Institute of Metallurgical Process Simulation

1. Introduction

The institute, founded in April 2019, is the pilot innovation platform under the Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry of Jiangxi University of Science and Technology. It takes "win-win cooperation" as the development concept and relies on the advantages of the first level dominant discipline of first-class discipline in Jiangxi Province, Metallurgical Engineering. The institute revolves around the major needs towards the development of digitalization, intelligentization, and informatization in national process industry, and brings together the collaborative innovation elements of deep integration of multi-disciplines for metallurgy, chemical engineering, computer, electrical automation, information engineering, etc., to focus on solving the common technical problems of digitization and intellectualization in the efficient development and utilization of copper, rare earth, tungsten, steel and other characteristic resources. A series of key core technologies, software, and equipment have been developed to serve the leap-forward development of the chemical and metallurgical process industry towards intelligent manufacturing in our province and the country.

The research laboratory area of the institute is about 1000 m², and the total value of the equipment exceeds 8 million yuan. The institute has built the experimental platform of rare earth cascade extraction pilot scale automatic control platform, water model frame system for iron and steel smelting process, transparent electrolytic cell for molten salt electrolysis, high performance simulation calculation system, flash smelting nozzle feeding cold model system, and bottom/side blowing metallurgical furnace water model system, and purchased the scanning electrochemical microscopy, electrochemical workstation, spark direct reading spectrometer, ANSYS, Fluent, EDEM, COMSOL, Factsage, Thermal Calc and other hardware and software equipment, independent research and development of metallurgical process calculation and online control system development platform (Metcal), copper flash smelting flash blowing online optimization control system (FSF, FCF), copper converter blowing dynamic numerical simulation system (CFS), rare earth cascade extraction simulation optimization control system (EDS), ion exchange system More than 10 sets of metallurgical process on-line digital analog intelligent control systems, including process dynamic simulation system (IESS), flash metallurgy on-line intelligent early warning system (ff-eic), have formed a relatively complete metallurgical process simulation technology research and development system.

At present, the institute has 12 full-time and part-time teachers, 11 doctors, 2 professors, 1 associate professor and 8 postgraduates. In recent five years, it has undertaken more than 10 research projects at or above the provincial and ministerial level, such as national 863 and National Natural Science Foundation of China; published more than 60 high-level academic papers, including more than 30 SCI / EI papers; authorized more than 10 invention patents and software copyrights; won 4 provincial and ministerial science and technology awards and 1 provincial teaching achievement award.

A number of research results have been promoted in China ENFI Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., China Ruilin Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Changsha Nonferrous Metallurgy Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd., Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd., Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., Yuguang Gold lead Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Copper Group Co., Ltd., Jinlong Copper Co., Ltd. and other large metallurgical backbone enterprises It has achieved great economic and social benefits.

2.Research Directions

(1) Research on digital simulation and intelligent optimization control technology of metallurgical and chemical process

(2) Research on numerical simulation of multi physical and chemical effects in metallurgical chemical reactor

(3) Research on deep learning of thermophysical properties and composition soft sensing of metallurgical high temperature melt

(4) Research on new technology of multi scale simulation and pattern recognition for material metallurgy process

3.Scientific Research Achievements

(1) Awards

[1] First prize of science and technology progress award of Anhui Province , ultra high intensity intelligent CNC flash copper smelting technology, 2012

[2] First prize of science and technology progress award of Jiangxi, technology and equipment development of recycled copper smelting system, 2016

[3] Third prize of science and technology progress award of Anhui Province, key technology and industrial application of high capacity "double flash" copper smelting process, 2016

[4] Second prize of science and technology award of China nonferrous metals industry, demonstration project of green intelligent preparation of light diesel from waste lubricating oil catalytic cracking, 2018

(2) Research Projects

[1] NSFC project, preparation of Mg GD master alloy from GdF3 LIF molten salt and electrochemical detection of ion concentration in molten salt (51664022), 2017.01-2020.12

[2] Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, research on technology and electrochemical mechanism of magnesium oxide molten salt electrolysis (51164013), 2012.01-2015.12

