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Modeling of Isothermal Reduction of Hematite Pellets using Hydrogen
AISTech - Iron and Steel Technology Conference Proceedings
  • Amogh Meshram
  • Joe Govro
  • Yuri Korobeinikov
  • Soumava Chakraborty
  • Ronald J. O'Malley, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Sridhar Seetharaman
Abstract

Reducing CO2 emissions from iron-making process can significantly contribute towards the goals of the United States to fight climate change. Using hydrogen as a reducing agent instead of carbon can drastically reduce the carbon footprint of steel production. Pure hydrogen gas diluted in nitrogen was used to reduce iron ore pellets at different temperatures and feed gas ratios. The porosity of the pellets was studied using SEM-greyscale analysis. A 2D- axisymmetic model was developed using COMSOL Multiphysics with porosity defined as a function of reduction. The model was found to fit the experimental data with greater than 95% accuracy. The observed results are discussed.

Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Comments
This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Grant DE-EE0009250.
Keywords and Phrases
  • CO,
  • DRI,
  • Hydrogen,
  • Melting,
  • Porosity
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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© 2022, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Publication Date
01 Jan 2022
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Citation Information
Amogh Meshram, Joe Govro, Yuri Korobeinikov, Soumava Chakraborty, et al.. "Modeling of Isothermal Reduction of Hematite Pellets using Hydrogen" AISTech - Iron and Steel Technology Conference Proceedings (2022) p. 266 - 274 ISSN: 1551-6997
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ronald-omalley/108/