Electrometallurgy Today (Sovremennaya Elektrometallurgiya), 2024, #2, 30-34 pages
Optimization of the refractory lining for ferromanganese production furnace
M.M. Gasik
Aalto University, 00076 AALTO, Espoo, Finland. E-mail: michael.gasik@aalto.fi
Abstract
The methods of decreasing the lining corrosion rate by controlling the temperature regime are analyzed. It is shown
that selection of a proper combination of refractory material layers would allow a noticeable decrease of the lining
corrosion rate at interaction with liquid metal, but this also would increase heat losses due to convective and radiation
heat transfer. A proper algorithm is suggested to reach the optimal solution by optimization of the lining layer thickness
and composition. 9 Ref., 2 Tabl., 1 Fig.
Keywords: furnace, refractory lining, ferromanganese, temperature distribution, corrosion
Received: 18.02.2024
Received in revised form: 13.03.2024
Accepted: 10.05.2024
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