Modeling of Decarburization in Metal Droplet in Basic Oxygen Steelmaking

Ankit [1], T. K. Kundu [1],
[1] Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Published in 2015

Basic Oxygen Steelmaking is the process of refining hot metal obtained from blast furnace using oxygen. In the process, supersonic jet of oxygen is blown over the metal bath resulting in formation of droplets. The droplets mix with slag to form an emulsion in which refining reactions take place. Among those reactions, decarburization reaction is the most important one. In present study, decarburization reaction in the droplet is simulated under conditions of deformation and in presence of bubbles.