<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/C2E9C3AC-5AE8-40D3-B5EE-8D5FEDB78447" ns1:id="C2E9C3AC-5AE8-40D3-B5EE-8D5FEDB78447"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/F33C7ABC-4D4D-416C-9D7C-7DFCAF0B64BA" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/37D938F9-1959-4559-8829-47B2A2C6D0E0" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/37D938F9-1959-4559-8829-47B2A2C6D0E0" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/FAABF2EB-AEB2-4A67-A79E-39B8F8121932" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/6B108FFB-8CCA-4D76-8D69-74A0AAC93B4D" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2021-09-29T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/EFBD5EDD-C19A-4280-B144-7290A450AD7C" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2020-09-30T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">79989</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Blast Furnace Raceway Measurement and Optimisation</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>This project aims to provide accurate in situ real time raceway adiabatic flame temperatures, coal addition rates from the lance at the tuy&amp;egrave;re and raceway depth measurements to allow blast furnace operators the ability to optimise their coal injection rates and oxygen enrichment levels at low utilisation levels to reduce coke usage.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>