Dataset produced by automated sand-rammer, clay-gun, and plate viscometer for three different tap-hole clays.

ABSTRACT: In pyrometallurgical furnace operation, tap-hole clay is injected into the tap-hole using a clay-gun. The goals are to stop the metal and/or slag from flowing and to create a seal between the furnace contents and the environment. The rheological properties of the tap-hole clay play an important role in this process. Some commercial manufacturers of tap-hole clay report the workability index (WI) of their products, based on sand-rammer technology and standardised procedures. In the paper presented here, datasets are presented for three different tap-hole clays where the effect of the choice in clay on the pilot-scale clay-gun was demonstrated and an automated sand-rammer was utilised to determine the standard WI as well as an extended WI. A plate viscometer, utilised in the characterisation

SUBMITTER: Steenkamp JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7892796 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature