Computational fluid dynamic modelling of an electric furnace used in the smelting of PGM containing concentrates

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 995-1006

  Bezuidenhout, J J ^a   Eksteen, J J ^a   Bradshaw, S M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Electric refining; Modelling; Pyrometallurgy

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC REFINING; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE SURFACES; GAS BUBBLE; IMMERSION DEPTH; IMMERSION MODELS; INTERNAL DYNAMICS; MODEL RESULTS; MODELLING; MULTIPLE FLUIDS; NATURAL BUOYANCY; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PHASE INTERACTIONS; PLATINUM GROUP METALS; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY FIELD;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; FURNACES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METAL REFINING; PETROLEUM REFINING; PLATINUM; PYROMETALLURGY; SLAGS;

SMELTING;

EID: 67650738924     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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