Characterization of Slag Flow in Fixed Packed Bed of Coke Particles

Geleta, Dereje Degefa; Siddiqui, Irfanul Haque

doi:10.1007/s11663-019-01750-6

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“…Most recent CFD studies demonstrate that, with regard to the wettability of the packed bed, the geometry of the bed has a significant effect on the interface dynamics, leading to the co-existence of complex interfaces; thus, the change in wettability leads to various interfacial movements that are unidentified under static conditions. Molten slag flow in a packed coke bed was investigated by using the three-dimensional combined discrete element method (DEM) and CFD [12][13][14]. A series of two-dimensional [15,16] and three-dimensional [17] high-resolution direct numerical simulations were also conducted with the aim of understanding the pore-scale fluid dynamics.…”

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Numerical Study of Binary Trickle Flow of Liquid Iron and Molten Slag in Coke Bed by Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

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In the bottom region of blast furnaces during the ironmaking process, the liquid iron and molten slag drip into the coke bed by the action of gravity. In this study, a practical multi-interfacial smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) simulation is carried out to track the complex liquid transient dripping behavior involving two immiscible phases in the coke bed. Numerical simulations were performed for different conditions corresponding to different values of wettability force between molten slag and cokes. The predicted dripping velocity changes and interfacial shape were investigated. The relaxation of the surface force of liquid iron plays a significant role in the dripping rate; i.e., the molten slag on the cokes acts as a lubricant against liquid iron flow. If the attractive force between the coke and slag is smaller than the gravitational force, the slag then drops together with the liquid iron. When the attractive force between the coke and slag becomes dominant, the iron-slag interface will be preferentially detached. These results indicate that transient interface morphology is formed by the balance between the momentum of the melt and the force acting on each interface.

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