About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T22: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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Advances in Ferrous Metallurgy
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Presentation Title |
Flow Optimization for Steel Refining Process in an EAF |
Author(s) |
Neel Busa, Yuchao Chen, Armin Silaen, Bikram Konar, Chenn Q. Zhou |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Neel Busa |
Abstract Scope |
An Electric Arc Furnace is a method in steelmaking, used to remove impurities from steel scrap. The process starts with melting of the solid scrap with a coherent jet burner, followed by mixing via oxygen injection into the bath. The homogenous stirring of the bath plays a vital role in the steel refining process as it ensures removal of impurities and further improves the quality of liquid steel. The current study helps to dynamically predict the details of the bath and provide significant solutions to optimize the flow. The focus of the study is propose parametric studies based on initial results, in order to further improve the mixing in the domain. Preliminary results indicate better mixing of the bath is owed to velocity distributions in regions near the injection cavities, and making these distributions uniform for the entire bath should give optimum flow results. |