Numerical Simulation and Optimization Practice of Oxygen Lance for Converter Steelmaking

2011 ◽  
Vol 402 ◽  
pp. 156-159
Author(s):  
Yong Chen ◽  
Xin Teng Liang ◽  
Jian Hua Zeng ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Rong Di Liu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Converter Steelmaking ◽  
Oxygen Lance ◽  
Sulfur Distribution ◽  
Fundamental Parameters ◽  
Simulation And Optimization ◽  
Average Formation ◽  
Sulfur Distribution Ratio

The lance system is one of the important link of converter. Stable and secure of the system is a necessary condition for whole production system to function normally. The numerical simulation for a three-dimensional oxygen lance nozzle was carried out according to the fundamental parameters of PZH steel, the characteristics of the oxygen jet were analyzed and discussed. The oxygen lance nozzle with the optimum design has achieved good results in practice: the average formation time of early slag was reduced by 1 min and 23 seconds, the pure blowing time was reduced by 46 seconds, the oxygen consumption per ton steel decreased by 1.05 m3/t, the rate of dephosphorization was increased by 1.35%, the basicity of slag was reduced by 0.38, the phosphorus and sulfur distribution ratio between slag and liquid iron were also increased effectively.

scholarly journals Numerical simulation and optimization of casting process of copper alloy water-meter shell

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 168781402092345
Author(s):  
Kaikui Zheng ◽  
Youxi Lin ◽  
Weiping Chen ◽  
Lei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Phase Distribution ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Casting Process ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Casting Defects ◽  
Gating System ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Simulation And Optimization ◽  
Water Meter

The water-meter shell has a complex-structured thin-walled cavity, and it can cause casting defects such as shrinkage and misrun. On the basis of structural analysis of a water-meter shell, a three-dimensional model and a finite element model of the water-meter shell were constructed using the SOLIDWORKS and ProCAST software as a modeling tool and a casting numerical simulation tool, respectively. Three processes associated with the bottom gating system without a riser, a step gating system with a preliminary riser, and a step gating system with an optimum riser were successively numerically simulated. The mold-filling sequence, temperature distribution, liquid-phase distribution during solidification, and shrinkage distribution of these three processes are discussed here. The numerical simulation results indicated that optimization of the casting process and the rational assembling of the riser led to the shrinkage volumes at the inlet position, regulating sleeve, and sealing ring of the water-meter shell decreasing from 0.68 to 0 cm3, 1.39 to 0.22 cm3, and 1.32 to 0.23 cm3, respectively. A comparison between model predictions and experimental measurements indicated that the castings produced by the optimized process had good surface quality and beautiful appearance, without casting defects, demonstrating that numerical simulation can be used as an effective tool for improving casting quality.

Numerical Simulation and Optimization of Air Distribution in Large Space

2014 ◽  
Vol 1070-1072 ◽  
pp. 2021-2026
Author(s):  
Ze Hang Du ◽  
Chun Hua Liu ◽  
Guang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Large Space ◽  
Air Conditioning System ◽  
Simulation And Optimization ◽  
Air Inlet ◽  
Air Supply ◽  
Dimensional Distribution ◽  
Air Speed

In recent years, people pay increasing attention to the issue whether indoor air conditioning system can meet the requirements of thermal comfort under the circumstance of good air quality and reduce energy consumption. FLUENT, commercial computational fluid dynamics software is used to simulate the three-dimensional distribution of temperature and velocity in the subject hotel atrium. The turbulence model modified by buoyancy was used to solve equations. The SIMPLE scheme was used for numerical discrimination. Distribution of temperature, velocity on some typical section and the atrium space can be obtained; the result of numerical simulation can be visualized by post-processing module of FLUENT and TECPLOT software. The influence to the air flow distribution is simulated and calculated by the elements of different rates, angle, and height of the air supply flow. As for the specified case of the project, an optimized solution is obtained, that is supply air speed 6 m/s, angle 15°, air inlet height 7.5m, air temperature 291K.

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