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Influence of center gas supply device on gas–solid flow in COREX shaft furnace through DEM–CFD model

  • Heng Zhou , Shuyu Wang , Binbin Du EMAIL logo , Mingyin Kou , Zhiyong Tang , Jiahui Yang , Shengli Wu and Dianyu E
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International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
From the journal International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering Volume 18 Issue 5-6

Abstract

In order to develop the central gas flow in COREX shaft furnace, a new installment of center gas supply device (CGD) is designed. In this work, a coupled DEM–CFD model was employed to study the influence of CGD on gas–solid flow in COREX shaft furnace. The particle descending velocity, particle segregation behaviour, void distribution and gas distribution were investigated. The results show that the CGD affects the particles descending velocity remarkably as the burden falling down to the slot. Particle segregation can be observed under the inverse ‘V’ burden profile, and the influence of CGD on the particle segregation is unobvious on the whole, which causes the result that the voidage is slightly changed. Although the effect of CGD on solid flow is not significant, the gas flow in shaft furnace has an obvious change. Compared with the condition without CGD, in the case with CGD, the gas velocity is improved significantly, especially in the middle zone of the furnace, which further promotes the center gas distribution. Meanwhile, the pressure drop in the furnace with the installation of CGD is increased partly.

Keywords: center gas distribution; COREX shaft furnace; DEM–CFD; gas–solid flow; pressure drop
Corresponding author: Heng Zhou, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China, E-mail: ; Binbin Du, Steel Subsidiary Company, WISDRI Engineering & Research Incorporation Limited, Wuhan, 430223, Hubei, China, E-mail:

Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China

Award Identifier / Grant number: 51904023

Award Identifier / Grant number: 51804027

Funding source: Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Award Identifier / Grant number: FRF-TP-19-035A2

  1. Author contribution: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: The authors would like to thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Number: 51904023, 51804027) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant Number: FRF-TP-19-035A2) for their financial supports.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2020-01-18
Accepted: 2020-05-03
Published Online: 2020-07-05

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