Abstract
This article describes the use of a general-purpose computational-fluid-dynamics code for improving and optimizing waste-heat boilers in the Outokumpu flash smelting process. The codes offer opportunities to study the transport phenomena for fluid and particulate flow and heat and mass transfer. The simulation includes gas- and dust-flow behaviors and gas cooling by convection and radiation. The results were used in the boiler modification for increased capacity and higher cooling efficiency. The modified boiler, with its unique design, has been in use at Outokumpu's Harjavalta copper smelter since June 1995 with excellent performance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 36-39 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | JOM |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |