Scrap melting in continuous process rotary melting furnace Part 2 – Development of model
| Autor: | Y. J. Zhang, P. V. Barr, T. R. Meadowcroft |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Ironmaking & Steelmaking. 35:610-620 |
| ISSN: | 1743-2812 0301-9233 |
| DOI: | 10.1179/174328107x255023 |
| Popis: | A heat transfer model for scrap melting in an oxy fuel fired continuous process rotary melting furnace, which was envisioned as a replacement for the electric arc furnace in minimill steelmaking, is presented in a two-part series. The present paper describes the development, validation and predictions of the model. The model treats the furnace as three domains: the freeboard space, the liquid bath, and the refractory structure, all linked by shared boundary conditions. The model predictions indicate that a melting rate in order of 100 ton h−1 can be achieved by a 4 m (inner diameter) × 16 m furnace operating with a CH4 firing rate of 6000 nm3 h−1. The thermal efficiency is ∼66%. The direct energy consumption is 620 kW h t−1, which is less than the 660 kW h t−1 of a typical electric arc furnace and represents a saving of ∼45% in terms of at source energy, i.e. accounting for the actual energy required for thermal generation and transmission. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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