Operation optimization of concentrate burner
in copper flash smelting furnace①
in copper flash smelting furnace①
(1.Institute of Simulation and Optimization of Pyro-installation,
Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;
2.Jinlong Copper Corporation, Tongling 244000, China)
Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;
2.Jinlong Copper Corporation, Tongling 244000, China)
Abstract: The software that simulates the flow, temperature, concentration and the heat generation field in the Out-kumpu flash smelting furnace, was developed by a numerical method of the particle-gas flow together with some chemical reaction models. Many typical operating conditions were chosen for simulation in order to obtain the effect of the distribution air, process air, central oxygen and the oil-burner position etc. The concepts about optimum operation, 3C(concen-tration of high temperature, high oxygen and laden concentrate particles), are concluded from these simulated results, which have been checked primarily by operational experiments.
Key words: numerical simulation; flash smelting furnace; optimum operation; copper smelting