LAPSE:2020.1193
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LAPSE:2020.1193
Numerical Modeling of Equal and Differentiated Gas Injection in Ladles: Effect on Mixing Time and Slag Eye
December 17, 2020
Ladle refining plays a crucial role in the steelmaking process, in which a gas stream is bubbled through molten steel to improve the rate of removal of impurities and enhance the transport phenomena that occur in a metallurgical reactor. In this study, the effect of dual gas injection using equal (50%:50%) and differentiated (75%:25%) flows was studied through numerical modeling, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The effect of gas flow rate and slag thickness on mixing time and slag eye area were studied numerically and compared with the physical model. The numerical model agrees with the physical model, showing that for optimal performance the ladle must be operated using differentiated flows. Although the numerical model can predict well the hydrodynamic behavior (velocity and turbulent kinetic energy) of the ladle, there is a deviation from the experimental mixing time when using both equal and differentiated gas injection at a high gas flow rate and a high slag thickness. This is probably due to the insufficient capture of the velocity field near the water−oil (steel−slag) interface and slag emulsification by the numerical model, as well as the complicated nature of correctly simulating the interaction between both gas plumes.
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dual gas injection, mixing time, numerical model, secondary refining, slag eye
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Jardón-Pérez LE, González-Rivera C, Ramirez-Argaez MA, Dutta A. Numerical Modeling of Equal and Differentiated Gas Injection in Ladles: Effect on Mixing Time and Slag Eye. (2020). LAPSE:2020.1193
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Jardón-Pérez LE: School of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), C.P. Mexico City 04510, Mexico [ORCID]
González-Rivera C: School of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), C.P. Mexico City 04510, Mexico [ORCID]
Ramirez-Argaez MA: School of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), C.P. Mexico City 04510, Mexico [ORCID]
Dutta A: Department of Materials (MTM), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 44 bus 2450, B-3001 Heverlee-Leuven, Belgium [ORCID]
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Processes
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8
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8
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E917
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2020
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2020-08-02
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2227-9717
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