Objectives:
To give student a basic understanding of a number of heat based processes applied in processing of raw materials for metallurgical use.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
· Prepare the raw materials for pyrometallurgical process
· Establish the mass and energy balance
· Reduce the level of impurities in the melt
· Control the solidification microstructure
Prerequisite: ME 211, CP 203, CH 240, CH 250
Mode of Delivery: 3 hrs lecture + 1 hr tutorial (60 Hours)
Assessment Mode: Course work (Home works, quizzes, tests) 40%
University Examination 60%
Course Contents:
Important pyrometallurgical processes such as calcinations, roasting, smelting and refining are dealt with through considerations of the thermodynamic and transport properties of the important individual phases involved in high temperature metallurgical reactions (i.e. gases, solids, metals, mattes and slags); the thermodynamic and kinetic interactions which occur among important phases during a particular process; and the fluid dynamics, heat transfer and mass transfer characteristics of these metallurgical processes. Aspects of metallurgical process simulation and design will also be presented.
Recommended Textbooks:
Hsich, J.S., (1985) "Principles of Thermodynamics" , McGraw-Hill Kogakusha, Ltd.,
Recommended References
1) Pryor, E.J. (1999) “Mineral Processing”, Kluwer Academic Publishers,.
2) Benson (1997) "Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics ", Pergamon International Press.
3) Ghosh, A. (2000) “Secondary Steelmaking”, CRC Press LLC.
4) David, R.G. (2003) “Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Materials”, Taylor & Francis Group, 4th edit,
Chiranjib, K.G. (2006) “Chemical Metallurgy”, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA,