Using FEM to determine temperature distribution in a blast furnace crucible

Verdeja, Luis Felipe; Gonzalez-Ojeda, Roberto; Ordóñez, Alejandro

doi:10.1007/s11837-000-0054-8

Using FEM to determine temperature distribution in a blast furnace crucible

Journal

JOM

ISSN

1047-4838

1543-1851

Date Issued

2000

Author(s)

Verdeja, Luis Felipe

Gonzalez-Ojeda, Roberto

Facultad de Ingeniería - CampCM

Ordóñez, Alejandro

Facultad de Ingeniería - CampCM

Type

text::journal::journal article

DOI

10.1007/s11837-000-0054-8

URL

https://scripta.up.edu.mx/handle/20.500.12552/3621

Abstract

Temperature distribution in the crucible of a blast furnace is an important operation variable that is a function of the materials used in its construction, temperatures reached in the pig iron-refractory interface, and cooling-system performance. Defining the crucible zones where high shear and tensile stresses are reached is an important step in developing a tribological model to understand and predict high wear zones and crucible life. In this work, temperature distribution was simulated using the finite-element method for a blast furnace built following the ceramic solution (oxide and nitride ceramics in contact with the pig iron and carbon and microporous graphite blocks in contact with the refrigeration system).