[3] National 863 project, research on digital design method of agricultural machinery working parts based on particle dynamics (2006aa04z125), 2006 / 1-2009 / 12

[4] Australian Research Counci，Fundamental studies of multiphase flow and separation performance of natural medium cyclones for recovering waste coal(LP130100365)，2013/1-2016/12

[5] Australian Research Council, Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology(IH140100035)，2015/1-2019/12

[6] Jiangxi Natural Science Youth key project, basic research on low temperature green production process of rare earth ferrosilicon alloy (20171acb21042), 2017 / 01-2019 / 12

[7] Jiangxi Youth Science Foundation project, research on vitrification treatment of hazardous waste containing heavy metals with blast furnace slag (20142bab216022), 2014 / 01-2016 / 12

[8] Natural Science Foundation Project of Jiangxi Provincial Science and Technology Department, gas particle multiphase material transfer reaction and enhancement mechanism in high temperature complex reaction tower of flash smelting (20171bab206024), 2017 / 01-2019 / 12

[9] Natural Science Foundation Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of education, physical and chemical multi effect mechanism and optimal regulation mechanism of high current density copper electrolysis process (gjj160635), 2017 / 01-2018 / 12

[10] Natural Science Foundation Project of Jiangxi Provincial Education Department, numerical simulation research on hydrodynamic performance of Solid-Liquid Stirred Tank Based on cfd-dem (gjj180426), January 2019-december 2021

[11] Natural Science Foundation Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of education, research on bubble behavior in non isothermal melting process of quartz glass in continuous melting furnace (gjj170527), 2018 / 01-2019 / 12

[12] Scientific research project entrusted by enterprise, research and development of metallurgical mathematical model of side blowing furnace, 2015 / 01-2016 / 06

[13] Research project entrusted by enterprise, simulation research on impurity distribution in copper flash smelting and flash converting, 2011 / 01-2011 / 12

[14] Enterprise entrusted project, parallel flow simulation of electrolysis, 2013 / 06-2015 / 09

(3) Academic Papers

[1] Ming-zhou Li, Jie-min Zhou, Chang-ren Tong, et al. Thermodynamic Modeling and Optimization of the Copper Flash Converting Process Using the Equilibrium Constant Method[J]. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 2018, 49(4): 1794-1807.

[2] Ming-zhou Li, Jie-min Zhou, Chang-ren Tong, et al.Mathematical model of whole-process calculation for bottom-blowing copper smelting[J]. Metallurgical Research & Technology, 2018, 115(1): 107-123.

[3] Jin-di Huang, Jing Li*, Liang-xing Li. Fuzzy grey relational analysis for influence factors on the quality of calcined petroleum coke[J].Metalurgija, 2018, 57(4): 291-294.

[4] Jin Xiao, Jin-di Huang*, Qi-fan Zhong, et al. Modeling and Simulation of Petroleum Coke Calcination in Pot Calciner Using Two-Fluid Model[J]. JOM, 2016, 68(2): 643-655.

[5] Jin Xiao, Jin-di Huang*, Qifan Zhong, et al. A Real-Time Mathematical Model for the Two-Dimensional Temperature Field of Petroleum Coke Calcination in Vertical Shaft Calciner[J]. JOM, 2016, 68(8): 2149- 2159.

[6] Shao-hua Yang, Jun Wang, Xiao-hui Lai, et al. The electrochemical behavior of Dy(III) in eutectic LiF-DyF3at W electrode[J]. Ionics, 2016, 22(8):1337-1342.

[7] Shao-hua Yang, Long Wu, Feng-li Yang,et al.Preparation of aluminum-magnesium alloy from magnesium oxide in RECl3-LiF-MgF2electrolyte by molten salts electrolysis method.Light Metals. Warrendale[C]：Minerals, Metals & Materials Soc, 2012.3: 63-66.

[8] Shao-hua Yang, Long Wu, Feng-liYang,et al.Aluminum electrolysis anti-oxidation coating carbon anode. Light Metals. Warrendale[C]：Minerals, Metals & Materials Soc, 2012.3: 1307-1309.

