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Richard Kiesel, Program Director
Position and Focus
Richard Kiesel is director of the high temperature processing program. He is a chemical engineer with a background in pyrometallurgy and direct reduced iron. He was previously employed by Cleveland Cliffs where he worked as a research engineer with direct experience in the agglomeration and induration of iron ore pellets. He also served as the liaison between the research group and Cleveland Cliffs reduced iron ore activity. He has worked with the direct reduction plant in Trinidad and Tobago and the development of the iron nugget pilot plant to be constructed using the ITmk3 technology.
Background
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1997
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1996
Project list for Richard Kiesel :
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Polymetallic Gas to Liquid Catalysts
Closing the Loop on Filter Cake Moisture Analysis and Control
To determine what the best and least expensive on-line moisture analyzer and associated sampling system is and then how best to structure the actual moisture control loop program to achieve constant filter cake and green ball moisture.
The Effect of Fluorine and Chlorine on Fired Pellet Metallurgical Properties
To evaluate the effect of fluorine and chlorine on fired pellet metallurgical properties, specifically Reducibility (R40) and Low Temperature Disintegration (LTD). This will include the influence of halogenated process water for agglomeration and when applied to the surface of fired pellets for the purpose of pellet cooling, conveyor belt protection, and dust control.
Grant Writing and Grant Search for Minnesota Taconite Operations, State and Federal Department of Energy (DOE)
To provide funding to NRRI/CMRL Director and staff engineers to evaluate State and Federal DOE grant opportunities, and to work with Minnesota taconite operations to write and submit grants for energy projects in taconite.
Development of Engineered Tiles with Radiation Absorbing Properties from Taconite Raw Materials
To determine the feasibility of producing architectural quality tiles with unique engineering attributes from taconite iron ore raw materials. The tiles will be produced through high temperature melting in a plasma melting system provided by MetalRecovry sited at the Coleraine Minerals Research Laboratory (CMRL) and tile formation and annealing in other equipment at the same site provided by MetalRecovry.
2009 USS Research Contract
NRRI`s Coleraine Minerals Research Laboratory (CMRL) will conduct research and development work for U.S. Steel`s Minntac and Keewatin Taconite plants in the areas of size reduction, classification, flotation, magnetic separation, filtering, balling, indurating, and pellet quality improvement. Research and development work will be conducted using bench and pilot scale equipment at CMRL in addition to in-plant test work at the mining operations plant sites.