Public defence in Processing of materials, M.Sc.(Tech.) Kezhou Song
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Title of the thesis: CFD modeling of multiphase flows in bottom blown copper smelting furnace
Doctoral student: M.Sc.(Tech.) Kezhou Song
Opponent: Docent Eetu-Pekka Heikkinen, University of Oulu, Finland
Custos: Professor Ari Jokilaakso, Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Step into the fiery embrace of the high-temperature smelting furnace
In the world of metal-making industries, scientists are always trying to understand how things move inside really hot furnaces. But these furnaces are so hot that it is impossible to monitor what is happening inside. That is where Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) comes in—a fancy way of using computer to show how things flow in furnaces.
This research is like a computer game for a copper smelting furnace. Based on a furnace model created with a computer, the thesis focuses on figuring out how gases pumped in mix with the super-hot liquid metal, where the fast and slow flowing areas are, and how much the metal hits the furnace walls. A very interesting part is that this ’computer game’ is tested with a real experimental water model, and it matches up well!
So, this CFD model is a powerful tool for understanding how things flow in different furnaces that use gas blowing systems. It is like unveiling a secret world inside those hot reactors!
Doctoral theses in the School of Chemical Engineering
Thesis available for public display 10 days prior to the defence
Contact information:
M.Sc.(Tech.) Kezhou Song
[email protected]
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