The Nucleation of Co Bubbles in Molten Ironcarbon Drops Reacting with Oxidizing Gases
Editor(s)
Laughlin, David E.
Abstract
A theoretical representation has been developed for the supersaturation of molten iron drops with respect to carbon monoxide caused by the counter diffusion of carbon and oxygen. These theoretical predictions were compared with experimental measurements obtained using droplets, 4 to 6 mm in diameter at temperatures ranging from 1600 °C to 2000 °C under levitated conditions and with free fall. The agreement between the theoretically predicted and the experimentally measured limits for the onset of the carbon boil was very good, assuming that the effective diffusivity in levitated drops was about three times the molecular diffusivity. This observation is consistent with calculations of flow and mixing in electromagnetically levitated metal droplets.
Recommended Citation
N. H. El-Kaddah and D. G. Robertson, "The Nucleation of Co Bubbles in Molten Ironcarbon Drops Reacting with Oxidizing Gases," Metallurgical Transactions B, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 831 - 837, Springer Verlag, Dec 1988.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02651407
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Diffusion; Carbon Monoxide Bubbles; Oxygen Transfer; Steelmaking
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0360-2141
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1988 Springer Verlag, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Dec 1988
