Ural Federal University named after first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg, Russia:

V. I. Matyukhin, Assistant Professor of a Chair of Thermal Physics and Informatics in Metallurgy, e-mail: matyhin53@mail.ru

JSC “Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company”, Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Russia:
A. M. Panshin, Technical Officer

“Mednogorsk Copper-Sulfur Combine” JSC, Mednogorsk, Russia:
D. Yu. Skopin, Chief Metallurgist
K. V. Bulatov, Chief Executive Officer

Peculiarities of development of jet process in liquid bath were under the influence of the depth of horizontal converter bath above air jet input (up to 30%); jet inclination angle to the horizon (60 degrees); and blowing intensity (up to 1,5 m³/(cm²·min)). Researches of such influence, using the rotatable third-order plan, made possible to define the basic regularities of formation of circulation zones and their geometric characteristics. Development of jet process is used preliminary in nozzle zone to a depth of not more than 20–25 gauges, and its width is limited by the length of not more than 5 gauges. There was made a definition that bubble zone is placed closer to the bath center at lances inclination of more than 21–39 degrees and blowing intensity of more than 0,25–0,41 m³/(cm²·min). The smallest energetic influence on the surface phenomena occurs at small inclination of lances (up to 10–12 degrees), relative depth of the bath (not more than 3–5%), and limited intensity of blowing (not more than 0,7 m³/(cm²·min)). Maximum development of surface vibrational processes will be observed at nozzles inclination to the horizon near 36–40 degrees, relative depth of the bath over the blowing entering place near 14%, and increasing of air blast intensity to 1,0 m³/(cm²·min). Volume of upper circulation area is increased with increasing of lances inclination, relative depth of bath, and change of blowing intensity up to 0,1–0,8 m³/(cm²·min). Lower circulation zone receives the greatest development in the relative depth of the bath to 16–35%, higher inclination of lances and blowing intensity over 0,1–0,7 m³/(cm²·min).

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