[9] Lei Gan, Xin J, Zhou Y. Accurate Viscosity Calculation for Melts in SiO2–Al2O3–CaO–MgOSystems[J]. ISIJ International, 2017,57(8): 1303-1312.

[10] Gan L, Zhou Y, Jiao L. High temperature viscosity limit of silicate melts with least fitting error[J]. High Temperatures--High Pressures, 2017, 46(6): 417-430.

[11] Lei Gan*, Fang-qin Shangguan and Ji-cheng Zhou. Heat Transfer and Crystallization Simulation of Molten Blast Furnace Slag Droplets during Continuous Cooling[J]. Heat Transfer Research, 2017, 48(4): 361-378.

[12] Xin J, Gan L, Jiao L, et al. Accurate Density Calculation for Molten Slags in SiO2–Al2O3–CaO–MgO Systems[J]. ISIJ International, 2017,57(8): 1340-1349.

[13] Dong J, Zhang D, Gan L*. An empirical formula for accurate calculation of liquidus temperature of blast furnace slags in SiO2–Al2O3–CaO–MgO system[J]. Ironmaking & Steelmaking, 2019, 46(1): 71-74.

[14] Lei Gan*, Chai-bin Lai and Hui-hui Xiong. Non-Arrhenius Viscosity Models for Molten Silicate Slags with Constant Pre-Exponential Parameter: A Comparison to Arrhenius Model[J]. High Temperature Materials and Processes, 2016, 35(3): 261-267.

[15] Lei Gan*, Hai-feng Wang, Xiu-ping Li, et al. Strength Activity Index of Air Quenched Basic Oxygen Furnace Steel Slag[J]. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International, 2015, 22(3): 219-225.

[16] Bin Zhang, Jie-min Zhou, Mao Li*. Prediction of Sinter Yield and Strength in Iron Ore Sintering Process by Numerical Simulation[J]. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018, 131(2): 70-79.

[17] Bin Zhang, Jie-min ZHOU, Mao Ll*. Yuan LI. Modeling and Simulation of Iron Ore Sintering Process with Consideration of Granule Growth[J].ISIJ International, 2018, 58(1): 17-24.

[18] Zheng-quan Li, Jian-qun Yu, Zhan-rong Feng, Hong Fu*, Lienan Zhang, Xuetong Fei. Simulation and performance analysis of a soybean seed metering device using Discrete Element Method[J].Sensor Letters, 2013, 11: 1217-1222.

[19] Zheng-quan Li, Jian-qun Yu, Wei-lin Zhang, Hong Fu*. Simulation analysis of working process and performance of inside-filling seed metering device by discrete element method[J].Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 2011, 27(11): 32-36.

[20] Li Mingzhou, Zhou Jimin, Zhang Wenhai, Li Hesong *, Tong Changren. Thermodynamic analysis of impurity distribution behavior in copper flash smelting process [J]. Chinese Journal of nonferrous metals, 2017,27 (9): 1951-1959

[21] Li Mingzhou, Zhou Jimin, Zhang Wenhai, Li Hesong *, Tong Changren. Thermodynamic analysis of Multiphase Equilibrium in copper flash smelting process [J]. Chinese Journal of nonferrous metals, 2017,27 (7): 1493-1503

[22] Huangjindi, Li Jing, Tong Changren, Li Mingzhou, Xu Zhifeng *. Thermodynamic model of dynamic multicomponent and Multiphase Equilibrium in refining process of scrap copper [J]. Chinese Journal of nonferrous metals, 2015,25 (12): 3513-3522

[23] Li Ming, Zhou *, huangjindi, Tong Changren, Zhang Wenhai, Zhou Jimin, Li Hesong, Zhang Peng. Numerical simulation of electrolyte flow field in copper electrolytic cell [J]. Chinese Journal of nonferrous metals, 2015,25 (8): 2259-2267

[24]Yang Shaohua, Lai Xiaohui, Wang Jun, Wang Haoran. Electrochemical reduction mechanism of lif-mgf2-baf2-kcl molten salt Mg2 + on tungsten electrode [J]. Chinese Journal of nonferrous metals, 2016,26 (8): 1811-1816

