Model and Results of a Study of the Synthesis of Finely Dispersed Silicon Carbide in an Electro-Thermal Reactor

The high-temperature synthesis of silicon carbide (SiC) in an electro-thermal fluidized bed reactor (EFB) has advantages, in comparison with the production in resistance furnaces, in terms of specific energy consumption, productivity and the level of automation of the technological process. The basic equations of the fluidized-bed carbide formation process model are presented in the paper. The results of calculating the synthesis parameters of finely dispersed SiC in the stationary operation mode of the EFB reactor are also presented. The correspondence between the calculated and available experimental results on the output of the final product is shown.