| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Aluminum Alloys: Development and Manufacturing
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| Presentation Title |
Optimization of RFI Performances in Large Furnaces Through Mathematical Simulations |
| Author(s) |
Bruno Blais, Sylvain P. Tremblay |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Sylvain P. Tremblay |
| Abstract Scope |
Over the last decades, the tendency to cast larger ingots has led to constant increases in the size of aluminum holding furnaces. The RFI / Rotary Flux Injector© technology has demonstrated excellent alkali removal performances in holding furnaces with capacities up to 100 metric tons. As the trend continues towards the use of ever-larger holding furnaces, it was felt necessary to verify the efficiency of the RFI in larger capacity furnaces. A study was therefore conducted using computational fluid dynamics to analyze the RFI’s key process parameters, such as impeller geometry, in-furnace placement and process time, in furnaces with capacities ranging from 80 to 200 metric tons. The results of this study about the impact of furnace size on mixing dynamics will be presented here. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Process Technology, Modeling and Simulation |