Numerical Investigation of Lime Particle Motion in Steelmaking BOF Process

• Published in: JOM (1989) Vol. 73; no. 9; pp. 2733 - 2740
• Main Authors: Xiao, Yongli, Tian, Yufeng, Wang, Qiang, Li, Guangqiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Basic converters; Blowing; Boundary conditions; Bubbles; Chemical reactions; Chemistry/Food Science; Computational fluid dynamics; Computational Modeling in Pyrometallurgy; Earth Sciences; Engineering; Environment; Fluid flow; Gases; Gravitational effects; Heat transfer; Hydration; Lime; Metallurgy; Navier-Stokes equations; Numerical models; Oxygen steel making; Particle motion; Physical properties; Physics; Simulation; Slag; Steel production; Temperature; Temperature distribution; Three dimensional models; Turbulence models; Velocity; Viscosity

The motion and distribution of lime particles in a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) is explored using the proposed 3D comprehensive numerical model taking into account the supersonic oxygen jet, bottom-blowing bubble, melt flow, temperature distribution, and lime particle movement. The gas/slag/metal thre...