Abstract
A full-scale three-dimensional model of a 120 t steel converter was established to evaluate the effects of bottom-blown limestone particle injection speed, diameter, and nozzle location on the particle distribution and molten metal flow field using numerical simulations. The results indicated that a particle injection speed of 6 m/s, particle diameter of 0.5 mm, and injection nozzle location at 1/2 of the converter bottom radius provided the longest particle residence time and largest quantity of particles in the molten metal. Furthermore, the use of these parameters produced within the molten metal an obvious particle concentration along the centerline of the converter, the fastest average liquid metal–particle flow velocity, and moderate splashing. These optimal injection parameters created favorable kinetic conditions for the dephosphorization reaction essential to steelmaking. This study provide a theoretical basis for realizing the improved efficiency associated with the use limestone instead of lime in practical steel production.
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