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Donetsk National Technical University, created in 1921, became a largest center of training of highly-qualified engineers and researchers. Facts of history of one of basic departments of the university – department of metallurgy and heat-power engineering presented. Its role in the forming and development of the leading Donbass industry – metallurgy – shown.

We describe the results for full-scale experimental test production of high-basicity sinter (basicity 2.0–5.0) at the Enakievo Metallurgical Plant Sinter Shop. As sinter basicity increased from 2.0 to 5.0, the iron content of the sinter decreased from 53.05% to 32.24%, and the ferrous oxide concentration decreased from 17.55% to 9.29%. However, the strength specifications of the sinter were improved: The concentration of 0–5-mm fines decreased from 19.32% to 15.89%, and the yield of +5 mm size class in a drum test increased from 65.9% to 72.3% through optimization of the sintering process parameters. The use of high basicity sinter in blast-furnace smelting reduced the specific consumption of lime in the blast-furnace charge from 233.9 kg/metric ton of cast iron (at sinter basicity 2.0) to 103.5 kg/metric ton (at basicity 4.5) and, correspondingly, the specific feed rate for coke during castiron production decreased from 538.1 kg/metric ton to 476.6 kg/metric ton.

The method for calculating indicators of blast furnace smelting with replacement of part of coke with additional fuels has been developed on the basis of full and complex compensation and compensating measures. Efficiency of the use of natural gas and pulverized coal in the blast furnace conditions of the Enakievo Metallurgical Plant was calculated and it has been confirmed as rather high. Increase in the consumption of natural gas from the baseline (71.8 m3/t of iron) to 110 m3/t ensures a corresponding increase in productivity of the blast furnace to 107.6 % and a decrease in the consumption of coke to 417.3 kg/t of iron (–38.4 kg/t, –8.42 %). Replacing natural gas with pulverized coal in the amount of 160 kg/t of iron made it possible to completely remove it from the blast. At the same time, coke consumption decreased to 354.59 kg/t of iron (–101.1 kg/t; –22.18 %). Increasing the consumption of pulverized coal fuel up to 200 kg/t of iron with compensation of the blast temperature of1200 °Cand oxygen of the blast of 25 % provides an increase in the productivity of the blast furnace to 105.8 % and reduction of coke consumption to 303.8 kg/t of iron (–151.9 kg/t, –33.33 %). High efficiency of the use of pulverized coal in conditions of the Enakievo Metallurgical Plant is explained by its lower cost compared to natural gas, high carbon content in coal and a significantly lower effecton the theoretical combustion temperature and other technological parameters.

It is proposed that the completeness of combustion of pulverized-coal fuel injected into the hearth of blast furnaces be determined by petrographic analysis of the content of unburned coal particles in the top dust and slag and chemical analysis of the dust and slag.