| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Melt Processing, Casting and Recycling
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| Presentation Title |
Development of Numerical Model of Plasma Burner for Primary Aluminium Casthouses |
| Author(s) |
Akash Pakanati, Knut Omdal Tveito, Eirik Manger, Martin Lorentzon |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Akash Pakanati |
| Abstract Scope |
The usage of plasma burner fits well within the framework of decarbonization of the casthouses, a recurrent and important theme not just at Norsk Hydro but for most companies in the aluminium industry. Plasma torches do not emit carbon dioxide as natural gas burners currently used in casthouses. They potentially offer a clean energy source to melt solid aluminium and hold liquid aluminium in furnaces. This novelty, however, brings forth several challenges and risks.
Before the scheduled installation of plasma torch as a pilot project in Sunndal Reference Center, lab scale trials were conducted. In this article, we summarize the simulation model developed to complement the experimental studies. We make a comparison of the experimental and simulation data and show that the model predicts the trends from the experiment reasonably well. However, some deviations were observed which are discussed and we try to provide potential reasons for these. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Modeling and Simulation, |