Effect of methane-hydrogen mixtures on flow and combustion of coherent jets
Ting Cheng1,2,*,Rong Zhu1,2,**,Kai Dong1,2
1 School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China 2 Beijing Key Laboratory of Research Center of Special Melting and Preparation of High-end Metal Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Effect of methane-hydrogen mixtures on flow and combustion of coherent jets
Ting Cheng1,2,*,Rong Zhu1,2,**,Kai Dong1,2
1 School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China 2 Beijing Key Laboratory of Research Center of Special Melting and Preparation of High-end Metal Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
ժҪ Coherent jets are widely used in electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking to increase the oxygen utilization and chemical reaction rates. However, the influence of fuel gas combustion on jet behavior is not fully understood yet. The flow and combustion characteristics of a coherent jet were thus investigated at steelmaking temperature using Fluent software, and a detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanism was used in the combustion reaction model. The axial velocity and total temperature of the supersonic jet were measured via hot state experiments. The simulation results were compared with the experimental data and the empirical jet model proposed by Ito and Muchi and good consistency was obtained. The research results indicated that the potential core length of the coherent jet can be prolonged by optimizing the combustion effect of the fuel gas. Besides, the behavior of the supersonic jet in the subsonic section was also investigated, as it is an important factor for controlling the position of the oxygen lance. The investigation indicated that the attenuation of the coherent jet is more notable than that of the conventional jet in the subsonic section.
Abstract��Coherent jets are widely used in electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking to increase the oxygen utilization and chemical reaction rates. However, the influence of fuel gas combustion on jet behavior is not fully understood yet. The flow and combustion characteristics of a coherent jet were thus investigated at steelmaking temperature using Fluent software, and a detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanism was used in the combustion reaction model. The axial velocity and total temperature of the supersonic jet were measured via hot state experiments. The simulation results were compared with the experimental data and the empirical jet model proposed by Ito and Muchi and good consistency was obtained. The research results indicated that the potential core length of the coherent jet can be prolonged by optimizing the combustion effect of the fuel gas. Besides, the behavior of the supersonic jet in the subsonic section was also investigated, as it is an important factor for controlling the position of the oxygen lance. The investigation indicated that the attenuation of the coherent jet is more notable than that of the conventional jet in the subsonic section.
Ting Cheng,,*,Rong Zhu,,**,Kai Dong,. Effect of methane-hydrogen mixtures on flow and combustion of coherent jets[J].Journal of Iron and Steel Research International, 2017, 24(11): 1143-1151.
Ting Cheng,,*,Rong Zhu,,**,Kai Dong,. Effect of methane-hydrogen mixtures on flow and combustion of coherent jets. , 2017, 24(11): 1143-1151.
2017, Vol. 24 
