What is the most cost-efficient method between this two. bof ( basic oxygen furnace) or eaf ( electric arc furnace) ? ( when it comes to steel plate making)

Hydraulic fluid with a sg. of 0.78 is flowing through a 1.5 in. i.d. pipe at 58 gal/min. the fluid has an absolute viscosity of 11.8 x 105 lbf-sec/ft2. is the flow laminar, turbulent or within the critical range? give both a numerical reynolds number and a term answer.