Scientific bases of a promising method of smelting intensification using controlled jet flows are outlined. Unique equipment for acceleration of heat and mass exchange processes in electric steel melting, open-hearth and reflection furnaces is developed.
Recommendations on optimization and forcing of heating rates in roasting furnaces are given. Apparatuses for heat exchange intensification in rotary kilns are proposed, their advantages are shown. Constructive and operational characteristics of a high-performance compacted kiln are given.