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Table of contents (27 papers)
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Front Matter
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Session I
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Front Matter
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Session II
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Front Matter
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About this book
No pyrometallurgical smelter can operate without some form of tapping system. It is the one thing all smelters have in common. This collection discusses this meeting point of the science, technology, and skill involved in this process.
The tap-hole design process includes a set of design criteria, which need to be revised as the results of laboratory, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and time-and-motion studies become available. The tap-hole life cycle is considered in this volume, with authors addressing the requirements for installation and operability as well as for maintenance. Matters such as online monitoring of the tap-hole wear, handling of liquid products, and extraction of fumes are all discussed.
Although much has been done to make the tapping process as automatic as possible, tapping of smelters cannot be done without labor. Tap floor operators work in harsh environments where safety is of utmost importance. Selection of suitable personnel and intensive training is required and is discussed in this collection.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Furnace Tapping 2022
Editors: Joalet D. Steenkamp, Dean Gregurek, Quinn G. Reynolds, Gerardo Alvear Flores, Hugo Joubert, Phillip J. Mackey
Series Title: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92544-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-92543-7Published: 04 February 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-92546-8Published: 04 February 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-92544-4Published: 03 February 2022
Series ISSN: 2367-1181
Series E-ISSN: 2367-1696
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 392
Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations, 202 illustrations in colour
Topics: Industrial and Production Engineering, Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Materials Engineering, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, general