Sonic injection into a PGM Peirce-Smith converter: CFD modelling and industrial trials
Peirce-Smith converters (PSCs) are extensively used in the copper, nickel, and platinum group metals industries. The typical converting operation involves lateral purging of air into molten matte through a bank of tuyeres. This blowing operation occurs at low pressure from the blowers, resulting in...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11100 |