eprintid: 348
rev_number: 11
eprint_status: archive
userid: 7
dir: disk0/00/00/03/48
datestamp: 2011-07-29 12:08:34
lastmod: 2015-05-29 19:58:19
status_changed: 2011-07-29 12:08:34
type: report
metadata_visibility: show
item_issues_count: 0
creators_name: Ketcheson, D.
corp_creators: Mansour Al-Harbi
title: Iron Furnace Problem - What is the porosity distribution in the iron ore hopper?
ispublished: pub
subjects: utilities
subjects: materials
studygroups: ksg1
companyname: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
full_text_status: public
abstract: In the processing of iron ore, pellets are funneled into a furnace and reduced by contact with a gas. We consider the problem of determining whether significant spatial segregation occurs within the furnace based on pellet size. Experiments and computation are used to test whether such segregation may happen at the inlet or near the sides. Experimental results indicate that segregation at the inlet may occur, while segregation due to friction at the sides probably does not. The computational results provided are too crude to base conclusions on, but indicate what could be done with further resources.
date: 2011
citation:   Ketcheson, D.  (2011) Iron Furnace Problem - What is the porosity distribution in the iron ore hopper?  [Study Group Report]     
document_url: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/348/1/SABIC-furnace.pdf