Momentum Transfer from Arc to Slag Bath in a DC Ilmenite Smelting

Model domain for studying the interaction between the slag bath and arc jet showing (a) the freeboard region of a single electrode arc furnace with a deforming interface between the slag bath and ...Web

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Characterization of black slags obtained during smelting in …

Keywords Black slag · iron oxides · electric arc furnace · carbothermal reduction · Mӧss spectroscopy, HRB335 steel 1 Introduction Steel production is one of the most important economic activities for industrial develop-ment worldwide [1, 2]. However, the industry faces great challenges mainly related to theWeb

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A Review on Processing of Electric Arc Furnace Dust (EAFD

In recent years, the recovery of the valuable metals from iron-bearing solid waste from steel plant has been one of the most intensive research areas. Dumping of electric arc furnace dust is an environmental concern, and recovery of valuable metals like iron, zinc, lead from EAFD and safe disposal of residue has got enough attention. …Web

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Electric Arc Furnace Process

The EAF process uses virtually old steel to make new steel. EAFs make up approximately 60% of today's steel making in the US. This chapter illustrates the operational details of EAF and BOF processes. The electric arc furnace operating cycle is called the tap-to-tap cycle.Web

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Real-time prediction model of slag composition in electric arc …

Abstract. To realize the real-time prediction of slag composition in the smelting process and provide the assistance to the operations in electric arc furnace …Web

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Numerical Simulation of Bottom-Blowing Stirring in Different …

Modern electric arc furnace smelting retains the main melting, heating, and necessary refining processes. Dephosphorization and partial decarburization are advanced to the early stage of smelting as far as possible. In the middle and late stages of smelting, only the carbon content and temperature of steel and slag are controlled, and the tap ...Web

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Simulation of Scrap Melting Process in an AC Electric Arc Furnace…

The electric arc furnace (EAF) is a critical steelmaking facility that melts the scrap by the heat produced from electric arc and burners. Simulation and optimization of EAF scrap melting are of great interest to the steel industry, which helps to improve product quality and production efficiency. However, the relevant computational fluid dynamics …Web

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(PDF) Direct alloying of steel: A review of plant

Introduction of slag and dust recovery in a shaft furnace (STAR), and of scrap melting and hot metal reservoir (J-FIRST) +4 Left: Smelting Reduction Vessel with burner lance for the preheating of ...Web

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(PDF) SYNERGIES OF STEEL AND CEMENT INDUSTRY: …

Introduction . Granulated blast ... and steel slag smelting and use as SCM for Portland cement", Constr Build Mater 321 126331 1-1 5 ... namely bauxite residue and electric arc furnace slag. The ...Web

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Valorization of electric arc furnace slag via

The current study is focused on developing a two-step pyro-hydrometallurgical process for the recovery of valuable components of electric arc furnace (EAF) slag …Web

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Crushed and sized blast furnace slag can be used in concrete production, as a substitute for rocks and gravel, and as an aggregate in road construction. Almost all the blast fiimace slag produced in the USA is re-used. The slag has an average selling price .of$5/t(6). Slag from EAF's and BOF's generally cannot be used as a road aggregate becauseWeb

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Galvanizing Residue and Electrical Arc Furnace (EAF) Dust

The recycling of steel is less energy intensive and it's being stimulated by increasing environmental regulations. EAF steel production generates a Zn-rich dust, the EAF dust. Around 15–22 kg of Zn-rich dust is generated per ton of steel. 3.1 Electric Arc Furnace Process. There are essentially two routes for the mass production of steel.Web

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Modeling Framework for the Simulation of an Electric Smelting Furnace

The use of freeze linings to protect pyrometallurgical furnaces from chemically corrosive molten slags is a widespread technique in industrial processes. The main goal of the present study is to establish a modeling framework that considers fluid flow, heat transfer, and slag solidification to simulate freeze-lining formation and its …Web

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Multi-Parameter Characteristics of Electric Arc Furnace Melting

