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Physical model of aluminium refining process in URC-7000

M. Saternus ; Faculty for Metallurgy, Silesian University of Technology, Katowice, Poland
J. Botor ; Faculty for Metallurgy, Silesian University of Technology, Katowice, Poland

Abstract

The paper presents short characteristics of the most frequently used reactors for the continuous refining of aluminium and its alloys. Refining depends on the flow rate of refining gas. It influences the shape and size of gas bubbles. So the physical model was created to determine the level of gas bubble dispersion in liquids. Schemes of gas dispersion in liquid metal were presented taking into consideration that the gas flow rate is changing from 2 to 30 dm3/min. The range selection of the flow rate of refining gas value for five patterns of the dispersion (no dispersion, minimum, intimate, uniform and overdispersion) was also done.

Keywords

aluminium; refining; physical modelling

Hrčak ID:

35473

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/35473

Publication date:

1.7.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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