Thermodynamic Modelling for Process Control at the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter

WMC Ltd operates a flash furnace for the treatment of nickel concentrates at Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. A thermodynamically based model has been developed for the furnace to provide setpoints based on feed forward control with feed back correction. The model employs a non-stoichiometric metho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tran, Ba P, Grimsey, Eric, Messner, Shoena A
Other Authors: Pickles, CA
Format: Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum 1996
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81626