About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Measurement & Control of High Temperature Processes
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| Presentation Title |
Lessons Learned from Furnace Monitoring in Miniature |
| Author(s) |
Nicole Jane Sweeten, Mariam Sidawi, Stephen Ritchie, Kamal Joubarani, David Cabral, Voytek Szulc, Lucas Demysh |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Nicole Jane Sweeten |
| Abstract Scope |
Pyrometallurgical testwork provides an opportunity to develop understanding, however, effective and meaningful monitoring is essential not only for process control, but to enable these critical learnings.
Several measurement techniques were trialed on a recent smelting campaign on a test-scale DC furnace: from refractory thermocouples, off-gas and cooling monitoring, immersion thermocouple measurements to arc length tracking, continuous bath temperature measurement, slag and metal sampling, and a specialized camera for open bath surface visualization during furnace operation. FEA and CFD models were used to design the monitoring systems and validate expected behaviors from measurements during the campaign.
This paper outlines the development of an adapted monitoring strategy in line with the key learnings sought, and testing of these monitoring techniques during smelting trials. It offers a practical case study of successful pyrometallurgical process monitoring on a small scale, along with a discussion around the applicability of the techniques for commercial-scale furnaces. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Pyrometallurgy, Process Technology, Modeling and Simulation |