Heat transfer modelling of the melting of solid particles in an agitated molten metal bath

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  • MRM Rezaaboutalebi
    M Rezaaboutalebi
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Abstract
The melting of solid particles in stagnant melt such as the melting of iron pellets in an electric arc-furnace has been the subject of many investigations. However, little work can be found in the literature about the modelling of heat transfer during the melting of solid particles in an agitated molten metal bath. The present work deals with the development of a heat transfer model for the melting of the solid pellets in a stirred melt, as melting in induction furnaces or gas-stirred vessels. First, the flow pattern in the liquid bath was obtained using a two-psiv; turbulent flow model which was further employed to obtain the particles trajectory and its slip velocity. The heat transfer coefficient between the melt and particle was then calculated and used in the model to identify the rate of heat transfer to the particle. Parametric studies were carried out to evaluate the effects of such parameters as physical properties of particle and those of the melt on the melting rate of particle.

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