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Simulation and Application of Submerged CO2-O2 Injection in Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking: Modeling and Arrangement of Submerged nozzles

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The technology of submerged CO2-O2 injection was developed to enhance the circulation in liquid baths and accelerate the smelting reaction rate in electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking. In this study, the effect of submerged gas injection on the EAF liquid bath flowing characteristics was studied and analyzed using numerical simulations, water model experiments, and industrial application research. The results demonstrate that the flow rate of the gas supply, horizontal arrangement mode, and vertical dip angle of the submerged nozzle have a significant impact on stirring in the liquid bath. The horizontal arrangement mode of the two submerged nozzles influences bath circulation in the EAF by determining the collision among the fluid flow streams due to the promotion of submerged nozzles. Compared with Mode A and Mode C, Mode B can improve the molten bath stirring with better temperature and composition homogeneity. The erosion rate of the fire brick around the submerged nozzle in Mode B is 2.42 mm/heat, which is less than that in both Mode A and Mode C.

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The authors would like to express their thanks for the support by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (FRF-TP-19-031A1), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019M660459), and the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 51734003, No. 51804345, & No. 51604022).

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    Guangsheng Wei, Rong Zhu, Baochen Han, Shufeng Yang, Kai Dong & Xuetao Wu

  2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Research Center of Special Melting and Preparation of High-end Metal Materials, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Guangsheng Wei, Rong Zhu, Baochen Han, Shufeng Yang, Kai Dong & Xuetao Wu

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Wei, G., Zhu, R., Han, B. et al. Simulation and Application of Submerged CO2-O2 Injection in Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking: Modeling and Arrangement of Submerged nozzles. Metall Mater Trans B 51, 1101–1112 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-020-01816-w

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