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Investigation into rheological characteristic and foaming behaviour of molten slags
Author(s) -
Wu Keng,
Chu Shaojun,
Qian Wei,
Niu Qiang
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
steel research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1869-344X
pISSN - 0177-4832
DOI - 10.1002/srin.199905635
Subject(s) - rheology , metallurgy , materials science , slag (welding) , die (integrated circuit) , chemistry , coke , composite material , nanotechnology
The rheological characteristic and foaming behaviour of molten slags have been investigated at different temperatures and with different additives, such as coke, coal and CaO. In the experiment of rheological characteristic, a modified rotational viscometer with variable revolution's speed was applied. Therefore, constitutive equations and rheological parameters of molten slags have been established. The tolerance‐analysis method is applied to judge whether a molten slag belongs to Newtonian fluid or not. The results of foaming behaviour in the blowing gas show that addition of coarse grain coke and coal decreases the foam height. However, the carbonaceous materials of fine grain and CaO powder can cause the increase in foam height. It has also been found from the experimental results that the foam index ∑ is only available for slag of Newtonian fluid in blowing gas. The reason may be well explained with the rheological characteristic of molten slags.