Burden Distribution for Bell-Less Top With Two Parallel Hoppers

The circumferential burden distribution of bell-less top with two parallel hoppers was analyzed to obtain the expressions of burden flux and uneven ratio. The four-batch feeding spirally with two parallel hoppers was proposed to realize even burden distribution by uneven flux, ensuring reasonable distribution of BF gas and effective usage of heat energy and chemical energy of gas as well as stable BF production with higher quality and lower consumption.

Characteristics of BF Burden-flow at Material Gate of Bell-less Top

The influence of material gate position in bur- den-flow rate has been studied by simulating exper- iments.A mathematical model describing the char- acteristics of burden-flow at the material gate of bell-less top blast furnace(BF)is established in this paper,in an attempt to solve the problems in bur- den distribution,especially to eliminate the over- lapping or disconnection of the burden at the be- ginning and at the end of a ring,which plays a quite important role in the blast furnace operation.

Particle size segregation in hopper at a bell-less top blast furnace with parallel hoppers

Owing to a certain angle existing between a belt conveyor and the parallel hoppers,and the hoppers localizing away from the centerlines of a blast furnace,particles size segregation is likely to happen in a bell-less top blast furnace with parallel hoppers.Mastering the law of particles size segregation in hoppers could help to choose better charging parameters and optimize production and technical indices.As for the previous works on burden segregation at a bell-less top blast furnace with parallel hoppers,more attention was paid to the falling point segregation and the circumferential mass flow segregation while charging from the tilting chute,but ignoring the particle size segregation in burden hoppers as burden falls from a belt conveyor,which is the right basis of analyzing the former,and plays a significant role in controlling the gas distribution in the blast furnace.The present work takes ternary mixtures of coke in three different particle sizes to simulate the size segregation of the coke charged into the hoppers by experiments.The effect of the main striking point on size segregation is also investigated.The research shows that there exists a good linear relation between segregation coefficient k and the dimensionless main striking point when using the equation C = C_0~k to express the degree of size segregation in hoppers.The linear relation is proposed for the first time and provides a new way to predict the size segregation in hoppers,which forms a theoretical basis and technical support for reducing the size segregation degree in hoppers.

Simulation of particle flow in a bell-less type charging system of a blast furnace using the discrete element method

A three-dimensional model was established by the discrete element method （DEM） to analyze the flow and segregation of particles in a charging process in detail. The simulation results of the burden falling trajectory obtained by the model were compared with the industrial charging measurements to validate the applicability of the model. The flow behavior of particles from the weighing hopper to the top layer of a blast furnace and the heaping behavior were analyzed using this model. A radial segregation index （RSI） was used to evaluate the extent of the size segregation in the charging process. In addition, the influence of the chute inclination angle on the size segregation and burden profile during the charging process was investigated.