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Influence of melt flow and temperature on erosion of refractory and deposit formation in aluminium melting furnaces

  • University of Latvia
  • Leibniz University Hannover

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Abstract

The deposition and erosion mechanism in induction-channel furnace for Al melting in alumino-silicate refractory is considered. The possibility of simultaneous erosion and deposition in the same cross-section of the channel is shown. The chemical reaction model causing the erosion of refractory is proposed. The erosion process is described by chemically active aluminium oxides while the deposition is caused by chemically stable aluminium oxides. The variations of erosion and deposition in the same cross-section of the channel are explained by variation of the thickness of laminar sub-layer along the perimeter.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)345-352
Number of pages8
JournalEnergy Conversion and Management
Volume43
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2002

Keywords

  • Al melting
  • Erosion-deposition
  • Induction-channel furnace

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