The process of sinter making originated from a need to make use of fines generated in mines and in ore bene-fiCiation plants. With the development of sintering technology, a sintering plant has become a tremendous success for providing a phenomenal increase in prod-uctivity and saving in coke rate to the blast furnace.
The technology of sinter making has undergone radical changes both in operation and process throughout the world.
High competitiveness amongst the iron and steel industries has forced the operators to radically modify their operat-ion in several fronts including the raw material preparat-ion through sintering. In this regard It is essential to understand the sintering fundamentals
