CFD study on the effect of the oxygen lance inclination angle on the decarburization kinetics of liquid steel in the EAF

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (5) ◽  
pp. 516
Author(s):  
Marco A. Ramirez-Argaez ◽  
Alberto N. Conejo
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Liquid Steel ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Slag Layer ◽  
Decarburization Rate ◽  
Injection Angle ◽  
Dissolved Carbon ◽  
Horizontal Condition ◽  
Alternative Solutions ◽  
Kinetics Of

In Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking the main chemical reaction is the decarburization reaction. This reaction is promoted by the injection of oxygen using supersonic or coherent jets and further chemical reaction with dissolved carbon in liquid steel at high temperatures. A 3D mathematical model to describe the effect of the injection angle, oxygen gas flow rate and number of lances on the decarburization kinetics of molten steel, in the absence of the top slag layer has been developed. The model has been validated using experimental data reported in the literature. The model shows that the decarburization kinetics is promoted by decreasing the injection angle from the horizontal, condition that improves both bath movement and reaction kinetics. These findings suggest that current injection angles in industrial EAF’s can be decreased in order to improve the decarburization rate. The main mechanism is the effect of the gas jet on the motion of the liquid. Taking into consideration that decreasing the injection angle from the horizontal promotes splashing, the numerical model predictions are employed to suggest alternative solutions in order to reach high decarburization rates.

Mass Transfer Coefficients during Steel Decarburization in a RH Degasser

2008 ◽  
Vol 273-276 ◽  
pp. 679-684
Author(s):  
Roberto Parreiras Tavares ◽  
André Afonso Nascimento ◽  
Henrique Loures Vale Pujatti
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Vacuum Chamber ◽  
Volumetric Mass Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Gas Flow Rate ◽  
Rh Process ◽  
Kinetics Of

The RH process is a secondary refining process that can simultaneously attain significant levels of removal of interstitial elements, such as carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen, from liquid steel. In the RH process, the decarburization rate plays a very important role in determining the productivity of the equipment. The kinetics of this reaction is controlled by mass transfer in the liquid phase. In the present work, a physical model of a RH degasser has been built and used in the study of the kinetics of decarburization. The effects of the gas flow rate and of the configurations of the nozzles used in the injection of the gas have been analyzed. The decarburization reaction of liquid steel was simulated using a reaction involving CO2 and caustic solutions. The concentration of CO2 in the solution was evaluated using pH measurements. Based on the experimental results, it was possible to estimate the reaction rate constant. A volumetric mass transfer coefficient was then calculated based on these rate constants and on the circulation rate of the liquid. The logarithm of the mass transfer coefficient showed a linear relationship with the logarithm of the gas flow rate. The slope of the line was found to vary according to the relevance of the reaction at the free surface in the vacuum chamber. A linear relationship between the volumetric mass transfer coefficient and the nozzle Reynolds number was also observed. The slopes of the lines changed according to the relative importance of the two reaction sites, gas-liquid interface in the upleg snorkel and in the vacuum. At higher Reynolds number, the reaction in the vacuum chamber tends to be more significant.

Numerical Study on the Removal of Hydrogen and Nitrogen from the Melt of Medium Carbon Steel in Vacuum Tank Degasser

2013 ◽  
Vol 762 ◽  
pp. 253-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Yu ◽  
Jyrki Miettinen ◽  
Seppo Louhenkilpi
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Liquid Steel ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Vacuum Treatment ◽  
Medium Carbon Steel ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Medium Carbon ◽  
Cell Expression

The steelmaking field has been seeing an increased demand of reducing hydrogen and nitrogen in liquid steel before casting. This is often accomplished by vacuum treatment. This paper focuses on developing a numerical model to investigate the removal of hydrogen and nitrogen from the melt of medium carbon steel in a commercial vacuum tank degasser. An activity coefficient model and the eddy-cell expression are implemented in the ANSYS FLUENT code to compute the activities of related elements and mass transfer coefficients of hydrogen and nitrogen in liquid steel. Several cases are simulated to assess the effect of gas flow rate and initial nitrogen content in liquid steel on degassing process and the calculated results are compared with industrial measured data.

On the Role of Diffusion in the Oxidation of Fe, Ni, Co and the Fe-Sn Alloy by Calcium and Sodium Sulfates

2006 ◽  
Vol 258-260 ◽  
pp. 63-67
Author(s):  
V.M. Chumarev ◽  
V.P. Maryevich ◽  
V.A. Shashmurin
Keyword(s):  
Co Oxidation ◽  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Diffusion Processes ◽  
Transport Processes ◽  
Diffusion Transport ◽  
Sodium Sulfates ◽  
Product Forms ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Dominant Part

Diffusion processes play a dominant part in the macro kinetics of Fe, Ni and Co oxidation by calcium and sodium sulfates. Here, the reaction product forms a compact covering which spatially divides the reagents on the surface in the same way as in the oxidation and sulfidization of metals by oxygen and sulfur. Therefore, it is possible to assume in advance that interaction of metals with calcium and sodium sulfates will be determined not by the actual chemical reaction properly but by the diffusion transport processes.