[25]Yang Shaohua, Wang Jun, Lai Xiaohui, Wang Haoran. Electrochemical behavior of Li + in lif-baf2-licl molten salt system [J]. Electrochemistry, 2016, 22 (3): 306-310

[26] Yang Shaohua, Xie Baoru, Wang Jun, Lai Xiaohui, Wang Haoran, Fang Mengzhao. Alkali leaching of rubidium oxide ore [J]. Rare metals, 2015,39 (9): 861-864

[27] Zhang Bin, Zhou Zimin, Li Mao *. Analysis of heat and mass transfer in sintering process with double carbon distribution [J]. Acta chemica Sinica, 2017, 68 (5): 1811-1822

[28] Li Jing, Huang Jin Di *, Xiao Jin. The movement behavior of tank grate based on three-dimensional discrete element method [J]. Chinese Journal of nonferrous metals, 2018, 28 (7): 1471-1481

[29] Xiao Jin *, huangjindi, Zhang Hongliang, Li Jie. Two dimensional heat and mass transfer mathematical model of petroleum coke calcination process in tank furnace [J]. Chinese Journal of nonferrous metals, 2016, 26 (11): 2440-2448

[30] Li Jing, Huang Jindi *, Xiao Jin, Li Mingzhou. Numerical simulation of high temperature calcination zone migration of petroleum coke layer in tank furnace [J]. Chinese Journal of nonferrous metals, 2018, 28 (6): 1216-1224

(4) Patents

[1] Invention patent. Recovery system of antimony and bismuth in copper electrolyte, 201410117126.7, authorized

[2] Software copyright: copper flash smelting online digital analog optimization control system v3.312016sr063498, authorized

[3] Software copyright: Copper Flash converting online digital analog optimization control system v3.312016sr062792, authorized

[4] Software copyright: copper converter blowing simulation system v3.02010sr067535, authorized

[5] Software copyright: real time calculation system of temperature field in pot calciner v1.0, 2017sr435688, authorized

[6] Software copyright: calculation system for pyrolysis model of petroleum coke particles in spherical coordinate system V1.0, 2017sr435789, authorized

[7] Software copyright: carbon rotary kiln mathematical model calculation system V1.0, 2017sr431616, authorized

[8] Software copyright: simulation and calculation system of microstructure evolution in sintering process v1.0, 2017sr435766, authorized

[9] Software copyright: metallurgical process expression analysis and calculation system V1.0, 2017sr430458, authorized

(5) Results of the Software

                         

 

 

4. Members Profile

Li Mingzhou, born in November 1980, graduated from non-ferrous metallurgy major of Central South University with a doctor's degree. He is mainly engaged in metallurgical process simulation and intelligent optimization control, short process enhanced clean metallurgy and other fields. He presided over 2 provincial projects (No.: 20171bab206024, gjj160635), 4 projects entrusted by enterprises and 6 projects supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.: 5176401851664022515640155640175116401351004054). More than 10 metallurgical simulation softwares, including Metcal platform, copper flash smelting + Flash converting online digital analog optimization control system, side blowing furnace metallurgical online digital analog system, have been successfully applied in domestic large-scale backbone enterprises and scientific research institutes. The results of simulation research in the fields of recycled copper smelting and "double flash" copper smelting won the first prize of Jiangxi science and Technology Progress Award (No.: j-16-1-04-r08) and the third prize of Anhui Science and Technology Progress Award (No.: 2016-3-r3) respectively. Since 2015, it has published 5 SCI and EI retrieval papers, authorized 1 national invention patent and 2 software copyrights.

