Research Article

Heat and Mass Transfer in Reduction Zone of Sponge Iron Reactor

Table 1

Reaction constants formulation for kinetic equation of iron reduction.

C O H2

F e 2 O 3 F e 3 O 4 𝑘 𝑖 ( C O ) = 9 e x p [ 4 9 8 8 4 / 𝑅 𝑇 ] 𝑘 𝑖 ( H 2 ) = 4 5 e x p [ 4 9 8 8 4 / 𝑅 𝑇 ]
F e 3 O 4 F e O 𝑘 𝑖 ( C O ) = 0 . 0 7 2 e x p [ 2 1 6 1 6 / 𝑅 𝑇 ] 𝑘 𝑖 ( H 2 ) = 0 . 3 6 e x p [ 2 1 6 1 6 / 𝑅 𝑇 ]
F e O F e 𝑘 𝑖 ( C O ) = 0 . 0 3 6 e x p [ 2 1 6 1 6 / 𝑅 𝑇 ] 𝑘 𝑖 ( H 2 ) = 9 e x p [ 2 1 6 1 6 / 𝑅 𝑇 ]