| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Furnace Tapping 2022
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| Presentation Title |
Lab Scale Physical Model Experiments to Understand the Effect of Particle Bed on Tapping Flow Rates |
| Author(s) |
Varun Loomba, Hesam Pourfallah, Jan Erik Olsen, Kristian Etienne Einarsrud |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Kristian Etienne Einarsrud |
| Abstract Scope |
In this study, lab scale physical model experiments are performed to determine the effect of the coke bed on tapping rates of slag and metal in ferroalloy furnaces. A rectangular tank (dimensions 1x0.5x0.5 m) with a square shaped outlet (dimensions 0.02x0.02 m), is built out of plexiglass to emulate the region near the tap-hole. Water and a mineral oil are used as substitutes for the metal and the slag, and glass beads (diameter 0.01 m) are used as particle bed that hinders the mass flow rate of the fluids flowing out of the tap-hole. A weighing scale is used to record the mass of the tapped fluids and a high-speed camera is used to capture the interface heights of each fluid. The tapping mass flow rates will be compared in this study, with and without the particle bed in the tank, to visualize its effect. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
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