Optimal Control of Blending and Melting of Copper Concentrates

The mathematical models of the melting process, the optimization criterion and constraints on the input and controlling variables and the values of the conductivities of the melt under the electrodes and the phase voltages are used to solve the optimization problem of the electrical regime of the electric furnace. In this paper the optimal variant of the electrical regime of the furnace for the electromelting and blending processing of copper concentrates is considered, which can be provided by the optimal immersion of electrodes. The optimal parameters of the technological process of electromelting and blending are calculated. The proposed mathematical model could be applied for melting process optimization.