Tel：15970093677

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Prof.Yang Shaohua was born in March 1975. In March 2008, he graduated from Northeastern University, majoring in nonferrous metal metallurgy, and received his Doctor of Engineering degree. Mainly engaged in the research of molten salt electrolysis and molten salt electrochemistry. He has presided over the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and participated in 3 National Natural Science Foundation projects.He presided over the Natural Fund Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education "Research on the New Process of Electrolysis of Magnesium Metal with Molten Salt" and PhD Initiated Project "Preparation of Al-Si-Fe Terternary Alloy by Molten Salt Electrolysis".Participation of strontium aluminium alloy prepared by molten salt electrolysis expanded experiment, wind power grid 3000 a experiment research, the core of aluminum electrolysis aluminium factory boride titanium cathode industrial experiment research, chinalco anodic oxidation coating industrial experiment and magnesia as raw material of aluminum magnesium alloy prepared by molten salt electrolysis, electrolytic load coupling mechanism of the grid wind power systems research (973 project number: 2007 cb210305).In recent years, more than 60 papers have been published, of which more than 40 are the first authors, 23 have been indexed by SCI or EI, and 2 patents have been applied for.Revier of foreign journals Royal Society of Chemistry, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Current Applied Physics, etc.

Tel: 15970085173

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Prof.Gan Lei graduated from the General Institute of Iron and Steel with a Ph.D. degree in Metallurgical Engineering in January 2012. His main research interests include thermophysical properties of metallurgical melt, energy conservation and environmental protection in metallurgical process, etc.Hosted or participated in 3 national projects, 4 provincial and ministerial projects, and 2 horizontal projects.He has published more than 10 SCI and EI papers as the first author or corresponding author, and has applied for 2 invention patents.

Telephone number: 15170712577

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Huang Jindi received his PhD degree from Central South University, majoring in non-ferrous metal metallurgy, mainly engaged in metallurgical process simulation and intelligent optimization control, material metallurgy multi-scale simulation and other fields.He presided over one provincial project (No. : GJJ170527) and participated in one project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. : 51764016) as a key member.As the main developers involved in developing MetCal computing platform, tank tank furnace temperature field real-time computing systems, petroleum coke particles under spherical coordinates system, the mathematical model of carbon rotary kiln pyrolysis model to calculate the system, the microstructure evolution of materials sintering process simulation system, metallurgy process analytical calculation expression system and so on more than 10 a metallurgical class simulation software.Since 2015, he has published 6 SCI and EI indexed papers and 5 software Copyrights as the first author and corresponding author.

Tel: 15079128330

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Zhang Bin graduated from School of Energy Science and Engineering of Central South University, majoring in thermal energy engineering, and obtained his Doctor of Engineering degree.Mainly engaged in numerical simulation of metallurgical equipment and research on energy saving technology.Hosted a provincial project (No. : CX2013B065), participated in the completion of the enterprise commissioned project of sintering machine thermal characteristics and energy saving technology research.5 papers have been published and 3 papers have been indexed by SCI or EI.

Tel: 19979706753  E-mail: zhangbin4731@163.com

Li Zhengquan graduated from Monash University in November 2016 Australia, majoring in chemical engineering, mainly engaged in multi-phase flow computer simulation and digital design research of chemical metallurgical equipment. He has presided over one provincial scientific research project, one university-level scientific research project, and three university-level innovation and entrepreneurship and new engineering projects.He has participated in 2 projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 project of National 863 Project and 2 Australian ARC Projects.At present, the journal has published many SCI/EI papers, and supervised 1 master student.

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Chen Gong was born in November 1984. He graduated from Northeastern University with a doctorate degree in non-ferrous metal metallurgy, mainly engaged in basic research on application of molten salt electrochemical metallurgy, electrochemical research on ionic liquids, and resource treatment of metallurgical waste.Hosted 1 provincial research project, 1 university research project;He has participated in 5 projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 project of the National Key Basic Research and Development Program 973, and 1 project of the National Science and Technology Support Program.12 papers published in journals such as Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Thermochimica Acta, JOM and Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 6 of which were retrieved by SCI.Apply for a national invention patent.

Tel: 15770872216

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Huang Yipeng graduated from Northeastern University, majoring in non-ferrous metal metallurgy, mainly engaged in molten salt electrolysis and molten salt electrochemistry research.Participated in 3 projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China and completed 2 projects entrusted by enterprises.He has published many academic papers, among which 4 have been indexed by SCI.

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