Analysis of the Thermophysical Processes and Operating Modes of Electrothermic Reactor Using a Computer Model

Abstract

Based on the proposed algorithm for the computer simulation of thermophysical processes in an electrothermal ore-reduction reactor, the finite element method was used to analyze the regime parameters of the working volume. In this case, the computer calculation of the interconnected thermal-hydraulic fields has been carried out for the entire volume of the reactor. A comparison of the results of the computational experiment with the experimental data on the reactor survey and physical modeling data has shown quite satisfactory agreement. Based on an analysis of the reactor operation modes, regime maps have been presented that provide an idea of the change in technical and economic indicators depending on the control parameters. This information allows operators to know the trends in the behavior of the reactor when the regime changes.