Study on Mixing Time in Bottom-Blowing Ladle with Immersed Tube

Abstract:

As large flow rate of argon blowing in the process of bottom argon blowing ladle will cause severe fluctuations and sprays of molten steel, making the slags surface boiled and steel secondly oxidized, melting the refractory materials in the ladle, the flow rate of bottom argon blowing is limited, which will affect the efficiency of stirring. A 1:7 ratio ladle water model is established in the lab, and we will discuss how the diameter (d) of immersed tube, inserting depth (h) and the rate of bottom argon blowing affect the mixing time. The results show that the fluctuations on the steel surface can be diminished by the variations of diameters of immersed tube and inserting depth, the mixing time can be shorted by the increased flow rate of bottom argon blowing.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 750-752)
• Pages: 400-403
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.750-752.400
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Qing Hua Qi*, Ming Gang Shen, De Hui Zhang, Tao Wu
• Keywords: Bottom Argon Blowing, Immersed Tude, Ladle, Mixing Time, Water Model

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