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    Towards electrode immersion control on lonmin's no 1 circular furnace

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    Authors
    Georgalli, G.
    Eksteen, Jacques
    Bezuidenhout, R.
    van Beek, B.
    Goff, T.
    Date
    2008
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Georgalli, G. and Eksteen, J. and Bezuidenhout, R. and van Beek, B. and Goff, T. 2008. Towards electrode immersion control on lonmin's no 1 circular furnace. The Journal of The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 108 (1): pp. 53-64.
    Source Title
    The Journal of The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
    ISSN
    2225-6253
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29948
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    Abstract

    A control philosophy to be applied by Lonmin to maintain constant electrode immersion in their no. 1 circular smelting furnace is put forward. This control philosophy is facilitated though a combinationof thermodynamic models used to predict the slag composition and empirical correlations to estimate the furnace geometric factor as well as the slag conductivity. The model can determine theoperating resistance setpoint required in order to maintain a desired electrode immersion as a function of the feeds to the furnace, slag level and temperature. If modifying the resistance setpoint cannotmaintain the desired immersion without moving out of the furnace P-V-I operating envelope, the model can be used to determine the amount of slag modifiers (silica or lime) required to shift the slagchemistry back into a region where the immersion can be controlled though resistance setpoint manipulation.

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