TY - JOUR
T1 - Simulation of primary-slag melting behavior in the cohesive zone of a blast furnace, considering the effect of Al2O3, FetO, and basicity in the sinter ore
AU - Hino, Mitsutaka
AU - Nagasaka, Tetsuya
AU - Katsumata, Akitoshi
AU - Higuchi, Ken Ichi
AU - Yamaguchi, Kazuyoshi
AU - Kon-No, Norimitsu
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are indebted to Mr. Takashige Fujii (formerly Undergraduate Student, Tohoku University, now with Sakura-Rubber Co.) and Mr. Atsushi Kumano (Graduate Student, Tohoku University), for their assistance in the experiment, and Yoshizawa Lime Industry Co. Ltd. for supplying CaO and MgO funnels. They are also thankful for financial support by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (No. 09650801) from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan. In addition, the authors extend their special gratitude for valuable suggestions concerning the computer program of surface-tension measurement given by Professor Alan W. Cramb (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA) and Professor Itaru Jimbo (formerly with Carnegie Mellon University, now with Tokai University, Japan).
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The alumina content in the iron ore imported to Japan is increasing year by year, and some problems in blast furnace operation, due to the use of the high-alumina-containing sinter, have already been reported. In order to clarify the mechanism of the harmful effect of alumina on the blast furnace operation, the behavior of the primary melt, which is formed in the sinter at the cohesive zone of the blast furnace, has been simulated by dripping slag through an iron or oxide funnel. The effects of basicity, Al2O3, and FetO contents in the five slag systems on the dripping temperature and weight of slag remaining on the funnel have been discussed. It was found that the eutectic melt formed in the sinter would play an important role in the dripping behavior of the slag in the blast furnace through the fine poreosity of the reduced iron and ore particles. Al2O3 increased the weight of the slag remaining on the funnel, and its effect became very significant in the acidic and low-FetO-containing slag. It was estimated that the increase of the weight of the slag remaining on the funnel by Al2O3 in the ore could result in a harmful effect on the permeability resistance and an indirect reduction rate of the sinter in the blast furnace.
AB - The alumina content in the iron ore imported to Japan is increasing year by year, and some problems in blast furnace operation, due to the use of the high-alumina-containing sinter, have already been reported. In order to clarify the mechanism of the harmful effect of alumina on the blast furnace operation, the behavior of the primary melt, which is formed in the sinter at the cohesive zone of the blast furnace, has been simulated by dripping slag through an iron or oxide funnel. The effects of basicity, Al2O3, and FetO contents in the five slag systems on the dripping temperature and weight of slag remaining on the funnel have been discussed. It was found that the eutectic melt formed in the sinter would play an important role in the dripping behavior of the slag in the blast furnace through the fine poreosity of the reduced iron and ore particles. Al2O3 increased the weight of the slag remaining on the funnel, and its effect became very significant in the acidic and low-FetO-containing slag. It was estimated that the increase of the weight of the slag remaining on the funnel by Al2O3 in the ore could result in a harmful effect on the permeability resistance and an indirect reduction rate of the sinter in the blast furnace.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11663-999-0028-3
DO - 10.1007/s11663-999-0028-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032592562
SN - 1073-5615
VL - 30
SP - 671
EP - 683
JO - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
JF - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
IS - 4
ER -