Effect of super-gravity field on metal–slag separation. (9th August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gao, J.; Zhong, Y.; Wang, F.; Zhang, Y.; Guo, Z.
• Is Part Of: Ironmaking & steelmaking. Volume 44:Number 7(2017)
• Page Start: 492
• Page End: 496
• Publication Date: 2017-08-09
• Subjects: Super-gravity field -- Enhance -- Metal–slag separation -- Liquid–liquid separation; Iron industry and trade -- Periodicals; Steel industry and trade -- Periodicals; 669.1
• DOI: 10.1080/03019233.2016.1216631
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0301-9233

Abstract

Abstract : The effects of super-gravity field on metal–slag separation at different gravity coefficients were investigated in this study. In a super-gravity field, the liquid metal concentrated along the direction of super-gravity, while the molten slag migrated and aggregated along the opposite direction thereafter separated from the metal. Moreover, a straight interface between the metal and slag appeared in the perpendicular direction to the super-gravity. Consequently, increasing the gravity coefficient could definitely increase the driving force of phase separation between metal and slag, and so enhance the removal of oxide and the purity of metal significantly.