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Modeling of trajectory and residence time of metal droplets in slag-metal-gas emulsions in oxygen steelmaking

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In basic oxygen steelmaking, the major portion of the refining is realized through reactions between metal droplets and slag. The residence time of metal droplets in the slag crucially influences the productivity. A model for the prediction of trajectory and residence time of metal droplets in slags has been developed based on mechanics and chemical kinetics principles. When there is no decarburization, analysis of the ballistic motion of metal droplets in the slag predicts very short residence times (<1 second). This result demonstrates that when decarburization is very weak, the metal droplets spend a very short time in the slag. This could explain in part the poor kinetic behavior in the end stage of the blow. During active decarburization metal droplets normally become bloated, resulting in a decreased apparent density. Accounting for this, the ballistic model predicts residence times ranging from 10 to 200 seconds, which are much more in keeping with practical experience and previous laboratory studies. Excellent agreement between the model and laboratory measurements, combined with reasonable predictions of industrial residence times, shows that this model can be used to provide a much improved understanding of theoretical aspects of oxygen steelmaking.

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  1. Geoffrey Brooks (Associate Professor) & Yuhua Pan (Post Doctoral Fellow, Principal Research Scientist and Research Scientist)

    Present address: the Steel Research Centre, McMaster University, L8S 4L7, Hamilton, ON, Canada

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  1. the Steel Research Centre, McMaster University, L8S 4L7, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Ken Coley (Associate Professor)

  2. CSIRO Minerals, 3169, Clayton South, VIC, Australia

    Geoffrey Brooks (Associate Professor) & Yuhua Pan (Post Doctoral Fellow, Principal Research Scientist and Research Scientist)

  3. the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, 55281, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Subagyo (Post Doctoral Fellow, Senior Lecturer)

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Brooks, G., Pan, Y., Subagyo et al. Modeling of trajectory and residence time of metal droplets in slag-metal-gas emulsions in oxygen steelmaking. Metall Mater Trans B 36, 525–535 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-005-0044-x

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