OVERVIEW

- Introduction
- Project Background
- Modeling Philosophy
- Development of the Model
- Results
- Q&A
 INTRODUCTION
Timothy Weilert
Senior at Colorado School of Mines That’s me!

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Minor: Humanitarian Engineering
Former intern for ArcelorMittal
PROJECT BACKGROUND
- Steel is the world’s most recycled material
- “Scale Pits” are a source of iron units, however
they’re also oily
- Oils cause unwanted hydrocarbon emissions during
sintering (melting down)
- AM wanted to know more about kinematic particle
behavior (mechanical and chemical) with hopes of
being able to reclaim units lost to landfilling
A SCALE PIT
MODELING PHILOSOPHY
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- Creating a complete model of

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   *  f * (u py  u fy ) * u py  u fy * * Ap 
 2   f * u py  u fy * d p 
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du py g *  p * V p   f * V p   f 

a system should take place in

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dt mp mp

steps 8
Particle Size Paths (Bounded) 0.0003

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- Initial: Equation development 6

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0.00118

0.00236

and preliminary modeling 4

3
0.003175

0.00635

- Intermediate: Verification and

2 0.009525

1 0.015875

more advanced models

0 Geometry
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- Final: Advanced models that

may need supercomputers
DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODEL
- Consisted of equation FB FD

development and research Datum (direction of gravity)

- Making the correct assumptions +

and applying engineering W

techniques (plant visits) 1.E+04

- Researching similar models

1.E+03

1.E+02
Clift

- Programming in Excel
Concha

Cd
1.E+01 Brauer
Stokes
1.E+00

- Preliminary verification

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EXCEL
RESULTS
- Detailed equation development and documentation
- A functional Excel model (able to develop correlations
between 17 independent variables)
- Served as the basis for further research and model
development
- Expanded personal knowledge of chemical and
mechanical concepts
QUESTIONS?