| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Advances in Pyrometallurgy: Furnace Containment
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| Presentation Title |
The Optimisation of ISASMELT™ Furnace Linings and Cooling Elements to Achieve Low Annualised Costs |
| Author(s) |
Stuart L. Nicol, Ben Hogg |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Stuart L. Nicol |
| Abstract Scope |
Traditionally, furnace linings have been optimised to achieve the longest campaign, or time between lining replacement. These linings have used mechanical engineering solutions, such as water-cooled elements, to contain the aggressive molten materials inside the furnace. In recent years it has become apparent that these mechanical engineering solutions results in high cost relining. ISASMELT™ technology has been optimised using metallurgical engineering solutions, a vastly different philosophy. The ISASMELT™ furnace lining system has been optimised through the use of simple and low cost lining materials, but using metallurgical controls to manage the lining system. These metallurgical controls enable freeze linings to form on the refractory lining of a furnace, without the need of cooling systems. This approach has resulted in low cost relining and long furnace campaigns. This paper will review the ISASMELT™ approach to furnace lining, element and binding optimisation and the results in real world operations. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Pyrometallurgy, Copper / Nickel / Cobalt, Recycling and Secondary Recovery |