1998 Volume 38 Issue 11 Pages 1194-1200
In order to clarify the effect of particle shape on the gaseous reduction rate of iron ores, iron oxide pellets of various shapes including the long cylindrical- and the disc shape are reduced with 10%CO-90%CO2 gas mixture. Experimental results show that the reduction rate of the disc-shaped particle is the fastest among all and the long cylindrical particle follows. The experimental data are analyzed by the unreacted-core model for non-spherical particle proposed by authors in the previous paper. According to the analysis, this model is applicable for the non-spherical iron ore of the cylindrical shape within the ratio range of the height to the cylindrical diameter from 0.5 to 2 while the particles of the long cylindrical- and disc-shaped particle out of this range are problematic applying the model. Based on the review of the experimental- and analysis results, the kinetic behavior concept for the non-spherical particle including the long cylindrical- and disc-shaped particles is discussed.
