TITLE:
Computer Simulation of the Multiphase Flow in a Peirce-Smith Copper Converter
AUTHORS:
Oscar Barrios, Miguel A. Barron, Dulce Y. Medina, Isaias Hilerio
KEYWORDS:
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Copper Converter, Multiphase Flow, Nozzle Height, Peirce-Smith Converter
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.8 No.7,
July
26,
2018
ABSTRACT: The multiphase flow in a Peirce-Smith copper
converter is numerically explored in this work. Molten matte, molten slag and
air are the phases considered. The transient partial differential equations
that constitute the mathematical model are discretized using a two-dimensional
computational mesh. The Computational Fluid Dynamics technique is employed to
numerically solve the discretized equations. The aim of the numerical analysis
is to study the influence of the nozzle height on the phase distributions inside
the converter. Three values of the nozzle heights are considered.