated me on March 26, 2021 to Chairman of the Board of the Division of Metallurgical Engineers, which is the largest Division in the Finnish Association of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.

MARCH 20, 2021
A blog post on my experiences on research mobility was published in the Science with Arctic Attitude blog of the University of Oulu. The blog post can be seen here.