The specific heat of the liquid state was taken as 0.836 MJ/Mg · K and that of the solid state as 0.698 MJ/Mg · K. The latent heat of fusion for the steel was taken as 271.7 kJ/kg. The melting point of steel with a hot metal composition was calculated according to the Formula (12): T m = T Fe − ∑ i = 1 n p i k i.Web

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Reduction Smelting of the Waelz Slag from Electric Arc Furnace …

Waelz slag is an iron-containing waste generated during electric arc furnace (EAF) dust processing in a rotary kiln named the Waelz process. This study focuses on the reduction smelting of the Waelz slag to produce iron-based alloy. The thermodynamic simulation using FactSage 8.0 software was carried out to predict …Web

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Metals | Free Full-Text | Integration of Open Slag Bath Furnace …

The present paper illustrates an innovative steel processing route developed by employing hydrogen direct reduced pellets and an open slag bath furnace. The paper illustrates the direct reduction reactor employing hydrogen as reductant on an industrial scale. The solution allows for the production of steel from blast furnace pellets …Web

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Classification of Ferroalloy Processes | SpringerLink

Melting is carried out in steel-type arc electric furnaces with a capacity of 5–8 MV · A (silicothermic processes) or in melting furnaces (aluminothermic processes). The release of melting products (metal and slag) is carried out periodically; most often, they release metal and slag from the furnace at the same time. Slag-free and slag ...Web

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Pragmatic analysis of the electric submerged arc furnace …

1. Introduction. Nickel is of particular economic consequence in the production of stainless steels, superalloys and fuel cells [1,2].The principal nickel production route comprises the reductive smelting of calcine in electric submerged arc furnaces (EAFs); calcine is the yield of reductive roasting of nickelferrous lateritic ores in rotary kiln …Web

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Desphosphorization in ironmaking and oxygen steelmaking

ASS Air-cooled Steel Slag BF Blast Furnace BOF Basic Oxygen Furnace BOS Basic Oxygen Steelmaking CAS-OB Composition Adjustment by Sealed argon bubbling with Oxygen Blowing CRK Chromium converter DRI Direct Reduced Iron EAF Electric Arc Furnace GBS Granulated Blast-furnace Slag GGBS Ground Granulated Blast-furnace …Web

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Electric Arc Smelting

which is later converted to steel and commercial vanadium slag.4 Such ores are processed using blast furnaces and, most commonly, electric arc furnaces. Higher titanium content can significantly modify the slag properties, hindering slag–metal separa-tion. During titanomagnetite processing, silicon exhibits the same behavior as titanium ...Web

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Development of a control strategy for the open slag bath …

direct reduced ore (DRI) to four closed-top submerged-arc Elkem furnaces and three Hatch designed Open slag bath furnaces. The ore processing starts at the iron plant in rotary kilns. The rotary kilns pre-reduce the ore in order to ultimately save energy when it eventually enters the electric arc furnaces. Combustion air isWeb

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Foamy slag practice to enhance the energy efficiency of electric …

The aim of the present work is to give an overview regarding importance of foamy slag practice during steelmaking in electric arc furnaces and its effect on control …Web

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Set of Production and Engineering Solutions for Reducing

Currently, one of the main trends for improving production technical and economic indices in electric steel making is smelting steel in contemporary EAF under magnesia slags [1–3].The technology provides an increase in furnace lining life due to a reduction in slag corrosive action on refractories, and an increase in the efficiency of …Web

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Evaluation of Potential Factors Affecting Steel Slag Carbonation

When heating steel, an EAF furnace uses three graphite electrodes coupled to an electric arc transformer rather than gaseous fuels like those used in a BOF slag furnace. The waste product of BOF and EAF's secondary metallurgical processes, carried out after the steel has been desulfurized in the ladle, is LF slag [ 35 ].Web

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Novel method for improving iron recovery from electric arc …

Abstract The iron element in electric arc furnace (EAF) slag is extremely difficult to recycle due to the low specific magnetic susceptibility of the RO phase (a solid solution of FeO, …Web

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Methodology for Digitally Describing a Technological Semi

