Theoretical Analysis on the Operation of Sintering

On the basis of a mathematical model for sintering process, the effects of operating variables, i. e., temperature and oxygen concentration of gas in ignition furnace, time for ignition, mass velocity of gas, diameter and temperature of solid particles to be fed, mass fraction of coke in a burden materials and voidage of bed, on the temperature distributions in sintering bed are estimated from numerical calculations with the aid of digital computer.Also, theoretical analysis on the optimum pallet speed to obtain a maximum production rate in Dwight-Lloyd sintering process is developed, and the equations on the optimum pallet speed, maximum production rate and mean yield are proposed in terms of the expressions for the definitions of sintering velocity and sintering time.