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Numerical Study of the Gas Distribution in an Oxygen Blast Furnace. Part 2: Effects of the Design and Operating Parameters

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Gas distribution plays a significant role in an oxygen blast furnace. The uneven distribution of recycling gas from the shaft tuyere has been shown to affect the heat distribution and energy utilization in an oxygen blast furnace. Therefore, the optimal design and operating parameters beneficial to the gas distribution in an oxygen blast furnace should be determined. In total, three parameters and 22 different conditions in an oxygen blast furnace multifluid model were considered. The gas and heat distributions in an oxygen blast furnace under different conditions were simulated and compared. The study revealed that when the height of shaft tuyere decreased from 7.8 m to 3.8 m, the difference in top gas CO concentration between the center and edge decreased by 11.6%. When the recycling gas temperature increased from 1123 K to 1473 K, the difference in the top gas CO concentration between the center and edge decreased by 3.9%. As the allocation ratio increased from 0.90 to 1.94, the difference in the top gas CO concentration between the center and edge decreased by 3.0%. Considering both gas and heat distributions, a shaft tuyere height of 3.8 m to 4.8 m, a recycling gas temperature of 1473 K and an allocation ratio of 1.94 are recommended in practice under the conditions of this study.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51134008) and National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China (973 Program) (Grant No. 2012CB720401).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

    Zongliang Zhang, Jiale Meng, Lei Guo & Zhancheng Guo

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Zhang, Z., Meng, J., Guo, L. et al. Numerical Study of the Gas Distribution in an Oxygen Blast Furnace. Part 2: Effects of the Design and Operating Parameters. JOM 67, 1945–1955 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-015-1530-5

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