UNDERSTAND CLOGGING IN IF GRADE AND
SUGGEST COUNTERMEASURES TO MINIMIZE IT
A Project Report Submitted in Fulfilment of the Requirements for Summer Training

By
ABHIJEET DASH (VT20132141)
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Under the Guidance of

Mrs Shainu Suresh
Sr. Manager, Steel Technology and Casting
Flat Product Technology Group,
Tata Steel Ltd. Jamshedpur i|Page DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the project work entitled “Understand clogging in IF grade and suggest countermeasures to minimize it” is an authentic record of my own work carried out at Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur as requirement of short term industrial/research experience for the award of degree of B.Tech Metallurgy,
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, under the guidance of Mrs Shainu Suresh during 14th May to 9th July, 2013

Place: Jamshedpur
Date: 8th July,2013

Abhijeet Dash
VT20132141

Certified that the above statement made by the student is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Mrs Shainu Suresh
Sr.Manager, Steel Technology and Casting
Flat Product Technology Group,
Tata Steel Ltd. Jamshedpur.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to thank the Management of Tata Steel Ltd. for giving me this wonderful opportunity to work with highly knowledgeable people on a project of great importance. I owe my deepest gratitude to my guide Mrs. Shainu Suresh, Sr.Manager,
Steel Making and Casting Technology, FPTG and my industry coordinator Dr. T.K.
Roy, Head, Steel Technology, FPTG, whose encouragement, guidance and support from the initial to the final level enabled me to develop an understanding of the subject. I would also like to acknowledge the valuable inputs from Mrs. Akasmita
Biswal, Manager,FPTG-TS at each and every step of the project.. I convey my deep