Study of kinetics of reaction of lignin model compounds with propylene oxide

Holzforschung ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna K. Pandey ◽  
Tapani Vuorinen
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Propylene Oxide ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Reaction Products ◽  
Model Compounds ◽  
Rapid Reduction ◽  
Visible Absorption ◽  
Lignin Model Compounds ◽  
Lignin Model ◽  
Kinetics Of

Abstract The etherification of phenolic groups has been found to inhibit photodegradation in wood and lignin rich pulps. The precise understanding of kinetics of chemical reaction between lignins or their model compounds and the etherifying agent is the first step for developing a viable modification procedure. In this study, we have investigated the reaction of lignin model compounds (namely, phenol and guaiacol) with propylene oxide in aqueous media. The kinetics of etherification reaction was studied under varying pH conditions in the temperature range 30–60°C. The etherified reaction products were characterized by gas chromatogram-mass spectrum (GC-MS). The extent of etherification of phenols and the rate of chemical reaction was followed by UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy. The reaction between lignin model compounds and propylene oxide was indicated by a rapid reduction in the absorbance accompanied by the development of a new band corresponding to etherified products. The reaction kinetics was investigated at pH ∼12 under the condition of excess concentration of propylene oxide. The reaction followed first order kinetics and rate constants increased linearly with an increase in the temperature and concentration of propylene oxide. The MS fragment data of reaction product support the proposed reaction scheme. The activation energy of the reaction of propylene oxide with phenol and guaiacol, calculated with the Arrhenius equation, was 56.2 kJ mol-1 and 45.4 kJ mol-1, respectively.

Investigation of the Kinetics of Sulfite Oxidation on by-Production Recovery Process in WFGD

2012 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 1980-1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Jian Xu ◽  
Shu Fang Wang ◽  
Wei Guo Pan ◽  
Rui Tang Guo
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Oxidation Kinetics ◽  
Reaction Rate ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Orthogonal Test ◽  
Sulfite Oxidation ◽  
Air Ventilation ◽  
Kinetics Of

The limestone-lime washing technology is the most widely used WFGD process, which normally we adopt to control the discharge of SO2 caused by coal’s combustion. Through the research on the oxidation kinetics of sulfite in this paper, it is indicated that macroscopic chemical reaction which responses to rate of sulfite is 1/2. And the results of orthogonal test can be concluded that: to the extent influence of oxidization reaction rate, the influences of temperature is the most significant, and influences of stirred speed is nearly negligible. The optimized operation factors may be shown as that temperature is controlled at 40°C, air ventilation is at 88ml/min,pH is 4.5 and stir speed is 500 r/min.

Kinetics of the WC particles motion in liquid steel during laser surface modification*

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
A. G. Grigoryants ◽  
I. N. Shiganov ◽  
A. V. Perestoronin ◽  
A. I. Misyurov ◽  
M. V. Taksants ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Liquid Steel ◽  
Laser Surface ◽  
Laser Surface Modification ◽  
Kinetics Of

Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of New Vacuum Degassing Process

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manas Kumar Mondal ◽  
Govind Sharan Gupta ◽  
Shin-ya Kitamura ◽  
Nobuhiro Maruoka
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Momentum Balance ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Decarburization Rate ◽  
Vacuum Degassing ◽  
Liquid Phases ◽  
New Process ◽  
Flow Phenomena

Recently, the demand of the steel having superior chemical and physical properties has increased for which the content of carbon must be in ultra low range. There are many processes which can produce low carbon steel such as tank degasser and RH (Rheinstahl-Heraeus) processes. It has been claimed that using a new process, called REDA (Revolutionary Degassing Activator), one can achieve the carbon content below 10ppm in less time. REDA process, in terms of installment cost, is in between the tank degasser and RH processes. As such, REDA process has not been studied thoroughly. Fluid flow phenomena affect the decarburization rate the most besides the chemical reaction rate. Therefore, momentum balance equations along with k-? turbulent model have been solved for gas and liquid phases in two-dimension (2D) for REDA process. The fluid flow phenomena have been studied in details for this process by varying gas flow rate, depth of immersed snorkel in the steel, diameter of the snorkel and change in vacuum pressure. It is found that the design of the snorkel affects the melt circulation of the bath significantly.

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFIABILITY OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF A CHEMICAL REACTION

2021 ◽  
pp. 14-18
Author(s):  
Л.Ф. Сафиуллина
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Inverse Problem ◽  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Reaction Model ◽  
Numerical Calculations ◽  
Specific Reaction ◽  
Uniqueness Of The Solution ◽  
The Mathematical Model ◽  
Kinetics Of

В статье рассмотрен вопрос идентифицируемости математической модели кинетики химической реакции. В процессе решения обратной задачи по оценке параметров модели, характеризующих процесс, нередко возникает вопрос неединственности решения. На примере конкретной реакции продемонстрирована необходимость проводить анализ идентифицируемости модели перед проведением численных расчетов по определению параметров модели химической реакции. The identifiability of the mathematical model of the kinetics of a chemical reaction is investigated in the article. In the process of solving the inverse problem of estimating the parameters of the model, the question arises of the non-uniqueness of the solution. On the example of a specific reaction, the need to analyze the identifiability of the model before carrying out numerical calculations to determine the parameters of the reaction model was demonstrated.

A Nontraditional Laboratory Proposal: Investigating the Kinetics of a Chemical Reaction

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 217-220
Author(s):  
Fabiana C. Gennari ◽  
Julio J. Andrade Gamboa ◽  
Hugo Corso ◽  
Andr�s Raviolo
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Kinetics Of
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