A methodology for developing models for digitally describing the process of smelting a semi-product in an electric arc furnace (EAF) is presented. The developed models are shown to facilitate the efficient smelting of scrap in terms of obtaining the optimal temperature for efficiently carrying out the dephosphorization process while …Web

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Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking | SpringerLink

The process of modern electric arc furnace steelmaking is: (1) open the furnace cover, add part of slag materials, and put the solid furnace materials (mixture of scrap steel, iron, and a small amount of lime according to the requirements of steel smelting) by furnace top material basket or tank into hearth. (2) Keep power on, lower …Web

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Various Uses of Blast Furnace Slag and Steel Slag in Concrete …

A novel direct-current electric arc furnace (DC-EAF) was designed and constructed in this study for experimentally investigating high-titanium slag smelting, with an emphasis on addressing the ...Web

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Technological innovations of electric arc furnace bottom

Electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking is one of the major steelmaking methods [], and according to statistical data on steel production of the World Steel Association in 2016 [], more than 410 million tons of steels were produced by EAF steelmaking, which was about 25.3% of the world's steel supply in 2016.In China, …Web

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Smelting and Selective Reduction of Limonitic Laterite Ore in Mini

This study aims to study the smelting process of limonitic laterite nickel ore. The smelting process was performed using a Mini Blast Furnace pilot plant with a capacity of ten tons of ore per day or 350 kg per batch. In the interest of modifying the properties of slag and enhance selective reduction, limestone and coal were used.Web

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Theoretical Basics and Technology of Smelting Steel

Abstract The results of basic studies of the physicochemical properties of slags are used as the basis for developing the rational composition of main magnesian slags and the process techniques for their formation by the periods of blowing a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) bath and the periods of smelting in electric arc furnaces (EAFs). The …Web

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Zhiwei PENG | Professor (Full) | PhD in Materials …

Due to the high contents of MgO and SiO2 in laterite, a high temperature (∼1600 °C) and corresponding energy (approximately 14 GJ/t-ferronickel) are required during the electric furnace smelting.Web

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Overview Lead Smelting in a Submerged Arc Furnace

sign of the furnace, energy input, and slag conductivity and composition are very im­ portant. Secondary materials are easily handled in electric furnaces. Since additional amounts of lead will become available from secondary sources in the future, electric furnaces are expected to replace conventional smelting furnaces. INTRODUCTIONWeb

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Electric Arc Smelting | JOM

VTM is used to obtain vanadium pig iron, which is later converted to steel and commercial vanadium slag.4 Such ores are processed using blast furnaces and, …Web

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Application of steel slags, ferronickel slags, and

Steel slags are commonly composed using three standard general production methods of steel: Basic oxygen furnace (BOF), electric arc furnace (EAF), and ladle furnace (LD) (Yildirim and Prezzi, 2011).In the BOF and EAF processes, steel slags are produced during the first stage of steelmaking, while the LF process produces steel …Web

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Electric Arc Smelting

The vast majority of electric arc furnaces (EAFs) are used for steelmaking and production of ferroal- loys. Other applications include processing of tita- nium …Web

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Some myths about DC arc furnaces

18 The first commercial DC arc smelting furnace to utilise solid graphite electrodes and roof feed ports was the 40 MW furnace at Chambishi Metals3,4 in Zambia in 2001, based on the Mintek pilot ...Web

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Valorization of electric arc furnace slag via

Two main types of steel mills exist today; integrated steel mills using blast furnace (BF) that produce steel using mostly iron ore and mini-mills that produce steel from mostly scrap using electric arc furnace (EAF). In 2019, world iron slag production was estimated to be between 320 million to 384 million tons, with steel slag production ...Web

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Use of Metallized Raw Materials in Electric Furnace Steelmaking

The paper discusses the use of a secondary smelting technology for reinforcing steel (rebar) production at Baku Steel Company, LLC, noting the feasibility of adding metallized pellets to the furnace charge consisting of scrap metal and other manufacturing waste products. The addition of such pellets enhances the process of …Web

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