Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
Abstract
An analytical approach is used to investigate the process of iron ore sintering which represents a problem in macroscopic transport and as such, the approach used may be of value to other workers concerned with modelling processes involving gas-solid and gas-liquid energy and mass transfer.
The paper discusses the formulation and simulation of the process equations. The results of a simulation exercise are compared with those obtained from tests on pilot plant to establish the validity of the model. The effects of ignition time, ignition temperature, size of mix, coke content, water content and ore density on heat wave propagation are then investigated
