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- Farrokh, Mohammad, 1964-, et al.
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DIASPORIC BAUXITE DIGESTION PROCESS SIMULATION
- 2010
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The alumina digestion process in the Bayer overall process like the other hydrometallurgical processes is under the effect of various factors and the control and optimization of quality and efficiency of the process and also reducing the energy consumption are of prime importance. Process simulation provides the possibility to investigate the impact of various factors and study the optimum conditions for obtaining the desired quality and reducing the energy consumption and environmental impact. In the digestion unit, the high pressure diasporic bauxite slurry, a mixture of ground bauxite, lime and caustic liquor, is decomposed. The bauxite slurry is preheated in the high pressure tube pre-heater and then is heated up to the decomposition temperature in the furnace. The dissolution takes place in the tubular digesters and resulting product, aluminate slurry, passes through the expanding stage, including 11 flash tanks to recover the thermal energy. In this paper the thermodynamic simulation consecutive stages of the digestion unit process including the property methods and the evaluation and verifying the simulation results against their accordance with the real conditions are studied. The obtained results showed that the outputs of the simulation have good and acceptable accordance with the empirical data. Using the simulation program; the results of some case studies showed that in the current situation, less than 70% of the energy generated in the dissolution process is directed to the pre-heaters. Also more than 30% of vapor generated in the dissolution process is dissipated and wasted. By using the vapor generated in the last two flash tanks, the efficiency of energy recycling will be increased and thus the water waste and environmental pollution will be decreased considerably.
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- Farrokh, Mohammad, 1964-, et al.
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THERMODYNAMIC PROCESS SIMULATION OF THE DIGESTION UNIT IN IRAN ALUMINA REFINERY
- 2009
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In: Proceedings of SIMS 50, Modeling of Energy Technology. - 9788789502885 ; , s. 173-178
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Jajarm bauxite is of the chamosite-diasporic type, one of the hardest types of bauxite for alumina production. The Iran Alumina Refinery uses Jajarm deposits and currently operates at 65-70% of its nameplate capacity. Digestion is one of the most important processes in the refinery and has become the main bottleneck in the production. In this paper we study the effect of selected parameters on the behavior of this important section of the refinery using thermodynamic simulation of the digestion unit. The ASTM tables property method was used for vapor streams and the Elec-NRTL property model was used for the global digestion process. The digestion process was simulated with Aspen plus software. The results show good agreement with experimental data. The relationship between the incoming slurry temperature in the first flash tank and the preheater cold stream (slurry into the furnace) temperature and energy consumption is discussed.
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- Sadeghi, Mohammad, et al.
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Experimental and Theoretical Studies on the Effect of Die Temperature on the Quality of the Products in High-Pressure Die-Casting Process
- 2012
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In: Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. - : Hindawi Limited. - 1687-6822 .- 1687-8434 .- 1687-8442. ; :434605
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Die temperature in high-pressure die casting of A380 alloy is optimized by experimental observation and numerical simulation. Ladder frame (one part of the new motor EF7) with a very complicated geometry was chosen as an experimental sample. Die temperature and melt temperature were examined to produce a sound part. Die temperatures at the initial step and the final filling positions were measured and the difference between these values was calculated. ProCAST software was used to simulate the fluid flow and solidification step of the part, and the results were verified by experimental measurements. It is shown that the proper die temperature for this alloy is above 200 degrees C.
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- Sadeghi, Mohammad, 1962-, et al.
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Numerical determination of process parameters for fabrication of automotive component
- 2010
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In: solidification simulation.
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The casting defects that are caused by molten metal are cold shut formation, entrapment of air, gas, and inclusion. But the control of casting defects has been based on the experience of the foundry engineers. One of the most parameters that can influence the casting defects is cooling rate. In this paper, computer simulations have been carried out to analyze the flow of molten metal and effect of die temperature on the cooling rate and subsequently the casting defects. Flow patterns of molten metal in one of the Iranian automotive component were examined to find the optimal temperature for the die-casting die temperature. The finite element ProCast software was used for simulation and results of simulation was compared with the experiment. The calculated results for automobile Ladder frame body to control the die-casting process have achieved good agreements with the experimental data. Results show that temperatures between 20°C to 25°C are good for the die casting.
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