Author(s)

Oscar Barrios, Miguel A. Barron, Dulce Y. Medina, Isaias Hilerio

Departamento de Materiales, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Azcapotzalco, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico.

The multiphase flow in a Peirce-Smith copper converter is numerically explored in this work. Molten matte, molten slag and air are the phases considered. The transient partial differential equations that constitute the mathematical model are discretized using a two-dimensional computational mesh. The Computational Fluid Dynamics technique is employed to numerically solve the discretized equations. The aim of the numerical analysis is to study the influence of the nozzle height on the phase distributions inside the converter. Three values of the nozzle heights are considered.

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Copper Converter, Multiphase Flow, Nozzle Height, Peirce-Smith Converter

Barrios, O. , Barron, M. , Medina, D. and Hilerio, I. (2018) Computer Simulation of the Multiphase Flow in a Peirce-Smith Copper Converter. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 8, 296-303. doi: 10.4236/ojapps.2018.87022.