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A Numerical Understanding of Vertical Magnesium Thermal Reduction Processes

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A mathematical model has been developed to simulate the occurrence of heat transfer in vertical retorts. The simulations were run to determine the effect of varying parameters, such as the diameter and thickness of the compound, and slot angle, on the magnesium reduction time. The model predicted the temperature distributions, the heating curves, the recovery ratio of magnesium, and the total process time. The predictions were used to optimize the magnesium reduction process parameters, which consist of dimensions of the retort, shapes of charged materials, and reduction cycle time. The computed results show that the utilization of the optimized process parameters leads to a decrease in reduction time and energy consumption, and an increase in production capacities and recovery rates. Consequently, the magnesium thermal reduction process is significantly improved in the vertical retort.

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  1. Mechanical, Materials and Automotive Department, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada

    Henry Hu

  2. Manufacturing System Department, Ford Research Laboratory, Ford Motor Company, 2101 Village Road, P.O. Box 2053, Dearborn, MI48121-2053, USA

    Alfred Yu & Naiyi Li

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  1. Materials Science Division, U.S. Army Research Office (ARO), USA

    Suveen N. Mathaudhu B.S.E., Ph.D. (Program Manager for Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Adjunct Assistant Professor) (Program Manager for Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Adjunct Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, USA

    Suveen N. Mathaudhu B.S.E., Ph.D. (Program Manager for Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Adjunct Assistant Professor) (Program Manager for Synthesis and Processing of Materials, Adjunct Assistant Professor)

  3. The Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Alan A. Luo (Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Professor of Integrated Systems Engineering, Vice Chair of TMS Light Metals Division and SAE Materials Division and the Chair of SAE Non-Ferrous Metals Committee) (Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Professor of Integrated Systems Engineering, Vice Chair of TMS Light Metals Division and SAE Materials Division and the Chair of SAE Non-Ferrous Metals Committee)

  4. IND LLC, Canada

    Neale R. Neelameggham (Guru) (Guru)

  5. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Washington, USA

    Eric A. Nyberg B.S., M.S. (Chief Engineer) (Chief Engineer)

  6. New Materials & Energy Unit at the research and technology center, European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Netherlands

    Wim H. Sillekens Ph.D. (project manager) (project manager)

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Hu, H., Yu, A., Li, N. (2016). A Numerical Understanding of Vertical Magnesium Thermal Reduction Processes. In: Mathaudhu, S.N., Luo, A.A., Neelameggham, N.R., Nyberg, E.A., Sillekens, W.H. (eds) Essential Readings in Magnesium Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48099-2_27

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