Combustion of solid fuel supplies heat in an iron ore sintering bed and the quality and productivity of the process are highly dependent on the variation of operational parameters. In this study, an effect of oxygen enrichness and a variation of bed h...
Combustion of solid fuel supplies heat in an iron ore sintering bed and the quality and productivity of the process are highly dependent on the variation of operational parameters. In this study, an effect of oxygen enrichness and a variation of bed height are investigated by previously developed unsteady 1-dimensional model of an iron ore sintering bed with multiple solid phases. The calculation results predict the tendency of characterized combustion phenomena in the bed while the consideration of oxygen concentration and an increment of bed height are taken. Temperature profiles and sintering times attained from this research provide a ground for the improvement of utilization efficiency of the process.